Archive for August, 2009

Coaching Education Podcast on Youth Football – Featuring Jay Goldstein

August 23rd, 2009

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
Jay Goldstein from the University of Maryland – speaks to us about his research sponsored by the NFL’s National Football Foundation on coaching education variables in youth football at the Association of Applied Sport Psychology meeting in St. Louis this past year.  This study involved monitoring a youth football development program [...]

Research on Pre-shot Routines Used by PGA Professionals on Tour

August 7th, 2009

Podium’s Podcast of the Week – an Interview with Dr. Daniel Czech – Georgia Southern University
by Stephen E Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
Dr. Daniel Czech is a professor of sport psychology in a program that has done some remarkable research in recent years, particularly qualitative efforts.  Qualitative research involves a more in-depth study of the practices employed [...]

Garmin-Slipstream & Lance Armstrong Teach us Patience – Tour de France Epilogue

August 4th, 2009

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by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
Podium Sports Journal Tour de France – Awards
Best Team:  Garmin-Slipstream runs a clean race!
It seems that every third day or so another rider is implicated in a doping scandal.  This brings to what seems like triple digits….the number of cyclists who have been busted for doping.  [...]