http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com Sports Psychology Articles, Tips, CDs, and Interviews by Peak Performance Sports en-us membership@peaksportsnetwork.com http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/638.cfm If you have been watching the Olympics, mental game talk is everywhere. The Olympics bring pressure to athletes, no doubt. Athletes who have trained for years compete for their country and personal pride, but only the mentally tough survive http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/637.cfm Ashley Adams is an equestrian rider and trainer in the sport of eventing. She is a rising star competing at the 4 star level. In this audio program, Dr. Cohn helps Ashley her mental toughness for equestrian eventing and improve help her mental game http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/635.cfm J.L. Lewis is a Tour veteran PGA golfer. He's won two PGA events, The John Deer Classic in 1999 and 84 Lumbar Classic in 2003. J.L. Lewis, a past student of Dr. Cohn, talks about what mental game skills the top players on the PGA Tour possess http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/public/633.cfm Sports Psychology expert Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews 7-year NFL veteran Cortez Hankton on the psychology of football. In this short video, Dr. Cohn asks Hankton to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of feeling pressure to keep his job during his career http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/629.cfm Confidence is everything in sports. In this teleclass, Dr. Cohn coaches a high school golfer on how to regain his confidence, be more proactive with his confidence, and take a long-term approach to building confidence. Listen to this one-on-one session http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/627.cfm Do you enter competition without a full tank of confidence? Does your confidence waver easily in the opening moments of the game? Learn the secrets to proactive confidence and how to instill confidence in your pregame routine. http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/624.cfm Concentration is critical in sports. Do you lose focus during critical moments in competition? You should learn how to boost focus with our concentration drills. Learn how to refocus from distractions and focus in the present moment http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/public/621.cfm Dr. Ken Ravizza, one of Dr. Cohn's mentors, discusses a mini lesson in sports psychology about how the zone is overrated. Ken says that on most days you have to feel comfortable being uncomfortable. Watch exclusive videos of Ken Ravizza a peaksports network http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/620.cfm Most athletes feel "jitters" or nervousness before competition. But are jitter a bad thing to feel before a game? It depends on who you ask. Brett Favre talked about feeling the butterflies and pregame jitters again, something he has not felt in a long time http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/616.cfm Peaksports.com contributing expert, Dr. Tom Hanson, explains the sources of baseball confidence. "X happened and it gave me confidence," "When we saw Charlie do X we all got more confidence that we really could win." Read Tom's 3 confidence keys http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/611.cfm Does your performance suffer when you're not "on," you feel uncomfortable, or don't have your "A" game that day? Do you struggle with staying determined and grinding out the competition if your game is off or the competition is too strong? http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/members/207.cfm Do you have trouble letting go of your mistakes? Alicia Sacramone, U.S. gymnast fell off the balance beam and floor exercise at the 2008 Olympics. She struggled to let go of her mistakes. Read this article to learn the top mental game strategies to let go of mistakes in competition