When Traumatic Experiences Lead To Athletic Performance Issues [PsychoTherapyNetwork.org]
As therapists, we too often fail to recognize that significant changes in a person’s inner state don’t always lead to desired changes in performance. Early on in my work with performance blocks, I was struck by how often the root of the problem could be traced to traumatic experiences, especially with athletes. One of the most common athletic performance blocks I treat is something called the yips, the loss by an accomplished athlete of an ability to perform a seemingly simple...