Sport Psychology Tactics - Brainspotting Mental Training For UFC, Brazilian jiu-jitsu & MMA Athletes To Beat The Yips And Focus
Combat sports athletes such as UFC fighters and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) competitors will work with sport psychologists and mental coaches. One approach these athletes should focus on using is Brainspotting. We will review why MMA athletes should use this type of mental training…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Yips: Do They Exist Or Are They An Athlete Myth?
Many athletes work with sport psychologists to overcome the Yips, but are also confused by what the Yips actually are. Some athletes and coaches even wonder if the Yips are real. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review what the Yips are and explore a possible ‘Yips’ cure…
Sport Psychology Tactics - 2 Expert Secrets About The Yips Cure That Baseball Players Need To Know
When Baseball players get the Yips, they will often work with sport psychologists to overcome this issues. However there are many unknown factors about the Yips that sport psychologists don’t understand. I want to use this Training Report to review two secrets about the Yips…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Polyvagal Theory Explains Athlete Peak Performance & The Yips
When athletes work with sport psychologists, they are oftentimes trying to find a cure or understand what the Yips is. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review the Polyvagal Theory and how this explains what affects the Yips…
Sport Psychology Tactics - An Expert Cure For Race Car Driver Mental Blocks & The Yips
When race car drivers work with sport psychologists and athlete mental counselors, it is not uncommon for them to try and overcome the Yips. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review mental training approaches professional race car drivers use to beat driver yips…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Why Brainspotting & Biofeedback Enhances Performance Psychology For Racecar Drivers
When racecar drivers competing in NASCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Formula 1 or other promotions work with sport psychologists, they will focus on using specific tools. For this issue of the Training Report I want to focus on the top 2 motorsport mental training approaches: Brainspotting & Biofeedback…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Cheerleaders & Gymnasts Cure The Twisties (AKA The Yips)
Baseball players and golfers commonly deal with a mental block called the Yips. But gymnasts and cheerleaders deal with a similar issue called the Twisties. For this issue of the Training Report I want to explain what the Twities actually are and how to work through this issue…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Athlete Mental Therapists Use Exercise Psychology To Enhance Motorsport, NASCAR & Racecar Driver Performance
When NASCAR, motorsport & professional racecar drivers work with mental performance therapists, they will use exercise psychology strategies as part of their preparation. For this issue of the Training Report I want to discuss what exercise psychology strategies professional racecar drivers need to be using…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How EMDR Helps Cross Country And Track & Field Athletes Beat The Yips
When Cross Country and Track & Field athletes do not have access to Brainspotting, a comparable therapy that can be just as effective is EMDR. For this issue of the Training Report, I want to discuss how EMDR can help athletes overcome trauma and the Yips…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Understanding Athlete Identity & How Lowering It Improves Performance
One of the biggest obstacles that athletes have to overcome in sports is coping with high Athlete Identity. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review what athlete identity is, how it negatively affects athletes, and how they can fix this issue…
Sport Psychology Tactics - The Golf Yips
When golfers go to work with sport psychologists, they are trying to fix what is commonly referred to as the golf yips. For this issue of the Training report I want to explore the neuroscience behind this issue and what golfers can do to fix this problem…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Why Float REST Tanks Help Athlete Mental Recovery
Athletes need advanced recovery methods if they are going to keep up with the competition and obstacles associated with sports. Because Float Tanks are becoming a popular tool that helps athletes with these challenges, I wanted to use this issue of the Training Report to review the science behind float tanks…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How NASCAR & Formula 1 Drivers Use Biofeedback To Enhance Mental Energy And Focus
Some athletes like NASCAR and Formula 1 drivers will work with sport psychologists to do biofeedback training. While this intervention is used to help athletes increase calm mental states, there are other applications that may be more important for racecar drivers and sport psychologists to consider…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Athletes Can Increase Aggression Mindset For Sports Performance
Athletes experience conflict when coaches tell them to be ‘more aggressive’ yet society at large looks down at the behaviors associated with aggression and discourages exploring this emotion. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review how athletes can tap into aggression in ways that are both therapeutic while also enhancing performance…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Professional Racecar Drivers In Motorsports & NASCAR Athletes Beat The Yips
NASCAR athletes and professional racecar drivers in motor sports experience intense physical, psychological and sociological pressure that can create the Yips. For this issue of the Training Report I want to talk about how the Yips affects drivers and what they can do to overcome this issue and ‘get out of their head’…
Sport Psychology Tactics - The Yips In Sports & Athlete PTSD
Athletes will often seek services from sport psychologists to overcome PTSD and sports trauma. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review what psychological trauma looks like in sports and how sport psychologists can actually help athletes with this issue by using Brainspotting…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Brainspotting Helps Actors & Musicians Break Mental Blocks And Enhance Creativity
Actors, musicians, dancers and other professionals in the performing arts are susceptible to a common issue that also plagues athletes: mental blocks (AKA The Yips). For this issue of the Training Report I want to review how mental blocks affect this performance population…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Olympic Weightlifting, The Yips & How Athletes Can Solve This Mental Block
Olympic-style weightlifting athletes will occasionally experience mental blocks commonly known as the Yips. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review what the Yips looks like in Olympic Weightlifting and what can be done to solve this issue…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Athletes Can Understand The Difference Between The Yips & Burnout
When athletes go to work with sport psychologists, sometime they will try to address issues such as burnout or the Yips. However it can be difficult to tell the difference. This Training Report will explore the difference between the two and what athletes can do…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Golf Athletes Use Brainspotting To Beat The Yips (AKA Mental Blocks)
When golfers experience the Yips (AKA mental blocks), they will seek the services of AASP CMPCs and sport psychologists. However, many of these athletes are beginning to discover the power of Brainspotting and how it can help with the Yips…