Dr. Cohn discusses the mental toughness qualities of "The Soul of A Champion" - a series by USA Today and Versus Network. Dr. Cohn discusses two key components in sports pyschology - self-confidence and concentration skills.

This podcast takes a look at the mental game qualities of different champion atheltes on The Soul of A Champion series on Versus network. Dr. Cohn was an expert contributor for USA Today's Soul of a Champion Test.

For more information, visit The Confident Athlete Series at peaksports.com.

Does fear of failure prevent you from performing your best? Fear of failure in athletics is an epidemic. It's one of the reasons that perfectionists have a hard time taking their practice to competition. Most athletes will focus too much on avoiding mistakes when they have fear of failure.

Listen to Dr. Cohn's discuss fear of failure and the many causes that support fear of failure in sports. Furthermore, Dr. Cohn's give his key strategies for performing without fear of failure.

This sports psychology podcast teaches athletes, parents and coaches about fear of failure and why is occurs in sport. Dr. Cohn gives his key mental strategies for overcoming fear of failure and performing you best without a fearful mindset.

To read more about The Fear of Failure in Sports, visit The Fearless Athlete!

Have you ever played better than expected and then hit the breaks because your were playing out of your mind and felt out of your so-called "comfort zone?" Most athletes get protective of a good performance and perform defensively in this situation.

In this sports psychology podcast Dr. Cohn describes the phenomenon of a comfort zone in sports and explains how to perform beyond your sports comfort zone by focusing in the present moment void of expectations and judgements.

This podcast teaches athletes, parents and coaches about comfort zones and how they occur in sports. Dr. Cohn gives his top mental game strategies for how to avoid getting stuck in a comfort zone and playing to the best of your ability.

Do you want to know how NOT to sabotage your mental game and sports performance when important people are watching you perform? Learn how to remain mental tough and totally focused when important people in your life are watching you perform.

Recently Rodger Federer had to control his mental game and remain focused on beating Andy Roddick when Tiger Woods came to watch him perform in the U.S. Open final. Listen to how Federer was able to remain mentally tough and win the U.S. Open with Woods watching him.

In this sports psychology podcast Dr. Cohn reveals his mental training secrets for performing your best when important people in your life are watching. These mental toughness strategies make sure you  

Todays sports psychology podcast is for athletes, coaches and parents who want to know what mental game breakdowns lead to a lose of focus in breaks 

A mental game breakdown in focus normally occurs as a result of distractions. There are two major types of distraction that all atheltes face - internal and external.

Internal distrations come from within and are normally irrelevant thoughts, images, emotions that pull an athlete of task and sabotage concentration. 

External distractions occur when an atheltes focus wanders to an irrelevant event or situation in his or her environment. For example, crowd noise or weather conditions may distract an athlete and lead to a breakdown in concentration.

Dr. Cohn explains his top focus-boosting mental game strategies to help athletes maintain superior concentration in sports. Listen now and learn the top focus-boosting strategies that will help you develop a zone focus and reach peak performance in sports.

Todays show helps athletes, coaches and parents understand they top two mental attitudes in sports that destroy confidence and teaches how to improve self-confidence.

There are two bad habits that many athletes today engage in - and they do it without even thinking about it. The habits I'm talking about are *not* drinking or smoking.

The two bad habits I am talking about, which kill confidence are:

1. Setting unrealistic expectations

2. Engaging in self-doubt

I talk about both of these concepts a great deal in my work, as expectation and doubt will cripple even a healthy level of self-confidence. Here is my conclusion after working with thousands of athletes from many sports:

Strict expectations will undermine and suck the life out of confidence! First, they set you up for a win/lose proposition. You either achieve or fail to achieve your expectations, which is not a good scenario for achieving success.

Todays sports psychology podcast is for athletes, coaches and parents that are interested in learning about perfectionism in sports, its advantages and disadvantages, and a few tips to combat the disadvantages of perfectionism in sports.

You would think perfectionism is positive for athletes in sports, but it actually causes athletes to try too hard and focus too much on being perfect, avoiding mistakes, and not disappointing others.

One of the major mental game errors made by perfectionists is their extremely high expectation they maintain. When they do not achieve their expectations - it's easy to become frustrated and lose confidence. Use this podcast to improve you mental training and rid yourself from the mental game handcuffs of perfectionism.

In this show, mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn, owner of Peaksports.com and PeaksportsNetwork.com, introduces the topic of sports psychology. Dr. Cohn highlights why athletes need mental coaching, topic areas athletes most need to work on such as focus, confidence, and composure and how to set about improving such areas.

An introduction to sport psychology mental game areas such as confidence, composure, expectations, focus and goal setting.

This show is for athletes, coaches and parents who are interested in learning about how sport psychology can help athletes improve performance. Dr. Cohn explains the public conception of sport psychology, the mental game strategies he teaches to athletes, and the imporance of mental training in sports.