” I didn’t feel comfortable with my swing early, but my old friend Byron Nelson once told me when you don’t feel comfortable you concentrate more ” Tom Watson by Michael P. Sheridan, PhD “Old Fogy almost gets it done”…This was the headline that Tom Watson suggested that reporters use in their news reports...
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Tags: age is just a number, championship golf, focus, focus in the now moment, golf, mental-toughness, positive mental attitude, The Open Championship 2009, Tom Watson, Turnberry Scottland
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Jamie Donaldson takes another Badwater in 27:20:18 There was no fooling around for Jamie Donaldson in this year’s Badwater. She and her crew had a plan and they followed it to the letter….no running under a 10 minute mile pace, stop every 20 miles to change socks and shoes, and keep it steady throughout. ...
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Tags: adventurecorps, Badwater Ultramarathon, competition, distance-running, Jamie Donaldson, Marcos Farinazzo, mental-toughness, running, world's toughest road race
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by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP Planet Earth’s Undisputed “Toughest Road Race” What do you call a 135 mile long road race with a gain of 13,000 vertical feet that spans three mountain ranges in mid-summer Death Valley temperatures exceeding 130 degrees Farenheit? You call it the AdventureCORPS’ “Badwater Ultramarathon” – thats what! So grueling...
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Tags: Add new tag, adventurecorps, anxiety, badwater ultramarathon champion, competition, concentration, Dave Donaldson, death valley, dr.-stephen-walker, Jamie Donaldson, mental-conditioning, mental-strength, mental-toughness, motivation, mt. whitney portal, peak-performance, racing, running, self-talk, sport-performance, ultramarathons, visualization
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by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP Robin Vealey is one of sport psychology’s best. Her book Coaching for the Inner Edge (2005) is one the field’s most comprehensive works. In it she offers guidance in the use of applied methods and instruction on some of the most valuable techniques available. I give it my highest...
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Tags: book-review, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, dr robin vealey, dr.-stephen-walker, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, P3-thinking, peak-performance, performance, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, techniques for mental conditioning
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In a special effort to acknowledge the grueling nature of the Tour de France – this qualitative research on the experience of “suffering” in cycling will open your eyes. Editor’s note: The vast majority of literature in sport psychology involves quantitative research methods. These help in understanding trends and the prevalence of applied methods...
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Tags: coaching, concentration, coping strategies, counseling, cycling, exercise-psychology, exertion pain, habituation, health-psychology, imagery, injury pain, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, mental-training, methods for managing pain, negative emotional effects of injury related pain, pain in cycling, performance, performance and pain, phil moore, positive pain, positive responses to exertion pain, qualitative research, racing, reward and punishment, social science in sport, sport-psychology, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, suffering, united kingdom psychologist
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by Doc Our next post is going to feature qualitative research on “suffering” experienced by elite cyclists by Phil Moore. Stay tuned. But to get psyched for that posting check out this video recap of Stage 7 of the Tour de France. These video updates are presented by the Livestrong Foundation and feature Lance...
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Tags: chris brewer, chris charmicael, Lance-Armstrong, livestrong foundation, mountain racing, Stage 7 racing, team astana, tour-de-france, Video
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Brenda Epstein and Jess Knudson’s award winning sports talk show is called “Beyond the Balls” Listen as they interview our own Dr. Stephen Walker Jess and Bren are pretty much icons in Ft. Collins Colorado. They have one of the funniest, most compelling sports talk shows on the radio today. Although really quite saavy,...
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Tags: agents, anxiety, athletes, athletes as people, coach, coaching, competition, concentration, core competencies, dr.-stephen-walker, fanatics, fandom, fans, focus, goal-setting, interview, Jess and Bren "Beyond the Balls", mental-skills, mental-skills-training, mental-toughness, mental-training, sport-performance, sport-psychology, sports, sports-psychology-training
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