Archive for June, 2008

Larry Lauer Talks about: Beating Your Demons

June 27th, 2008

By Larry Lauer, PhD, CC-AASP
“I wouldn’t want to coach her, she is a head case!”“He will never be a great player. He is so mentally weak.”
Have you heard coaches, spectators, television and sport talk commentators mutter these words? I certainly have heard these jabs at very capable professional and amateur athletes, and it is frustrating [...]

Between the Pipes: Tips for Becoming a BrainTough™ Goalie

June 3rd, 2008

For Podium Sports Journal by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP and Alec Baker, B.A.
What happens when you combine the speed of five great athletes in helmets and pads sprinting on ice skates straight at you? Oh yeah, they’re also bearing weapons. A simple collision, of which there are many, often sends metal blades and long sticks [...]