{"id":2995,"date":"2015-12-17T18:07:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T18:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2025-07-31T04:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:37:07","slug":"5-mental-strategies-of-a-pregame-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/5-mental-strategies-of-a-pregame-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Mental Strategies Of A Pregame Routine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pregame_Mental_Game_Strategies\"><\/span>Pregame Mental Game Strategies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/5-mental-strategies-of-a-pregame-routine\/#Pregame_Mental_Game_Strategies\" >Pregame Mental Game Strategies<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/5-mental-strategies-of-a-pregame-routine\/#Do_you_have_a_pregame_routine_that_helps_you_get_mentally_prepared_for_competition\" >Do you have a pregame routine that helps you get mentally prepared for competition?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/5-mental-strategies-of-a-pregame-routine\/#Heres_the_question_Dr_Patrick_Cohn_answers_this_week\" >Here&#8217;s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/5-mental-strategies-of-a-pregame-routine\/#Related_Articles_on_Kids_Mental_Game\" >Related Articles on Kids&#8217; Mental Game:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/5-mental-strategies-of-a-pregame-routine\/#Improve_Your_Mental_Game_From_Anywhere_In_The_World\" >Improve Your Mental Game From Anywhere In The World<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In &#8220;Sessions with Doc,&#8221; Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your <strong>sports psychology<\/strong> and <strong>mental training<\/strong> questions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w8juY-jSJXk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 mental strategies of a pregame routine.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peaksports.com<\/a> and click on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/contact-peak-performance-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact us<\/a> to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_have_a_pregame_routine_that_helps_you_get_mentally_prepared_for_competition\"><\/span>Do you have a pregame routine that helps you get mentally prepared for competition?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video you&#8217;re going to learn about what important <strong>mental strategies<\/strong> or skills you need to integrate into your <strong>pre-competition<\/strong> or <strong>pregame routine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m going to preview one of my CD and workbook programs called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-relaxed-athlete-cd-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Relaxed Athlete,<\/a> which teaches you all the ins and outs about a good <strong>pregame routine<\/strong> from the <strong>mental game<\/strong> side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_the_question_Dr_Patrick_Cohn_answers_this_week\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>How can you help your athletes have a <strong>pregame routine<\/strong> before games and competitions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video below to hear what Dr. Cohn has to say about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w8juY-jSJXk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 mental strategies of a pregame routine. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8f3f24ba\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mental Game Strategies of a Pregame Routine: Mental Training Tips\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w8juY-jSJXk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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