Sport Psychology Tips: Being Perfect Comes at a Cost for Athletes Do you have high expectations of yourself? A lot athletes I have supported have struggle with perfectionism when practicing and competing. Perfectionist athletes demand a lot from themselves. They have high and unrealistic expectations. This can then lead to self-doubt and uncertainty when they …
Sport Psychology Tips: Do You REALLY Want to Succeed? If so a growth mindset is essential In my previous post I discussed different characteristics connected to the Fixed Mindset and showed how some athletes will react to different situations. In my opinion these athletes are unlikely to produce their very best performances on a consistent …
Sports Psychology Tips: I Must Work Harder Are you being effective in the way you train or practice? Many athletes tell themselves “I must work harder”, they often hear from coaches “To achieve your goals you must work harder” or parents tell they’re children “your head went down you’ve got to keep trying till the …
Golf Psychology Tips: Do You Obsess over the Perfect Golf Swing? If the answer is yes, consider a change of approach Are you one of many golfers who hit the ball great in practise and fail to repeat this in tournaments and or competitions? – May be you have perfectionist tendencies. Perfectionists demand an awful …
Soccer Psychology Tips: A Common Mental Game Error Many Footballers Make Is being perfect a challenge for you? It doesn’t matter how old or how young you are or your level of skill. All footballers make mistakes because of mental game errors. These errors can be caused by a lack of self-awareness and a lack …
Goalkeeper Psychology Tips: Beating Perfectionism as a Goalkeeper Are you searching for perfection? If you lack self-belief and confidence when you train and in matches, maybe you have perfectionist tendencies? Perfectionists demand an awful lot from themselves, arguably too much. They can be fixated on performing to an unreachable level. These high and unrealistic expectations …