Do you have an athlete who seems to be losing their edge and others are catching up to them? Are you wondering if they are losing interest or have burnout? How do you know if your athlete has burnout? Watch the video below, Burnout In Youth Sports, to learn what … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How do you introduce mental training to your young athletes without making them feeling like something is wrong? Why are young athletes afraid to engage in mental training? Watch the video below to learn Dr. Cohn’s mental game tips about how sports parents can introduce mental training to their young … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Intense coaches can be coaches that yell, talk to players after mistakes, yell after mistakes or bench kids after mistakes. Typically intense coaches are those that bully kids and get away with it. Your athlete is freezing on the field due to fear of making mistakes and is losing confidence. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Resilience is a must in sports. It’s easy for kids to feel their confidence erode if they’re not very resilient. Feeling stressed out can be compounded by mistakes, making kids feel even more stressed. The negative effects can pile up. Lack of resiliency will also take the fun out of … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What is team culture? “The culture is how it feels to be involved with the team,” says Mark Lawton, a longtime teacher and coach who has led numerous teams to the championship level. “How the team feels about and interacts with the coach. Do you want the culture to be … Read Sport Psychology Tip
No matter how well-intended coaches may be, they still can fall into the behavior that was common when they grew up, namely the “tough love” coaching style. While it was once common for coaches to be viewed as taskmasters, rather than bullies, sports psychology has furthered our knowledge of how … Read Sport Psychology Tip