Patrick Cohn, Ph.D. 
Goal-Setting Will Improve Your Performance Has a negative comment or opinion by an opponent, teammate, coach or family member ever changed how you prepared or approached a football game? Some football players believe that negative comments or slights are just what they need to increase their motivation. These athletes view negative comments as “bulletin board” material. … Read More
Stay Focused on Performing Your Best Misses, wobbles, falls, errors and slips: What do these have in common? The common thread is that these missteps, mishaps and mistakes are a part of all sports. No matter how hard you try to avoid them, mistakes will happen during competitions. Even the best athletes in the world are … Read More
Mentally Prepare to Come Off the Bench Have you ever been suddenly subbed into a football game due to a teammate being injured? Did you feel prepared and ready to go or nervous and fearful? Some football players feel being put into a game from the bench is like being thrown to the lions. Going from little … Read More
How to Be Mentally Prepared for Competition Are you ready to compete when your number is called? How have you prepared to be on top of your game when the opportunity arises? It is one thing to be ready to play the game when put into the lineup, but being prepared to compete requires a … Read More
How Football Players Battle From Behind Have you ever been steam rolled by another football team and felt it just wasn’t your day? The offense couldn’t get going, the defense couldn’t make a stop and special teams were giving up big plays? Negative thoughts swirled inside your head, such as; “It’s not in the cards … Read More
Taking a Growth Perspective with Losses Is a loss failure? Is a costly mistake failure? It certainly may feel so. Many football players would consider failure as: throwing an interception in the red zone or fumbling the ball that leads to a score from the opposing team. It might be missing a tackle for a … Read More