Blog | Luke Patrick

Articles on Athlete Performance and Mental Health
Information offered here is for educational purposes only. Readers should not have an expectation of professional services rendered. If you have a need for clinical care, seek individual therapy.

Parental Positivity with Purpose in Youth Sports

I grew up watching my kids play sports. Wait, what? you ask. Doesn’t the growing up usually happen before you have the kids? Well, what I...

Reset and Go with the Two-minute Tune-in Timeout

Frazzled. Thrown. Shook. We've all found ourselves in crunch-time situations with the pressure on, and struggled with how to respond...

Athlete Mental Wellness: Finding the Right Sport Psychology Professional

To the benefit of the sports world and beyond, recent times have seen a huge upsurge in awareness of issues around athlete mental health....

Thoughts from June, 2020

If you're even slightly engaged in following current events, then you're well aware of the recent societal focus on an old, old problem....

Put Me In Already, Coach!

Being stuck in COVID-19 is kind of like being a reserve athlete It’s been several weeks, how are you holding up? Me… I’m doing ok. While...

Seven Ways for Athletes to Cope During COVID-19

Over the past few weeks I've had several conversations with colleagues in the area of athlete mental wellness. Through those discussions,...

Take Back Control with Mental Imagery

Times are unsettling. People in all walks of life are faced with strange mixes of uncertainty, boredom, and alterations to normal...

COVID-19 and Sports Withdrawal: Not the Kind of March Madness We Were Expecting

In recent weeks U.S. sporting events from youth to professional levels have been cancelled at widespread, unprecedented rates. Many gyms...

(Your) Body('s) Language

(...Or, How to Improve Your Performance Without Thinking About it) Almost by definition, sport psychology is largely about improving...

Goal Setting: Steps to Success!

In my work with teams and individual athletes, I find that most appreciate the value of goal setting, but few know all the elements that...