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Mental Game Tips for Athletes and Coaches

Filed Under: iPeak Coach Tips, Tips for Athletes Tagged With: Mental Game Skills, Practice Mental Skills, Sports Psychology Tip

Why Athletes Dwell on Mistakes

December 27, 2010 By Patrick Cohn

Mistakes or errors occur every day in sports and life, but many athletes sabotage their own performance because they simply can’t let go of past mistakes. Missing shots, double faulting, and losing an important game happen often in the sports world and become a thorn in many athlete’s mind.

Why does the mind sometimes want to stay glued to past errors? Making mistakes do not match what you expected of yourself. You want better for yourself and think you should be a better athlete. In some instances, you may display your anger or disappointment to others who are watching because you want show them you are actually a better athlete.

Check out The Composed Athlete program to improve your composure.

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