Boosting Confidence in Sports Kids
In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about boosting confidence for competitions.
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Here’s the question Dr. Cohn answers this week about understanding how high expectations can hurt your confidence:
JOHN ASKS: “I would be interested in whether or not you are familiar with the stat, 90% of golfers possess expectations that are unrealistic or too high. Therefore, they are disappointed 90% of the time, do you agree?”
In this video you’ll learn:
Watch the video below to hear what Dr. Cohn has to say to John about how unrealistic expectations can hurt confidence.
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