3 Strategies to Help Athletes Commit to Mental Game Improvement

Dr. Patrick Cohen

Do you know athletes who want a quick fix? This is 
common in my work as a mental game coach...

You want to keep mental training simple for athletes. 
However, there is no magic dust with mental skill 
improvement.

How do you get athletes to commit to mental training?

Most athletes do understand mental game concepts, 
such as refocusing and preshot routines. But do they 
stick with mental training for the long haul?

No, athletes are impatient for quick fixes. 

**Here's three ways I help them commit:

First, when athletes, coaches, or parents contact me 
to inquire about my sessions, I tell then I don’t do
single sessions. 

That’s not my approach to mental training...

I discuss my programs. Programs help athletes embrace
season-long learning just like they do with daily
practice and training.

Second, I don’t rely on one-on-one sessions alone. I 
provide athletes with the tools to help them continue 
to learn and grow their knowledge of the mental game.

You have to bridge the gap between learning and 
application of mental game skills...

Third, I hold my athletes accountable for their mental 
game improvement. I build in a post-performance 
mental game evaluation into my programs. 

My athletes are required, after competition, to answer 
a few specific questions about their mental game.

My new “Athlete’s Mental Edge Workbook” system helps 
you accomplish all three of the above. Learn more here:

http://mentalgamecoachingpro.com/athletes_mental_edge_system.htm

If you provide a structure for continuing education 
and learning, your athletes will understand that 
mental training is a long-term project...

And thus be more successful with mental training.

Your Master Mental Game Coach,

Dr. Patrick Cohn