Archive for December, 2007

PETTLEP Imagery 2 – A New Frontier in Mental Conditioning

December 23rd, 2007

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 multitudes of […]

PETTLEP Imagery 1 – A New Frontier in Mental Conditioning

December 21st, 2007

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 the oldest […]