May 2015 - Mental Training Inc

Performance Anxiety

I get really nervous before the game, what’s wrong with me? By: Mike Margolies, MA, CMT® Is this you? Do you get so nervous prior to a game that your performance is negatively impacted? I hear this a lot from the athletes I’ve helped over the last 35 years. It is the most common complaint [...]

2016-03-15T19:34:29+00:00By MTI|Dr. Bob's Blog, Mental Skills, Mental Toughness, Mental Training, Mike's Blog, MTI Blog, Sport Psychology|Comments Off

Should Young Athletes Be Taught to “Blow Off Steam”?

The question I hear most about positive self-talk is this:"Can athletes have a 'brief high negative' to blow off steam so they can concentrate again?"We've all seen great athletes do it - Tiger, McEnroe, Murray, etc. If they do it, why not teach young athletes to do it? Unfortunately, this logic is [...]

2021-04-14T11:28:26+00:00By MTI|Dr. Bob's Blog, Mental Toughness, Mental Training, Sport Psychology|2 Comments