Archive for October, 2007

How to Endure Your Endurance Sport

October 27, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
How to Endure Your Endurance Sport

Podium Sports Journal delivers the best of applied sport psychology and provides coaches and athletes with the practical mental conditioning tools and techniques necessary to achieve peak performance including important skills related to motivation, goal setting, competitive drive, overtraining, anxiety, anger, concentration, visualization and imagery, leadership, teamwork, coaching, recovery from injury, eating disorders, substance...
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Examining Academic and Athletic Motivation

October 26, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
Examining Academic and Athletic Motivation

Academic motivation as a predictor of academic performance for college athletes has been debated in the literature. This study examined the utility of academic and athletic motivation as a key variable in predicting academic performance among 211 college athletes at a Division I institution in the Midwest. After controlling for background characteristics, results revealed...
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Sport Relaxation Techniques

October 23, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
Sport Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation is of great importance to any athlete striving for peak performance. Relaxation skills can help athletes reduce mental (self-doubts, worry, etc.) and physical anxiety (nausea, shaking, etc.), while increasing concentration and performance. Relaxation techniques can be used prior to competition or, if practiced enough, during competition. There are many techniques for keeping cool...
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Mintah’s Opinion on How Anger Effects Sport Performance

October 22, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
Mintah’s Opinion on How Anger Effects Sport Performance

Anger from frustration or failure can have a negative effect on performance. For example, a soccer player who has been held by an opponent might become angry and attempt to retaliate by taking a swing at the opponent. Retaliation causes an automatic shift of attentional focus from the game to the opponent. As a...
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Formula One Psychology

October 21, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
Formula One Psychology

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton may be the man driving the McLaren car to victory, but it’s a New Zealander who has orchestrated that success through Hamilton’s brain. Auckland-born neuroscientist Dr Kerry Spackman has been working with Hamilton since 2004. Based in London, Spackman provides a programme for the world’s elite athletes which...
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Sport Psychologists Are Gaining Ground

October 20, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
Sport Psychologists Are Gaining Ground

WHEN Padraig Harrington won the Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie last summer, he instantly gave the credit to his psychologist. Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is another who puts his success down to positive mental attitude as much as God-given talent. Jonny Wilkinson would never contemplate approaching a penalty without his now familiar, two-handed pre-kick...
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Imagery and Visualization in Sports

October 18, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
Imagery and Visualization in Sports

Imagery involves mentally rehearsing aspects of your performance. It allows you to practice in your mind before you perform, and to see yourself perform at your best. The skilled use of imagery helps you clear your mind of distractions, think positively about what you are going to do, and be fully prepared for your...
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The Surfer’s Mind – A Review of Richard Bennett’s Book

October 16, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
The Surfer’s Mind – A Review of Richard Bennett’s Book

Surfersvillage Global Surf News : – - Sydney, Australia – - Renowned Performance Psychologist and Surf Psychology pioneer Richard Bennett, released the latest edition of his seminal book “The Surfer’s Mind: The complete, practical guide to surf psychology”. Celebrating with a soulful dawn ceremony at his local beach this morning, Richard shared his feelings...
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The Psychology of Skateboarding

October 15, 2007
By Stephen Walker, Ph.D.
The Psychology of Skateboarding

Lecturers mike Boyd of CSUF and Mi-Sook Kim of UCSF studied amateur skateboarders to find out whether they match a profile that characterizes successful Olympic athletes known as the Iceberg Profile. Some 68 skateboarders were paid $2 each to participate in the 2000-01 study. Boyd and Kim found that skateboarders, who are both task-oriented...
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