TEST YOUR MENTAL GAME AND SEE IF YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM MENTAL GAME COACHING BY ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS.

• You perform better in practice than during competition.

• You are so self-conscious; you worry about what others think about your game.

• You maintain many self-doubts about your sport before or during games.

• You worry about letting others down by not performing up to others’ expectations.

• You suffer from anxiety, worry, or excess tension when in competition.

• Pre-game jitters do not go away after the first few minutes into the competition.

• You are motivated by fear of failure and it affects your performance in competition.

• You have a fear of success and sabotage yourself when you are winning.

• You are not sure why you play your sport or let others be your source of motivation.

• You are motivated by external rewards, accolades, recognition, or praise.

• You attach your self-worth to how well you perform in sports.

• You lose focus or have mental lapses during critical times of the game.

• Your routines are not well defined or lack mental focus in routine.

• You go through the motions physically without mental focus or intensity.

• You are not excited enough or are too excited to perform your best in competition.

• You are distracted by things that go on around you in your environment.

• You have doubts or negative thoughts before, during, or after competition.

• Post-injury you cannot perform the way you did pre-injury even when 100% physically.

• When performing well you may sabotage your performance with a comfort zone (protect your lead) or expectations that limit your ability to press forward.

• You become easily frustrated because of high expectations.

• You cannot perform with freedom or trust in times of adversity or pressure.

• You work on your mechanics or technique even when competing.

• You do not concentrate in the here and now or focus only on execution.

• You think of too much about consequences of your performance, good or bad.

• You overanalyze mistakes (technique) and thus think too much about technique.

• You suffer from low self-confidence or self-esteem.

• You limit your performance with negative self-labels such as “I am a choker.”

• You have trouble forgetting or letting go of bad past performances.

• Your anger or frustration gets in the way of peak performance.

• You are frequently disappointed with your performance and wish it was better.

• You have a burning desire to be the best ever at your sport or just want to know how to improve your mental game.