Wisconsin Badgers

Sport Performance Psychology

"Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory"
– Bill Russell

Top athletes and Sport Psychology research consistently find that mental skills training improves sport performance.

Click here for information about scheduling a sports performance visit. During your visit, you can expect to learn mental skills that are specific to your performance goals. With guidance from our expert staff, you will also learn the most effective ways to apply your new skills for more success in your sport.

Here’s a sample of topics that mental skills training can help you address:

• Managing performance stress
• How to avoid “choking”
• Returning from injury
• Confidence
• Focus control
• Goal-setting
• Self-talk
• Leadership skills
• Burnout
• Mental imagery

Sport Performance Psychology Videos

• Mental Skills
  Navy Seals
   
• Resiliency
  Motivational Video
   
• Do you REALLY want to reach your athletic dreams?
  Dr. Goldberg, Sport Psychologist
   
• Developing championship concentration
  Dr. Goldberg, Sport Psychologist
   
• Want to Become a Champion?
  Dr. Goldberg, Sport Psychologist
   
• Growth Mindset: What it is, How it Works, Why it Matters
  Trevor Ragan, creator of “Train Ugly”
   
• Mistakes - To Get Better You Have to Get Ugly
  Trevor Ragan, creator of “Train Ugly”
   
• What Drives Winning
  Brett Ledbetter and Becky Burleigh
  Example topics: “Person > Player”, “Grading Character”, and “What about Results?”
   
• Mastering the Mental Game
  Pete Carroll, Michael Gervais, Jon Kabat-Zinn
   
• How to Make Stress Your Friend
  Kelly McGonigal, Health Psychologist