Competition Day Meals: Don’t Over Think it
After many tireless months of practice, strength training and routine after routine, it's time to get up on the big stage and and see what you're made of. It's meet [...]
Can You Take the Heat in the Big Competitions?
Most of the best athletes in the world have not only developed superior physical skills in their sport, but more importantly, they have developed the ability to perform and display [...]
Important Part of Training You May Not Be Doing
Here is some really good news for you! You are actually capable of performing perfectly every time! Do I have your attention? Great! Now I will finish that statement. You [...]
I Love Gymnastics, But There is That One Thing…
If you are in the sport of gymnastics, I’m going to assume you are sticking to it quite simply because you love it. Let’s face it, gymnastics is not for [...]
One Major Thing That Might be Harming Your Athletic Performance
There are a number of factors that determine how on top of your game you will be while at practice or in competition. Some days you will notice you feel [...]
How to Overcome Fear of Failure
I can't tell you how many times I've talked myself out of something or convinced myself I wasn't able to accomplish a certain goal. This is all chatter in my [...]
You’re Not Good Enough to Be Disappointed
We are all guilty of this. For some reason, anything short of perfection for competitive athletes is unacceptable. Regardless of how long we have been doing our particular sport, we [...]
Helping Gymnasts Overcome Mental Blocks
I remember back when I was training, I ran in to a major issue with a skill that I had already acquired and was performing well. It was a dismount [...]
How Can Athletes Maximize Their Motivation?
Do you love or despise the Grind? According to Dr. Jim Taylor, the Grind is the point in your athletic training when things get tiring, painful and tedious. I struggled [...]
Is Perfectionism Good for Gymnasts?
In my mind, those words gave me permission to do whatever I had to do to hit my routine. It was reassurance that my teammates weren't expecting perfection from me, but that they were expecting to see me fight and scrap to hit my routine at all costs. It might be ugly, but I knew I was willing to give everything I had.
What is the Most Important Skill in Your Routine?
"It's the next one, not the past one" ... as Dr. Cohn points out in his interview below with well-known sport psychology consultant, Dr. Keith Henschen. This interview is a [...]
How To Keep High Confidence After Performing Poorly
Everyone can have a bad practice or competition from time to time. But, how do you regain your confidence and stop one bad meet from snowballing into a string of bad competitions. In this article, Dr. Patrick Cohn gives you examples and tips on how to keep your confidence high after a poor competition.