Archive for December, 2007

PETTLEP Imagery Part 5 By Dave Smith, Ph.D. In collaboration with Stephen Walker, Ph.D. from Podium Sports Journal The first 3 parts of this series focused on previous research in the use of imagery for improving athletic performance, and the specific factors that contribute to measurable benefits athletes have experienced in the use of...
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Part 4 – Mind power: By Dave Smith, Ph.D. In collaboration with Stephen Walker, Ph.D. from Podium Sports Journal PETTLEP imagery has been advocated as a method that passes the functional equivalence criteria as athletes employ the physical, environmental, task, timing, learning, emotion, and perspective parameters for using imagery to assist in improving athletic...
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Part 3 – Mind power: By Dave Smith, Ph.D. In collaboration with Stephen Walker, Ph.D. from Podium Sports Journal The first part of this series was focused on reviewing the mixed results found in imagery research for enhancing athletic performance. Part two examined certain factors in that research and new tools for measuring brain...
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Part 2 – Mind power: By Dave Smith, Ph.D. In collaboration with Stephen Walker, Ph.D. from Podium Sports Journal In Part 1, we explored the history of imagery use in athletic performance and reviewed the scientific literature, which offered mixed reviews on its effectiveness. Although more recent studies have demonstrated measurable benefits to the...
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Part 1 – Mind power: By Dave Smith, Ph.D. In collaboration with Stephen Walker, Ph.D. from Podium Sports Journal Imagery in History Sport psychology is a relatively new endeavour. Some would say that the study of the human mind is still in its infancy. When one considers human development however, imagery is one of...
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