Archive for June, 2009

Getting the Priorities of Youth Sport Right

June 30th, 2009

by Kristen Dieffenbach, PhD, CC-AASP
The priorities of youth sport have long been out of wack. If you ask parents, many will say they enroll their children in season upon season of adult organized play to teach things like character and sportsmanship. They want to encourage their children to be healthy and well. [...]

Core Competencies – Mental Training on Stage

June 23rd, 2009

By Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
Controlling Stress: The Key to a Great US Open Finish
The special pressures that surround our national championship in professional golf  are both a delight and disaster waiting to happen…and the $1.35 million smackers at stake are but a small part of the story.
Open to sectional qualifiers anywhere in the world who [...]

Podium Interviews Will Frischkorn – Training for the Tour de France

June 15th, 2009

Will Frischkorn, Tour de France stage 7

Podium’s Podcast of the Week Features an Interview with elite cyclist Will Frischkorn:
by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP
Will Frischkorn is one of those unassuming types that hang out in Boulder – a lot like your friend and neighbor his friendly yet calm exterior belies an aggressive cyclist who’s development has [...]