Overcome Sports Performance Anxiety
Choking Under Pressure in Sports In "Sessions with Doc," Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about why athletes choke or under perform in competition. Visit …
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Do You Choke Under Pressure in Tournaments? Did Matt Kuchar choke during the final round of another golf tournament? Did he crumble mentally coming down the stretch at the Houston Open? Or did he …
Do You Choke in Tennis Matches? Do you “choke” during tennis matches? Are you a good practice player but under-perform at competitions? Performance anxiety can wreak havoc on an athlete mentally and …
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How to Be a Clutch Performer How do you perform when the game is on the line and you feel pressure to perform? Are you able to rise to the occasion and perform optimally in the clutch or do you …
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Do You Choke Under Pressure? What does it mean in sports psychology terms when I talk about “nerves” in sport? If we use the term, “nerves of steel,” we are referring to a mindset: the courage that …
Performance Anxiety in Competition Preparing for a championship competition can cause a lot of performance anxiety for professional and amateur athletes. Often, an athlete has prepared their entire …
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