Mental Health Performance - The Connection Between Athletic Identity and the Yips

Sep 14

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Ben Foodman is a licensed psychotherapist & performance specialist. He owns his private practice located in Charlotte North Carolina where he specializes in working with athletes to help them overcome mental blocks (the yips), PTSD, ADD / ADHD and achieve flow states through the techniques of Brainspotting & Neurofeedback. If you are interested in services, use the link here! Enjoy the article below!

Ben Foodman - Sport psychology and athlete performance expert located in Charlotte North Carolina

Many athletes will experience mental blocks that prevent them from performing simple sport movements. In many cases these athletes will go to work with sport psychologists to 'cure' the issue. To provide more insight into this issue, Yips experts Ben Foodman and Alex Bolowich wrote a blog post for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) on the Yips and the connection to high athlete identity. Use the link below to read the full article on the AASP Blog!

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Mental Health Performance - The Connection Between Athletic Identity and the Yips

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