The Edge: Peak Performance Psychology

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by Kate F. Hays, Ph.D.

The Edge: "Coping Up" Under Pressure

By Kate F. Hays, Ph.D. on February 14, 2010 in The Edge: Peak Performance Psychology

When the going gets tough.... How do you handle it? How do you manage the pressure to perform-not to just get by, but to perform with excellence?The vast majority of clients with whom I work come to see me because there's a discrepancy between how they do in practice and how they function during an actual performance. Read More

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Kate F. Hays, Ph.D.

Kate F. Hays, Ph.D., is a psychologist and author whose practice in Toronto, The Performing Edge, focuses on sport and performance psychology.

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