Wanna be the next Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods? Are you a sports enthusiast who dreams that someday you can put your name on the hall of fame? Would you like to learn the secret of your idol's success?

Many years ago, sports are often equated to physical attributes. An athlete needs to be physically fit - biceps like Mohammad Ali and 6-pack abs like David Hasselhoff. In other words athletes spend months or years of physical training prior to their game but there is more to it than just being physically ready. Psychology is an essential part in studies about human development and in other areas like health, law, media, and sports.

In sports psychology, psychologists study how human behavior affects the physical performance of a person and also how these physical activities affect the psychological health of the individual. Its goal is to help athletes or an individual perform excellently and improve their attitude during the competition by improving their mental skills.

Developing one's mental skills is the one of the keys to success in the sport of your choice. Mental Coaching trains athletes specifically controlling their mind - especially mental barriers during the game and train them have a winning performance at all times. It is about training the athletes to be mentally ready for every challenge. Thus, having a mental coach to guide you to the right direction is a plus in your performance.

Dr. Patrick J. Cohn, one of the country's leading golf mental game coach, emphasized in his eBook (When is Sports Psychology Useful?) the need for mental golf training for golfers who have signs of having mental barriers that hold them from performing their best during games. The common signals includes athletes who

- Perform better in practice than during competition
- Have too many perfectionistic qualities
- Become conscious when others are watching
- Doubt his/her sport before or during games
- Are Anxious or scared when performing in competition
- Are affected by injury and they cannot perform like before pre-injury
- Attach self-worth to your ability to perform
- Lose focus during crunch-time

He also wrote that mental training aids for golf help one to focus and deal with distractions, be confident, develop coping skills to deal with setbacks and errors, find right zone of intensity for your sport, help teams develop communication skills and cohesion, instill belief system and identify irrational thoughts resulting to golf swing improvement, improved mental golf concentration and play a better golf game

Thus, mental preparedness is important for all sports. It goes hand in hand with your physical capabilities. Train yourself to be a total athlete - mind and body. Toughen your mental skills, toughen your game.

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Bobby Jones said it best... "Golf is a game that is played on a 5 inch course - the distance between your ears."

"Golf is a game that is played on a 5 inch course - the distance between your ears."A player should have the right strategy to complete and control the game. Mental toughness is the most important aspect of the game of golf. Get your Free eBook on how to accomplish this here: 'Stepping Up To The Golf Ball with Mental Confidence'... Enjoy!

Your partner in playing a better game of golf... Michael J. Lofton.