Manage Self-Doubt in Sports
An episode of the Sports Psychology Coaching podcast, hosted by Eli Straw, titled "Manage Self-Doubt in Sports" was published on December 16, 2024 and runs 14 minutes.
December 16, 2024 ·14m · Sports Psychology Coaching
Summary
Do you doubt yourself going into games? What about during games…do you question your skills and second guess yourself? Self-doubt kills confidence. It eats away at any trust you have within yourself and causes you to hesitate and play with the question on your mind of, can I do this? Self-doubt is also normal. We all doubt ourselves at times and question what we can do. But when talking about it in a performance sense, we must work to manage any doubt that presents itself before or during a g...
Episode Description
Do you doubt yourself going into games? What about during games…do you question your skills and second guess yourself?
Self-doubt kills confidence. It eats away at any trust you have within yourself and causes you to hesitate and play with the question on your mind of, can I do this?
Self-doubt is also normal. We all doubt ourselves at times and question what we can do. But when talking about it in a performance sense, we must work to manage any doubt that presents itself before or during a game.
In this episode, I have outlined what causes self-doubt in sports, how doubt hurts your game, and a few tips you can use to manage self-doubt as an athlete.
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