Sports parents articles and tips for sports parents, young athletes, and youth coaches to improve mental performance and overall consistency.
In this video, you will learn how to better the pregame conversations with your athletes to help them feel confident and prepared before they compete! Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve mental skills for success in sports. We work with athletes in all sports – junior to … Read Sport Psychology Tip
In this video series, Dr. Cohn and Georgia Miller, MGCP help sports parents improve their communication with young athletes so they can have more fun and perform better in games. Learn the most important tips we teach to sport parents. Watch to Learn More: Related Kids Sports Psychology Articles: *Subscribe … Read Sport Psychology Tip
A Slump or Losing Streak Starts as Nothing Unusual Every athlete and team occasionally experiences bad games or unproductive performances. So, what turns a few bad games into a performance rut? What commonalities trap a player or team in a cycle of under performance? If your sports kids can identify … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Mental Training for Youths We’ve received many questions from sports parents and coaches about how to introduce mental training to athletes… In this new video, Dr. Cohn helps parents and coaches introduce and explain mental training to young athletes. Unfortunately, we know that athletes resist mental training for the wrong … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Performance anxiety, mistakes and low confidence are some of the top challenges for girls who play volleyball–challenges that help them learn important lessons in life, said Leah Jantzen, a former Ironman and marathon runner who is now a mental health and performance coach at Ward Melville High School, Long Island. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Sports parents need to show their young athletes that they care about more than the score and the win. That’s the word from Wayne LaMarre, clinical professor and director of the athletic training program at the University of New England. LaMarre is also on staff for the Women’s National Ice … Read Sport Psychology Tip