Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D., earned his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Virginia in 1991, specializing in sports psychology, and founded Peak Performance Sports in 1994. Dr. Cohn is an author, professional speaker and one of the nation’s leading mental game coaches. His coaching programs for young athletes instill confidence, composure and effective mental strategies that enable athletes and teams to reach their performance goals.
Homeschooling And Youth Sports Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Andrea Leib, a former teacher who is founder of stayontrack.net, which is an online school for athletes who need to homeschool due to demanding travel and practice schedules. This week’s Ultimate Sports Parents podcast question is: Does homeschooling provide a relief … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Confidence is the Number One trait that determines whether sports kids stay in sports, reap its many benefits and grow as athletes. Our product, “The Confident Sports Kid,” is a two-in-one product that helps parents boost their sports parenting skills and ensure kids overcome classic confidence busters. This simple-to-use program … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Handling Bully Coaches in Youth Sports Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Christopher Hickey, executive director of the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education. In this week’s Ultimate Sports Parents podcast: Hickey talks about how parents can deal with difficult or bully coaches. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Post Game Tips For Young Athletes You want your kids to walk away from competition with more confidence than they started with, correct? Below, we give you our top Post Game Tip. But first… Most kids tend to beat up on themselves after they compete. It’s part of human nature. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Instilling Confidence in Sports Kids Sports parents: Want to improve your young athletes’ confidence? Watch Dr. Patrick Cohn of The Ultimate Sports Parent discuss how sports parents can help kids boost self-confidence in sports and what not to do prior to games. Dr. Cohn discusses how athletes sabotage their pregame … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Importance of Confidence in Youth Sports Confidence is the Number One trait that determines whether young athletes achieve their potential in youth sports. When kids lack confidence, they start doubting themselves, stop taking risks, play tentatively, and are hard on themselves. As a result, kids often lose their motivation … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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