How Can You Help Young Golfers Struggling With Perfectionism?
Do you have a young perfectionist golfer that has trouble dealing with mistakes and wants to do everything herself? In this week's golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from a sport parent of a golfer who had this to say about his daughters game: I have a 10 year old young golfer who is talented. I am facing a number of challenges in that she's a perfectionist, she doesn't accept mistakes, she wants to do everything herself without help from me. I'm trying to figure out the best way to help her, while staying out of the way. I was wondering what's the best way for me to get educated from you in order to appropriately be a supportive and helping sports dad. Listen to the podcast now to learn what Dr. Cohn has to say about helping young golfers deal with mistakes and overcome perfectionism. Great Resources for Golfers: Download a free golf psychology report to improve your preshot routine. Visit Golf Psychology Coach for more mental game articles. Check out ore golf psychology coaching programs at peaksports.com. *Please subscribe to The Golf Psychology Podcast at iTunes. Dr. Patrick Cohn is a golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" audio program and Breaking The Yips Cycle DVD program. He teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 30+ years of his career.