Patrick Cohn

Sports Mom Fights Bully Coach and Changes the System

Athletes who dwell on mistakes after games

What to Do When Your Sports Kid is Bullied By Coach Holly didn’t realize until it was much too late that her swimmer son was being bullied by his coach… By the time Holly understood what was going on, her top-rated son quit his team and gave up his dream … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Help Kids Focus and Succeed–The Focused Sports Kid

The Focused Sports Kid

The Focused Sports Kid How often do coaches or parents say to their sports kids, “You need to focus! Get your head in the game!” All the time! The truth is, most sports kids get distracted. And when you hear the refrain, “Focus! Get your head in the game,” it’s … Read Sport Psychology Tip

The Focused Sports Kid

The Focused Sports Kid

“The Focused Sports Kid” helps sports kids who get easily distracted and can’t regain their focus in competition. In this program, you and your athlete learn concentration-boosting strategies to help young athletes develop laser focus during competition. Young athletes learn how to focus on what’s most important, to refocus when … Read Sport Psychology Tip

4 Steps to Helping Young Athletes Improve Focus

Video of The Week

Sports Parents: Help Kids Improve Focus In our last tip, we shared a video with you on the top distractions young athletes face in sports. Today, we have a follow up video—again produced by Dr. Cohn: Four Steps to Helping Young Athletes Improve Focus This short video describes the critical … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Top Performance-Busting Distractions For Young Athletes

Video of The Week

Helping Sports Kids Stay Focused Concentration is key to excelling in sports. When kids aren’t focused on what they need to do to perform their skills, performance suffers. Then your athletes are unable to perform in the “zone.” Not coping effectively with distractions can really hurt your athletes’ performance in … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Giving Hot-Headed Sports Parents A Break

Youth Sports Psychology

Sports Parents Who Experience Strong Emotions It’s true sports parents too often get hot under the collar and yell at coaches, refs and even their sports kids during games. But critics need to show these parents some empathy and give them a break. That’s the word from Nancy Peter, director … Read Sport Psychology Tip