Sports Psychology Podcast By Peaksports.com

In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert Dr. Patrick Cohn talks with Dr. Megan Melchiorre. Dr. Megan is the newest member of the Peak Performance Sports team. She is the lead mental coach specializing in working with youth and high school athletes in various sports. Do you have teams that tend to get tight at the end of a set when maybe they didn't expect to win against the opponent and they tighten up and end up losing the set? In this podcast, they will answer the question of the week... "How do you help athletes stay aggressive at the end of a set or match when the game gets tight?" COHN: We know that then end of a game can be more pressure for some athletes... Maybe they tend to think too far ahead about the outcome... COHN: What are the challenges for athletes that they tend to get tight at the end of a match? What are they doing? MEGAN: They try to protect their lead. They start to play safe and to not make mistakes. MEGAN: When they play not to make mistakes, they tend to