Why Athletes Feel Anxious (And What To Do About It)

About this episode

The episode discusses the causes of anxiety in athletes and provides strategies to manage it.

Don't let anxiety be the reason you or your player is limited. Some issues of anxiety is not fully understanding what it is, how it comes and why people get it, not even mentioning how to deal with it To help get a breakdown of all of this, I brought Dr. Hillary Cauthen back to break this down so you can have a better understanding and take this blueprint and a way to fight back against it Chapters 00:00 Understanding Anxiety 06:22 Types of Anxiety 11:50 Reframing Anxiety 28:02 Anxiety in Sports 36:17 Performance Mindset and Emotional Impact 43:58 Parental Behavior and Impact on Players

People in this episode

Host: BeBall Jones

Guest: Dr. Hillary Cauthen

Topics covered

• anxiety
• athletes
• mental health
• performance mindset
• parental impact

Keywords

• anxiety
• athletes
• mental health
• performance
• sports
• parental behavior
• emotional impact

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