Anxiety and Sports Performance

Many factors can lead to successful athletic achievement, but there are also many factors that can negatively impact sports performance. Physical injuries are common in athletes. Life stress can be distracting. And although it is not talked about as much, mental state can be just as important as physical preparedness in determining performance.

Sports performance anxiety can impact anywhere between 30 and 60 percent of athletes. So, how does anxiety present itself, how does it impact sports performance, and how can athletes properly manage it?

Learn more from experts at UPMC Sports Medicine and UPMC Western Behavioral Health.