Coaches demand it, fans admire it, and athletes are told to “believe in themselves” at all costs. But what happens when that belief turns into blindness? At Human Data Intelligence (HDI), we …

Often, athletes – like everyone else – are overconfident. Research shows that golfers tend to be overconfident regarding their chipping ability, free divers overconfident regarding their …

This paper explores the scientific literature of how self-confidence affects athletes' performance overtime, in short and long duration sports, and with individual tasks.

As seen in research studies, coach-athlete relationship and sport-confidence concepts have many things in common. For example, both the coach-athlete relationship and the sport-confidence …

Sep 12, 2024 · High confidence can elevate an athlete’s performance, enhance focus, and foster resilience. However, overconfidence can sometimes lead to negative outcomes, such as …

Coaches can play a role in this as overly critical and unsupportive coaches decreased athletes' self-confidence (Bruner et al., 2008), whereas when athletes feel a stronger coach–athlete …

This quantitative descriptive-correlational non-experimental study was conducted among 210 student-athletes in the public secondary schools of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur to determine …

When you are over-confident, you start out slow and allow the other team to believe they can win. After you find yourself trailing in a game, you feel you can flip the switch but often you play at a …

Feb 5, 2018 · While it’s difficult to say with precision the exact point when confidence (a healthy mindset) turns into over-confidence (a vulnerable mindset), it is important for athletes and …

Jul 16, 2025 · Explore the Dunning-Kruger effect in sports and discover why the least skilled often display unshakeable confidence. Learn how this impacts athletes.