Helping Young Athletes With Mental Rehearsal

How To Mentally Rehearse Using Visualization

In the new video series “Sports Parents Success Tips,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your youth sports psychology and mental training questions that deal with sports parents and the mental game challenges their sports kids have.

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Here’s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week:

What is the importance of mental rehearsal and how can sports kids use it to prepare for competition?

Watch the video below, Sports Parents Success Video 6: Pregame Mental Rehearsal For Kids, to see what tips Dr. Cohn gives to sports parents to help their young athletes mentally prepare before games.

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