Archive for June, 2007

Jeff Cooper posted this article at About.com. It discusses some tips to help you maintain control and excel in some common tennis scenarios. It’s a short article but the tips it contains might be well worth your time. It will take you less than two minutes to read the entire article.
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INNside Inkeeping in Montana isn’t a sports blog, but the author was an ultra runner at one time, and he/she learned a few things about mental conditioning along the way. Here are 13 concepts that the author employed in competition. The full article goes into a little detail, but it’s not technical. It’ll take...
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There are benefits from yoga that go beyond strength and flexibility. Practicing yoga can lessen anxiety, heighten concentration and improve motivation in as little as eight weeks, according to research presented in New Orleans at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Here’s a summary of the presentation from...
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We came across two blog entries which touch on the mental side of boxing. The first is from Lawyer-boxer’s Blog. The second is from RossTraining.com. “The wait in the dressing room before a boxing match – that last hour – could be enough to strip a man that never boxed before of whatever pride,...
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SI.com investigated the SI Cover Jinx and found that in investigating virtually all of SI’s 2,456 covers, there were 913 “jinxes” – a demonstrable misfortune or decline in performance following a cover appearance roughly 37.2 percent of the time. Here’s the full article. Interesting analysis including some great examples. Is it all mental?
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“As for Federer, he desperately needs a coach, and perhaps some sort of mental conditioning as well.” This quote came from an article in The Science of Sport. It’s well written and takes a look at the 2007 French Open final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer including the mental aspects of Federer’s loss…and…Nadal’s...
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Gary’s Fitness Blog reviewed Bobby McGee’s book, Magical Running: A Unique Path to Running Fulfillment. Gary found it useful, as he does mental conditioning.
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The Fermanagh Herald interviewed Sheamy Donegan, an old schooler who considered sport psychology “a load of rubbish.” Over a few pints, he discussed just how valuable he finds “this stuff”. Here’s the full article.
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“Competition is won or lost on the six-inch playing field between the ears.” -Quote from a BowlingFans.com article on the seven characteristics of mental toughness. The 7 Cs of Mental Toughness: COMPETITIVE CONFIDENT CONTROL COMMITTED COMPOSURE COURAGE CONSISTENCY Read the article. It’ll take about 2 minutes.
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This quote by Bobby Knight appeared on Commadot.com “Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.” That says it all.
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