Archive for October, 2009

Athletes, Energy Drinks, Addiction & Substance Abuse – A Risky Combination

October 31st, 2009

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Talk Back to Your Negative Self Talk

October 31st, 2009

6 Steps to Taming that Devilish Little Voice
BY ROB POLISHOOK, MA, CPC
All competitive players recognize negative self-thoughts. It starts with that devilish little voice in our head which raises doubts, fears and questions about our ability to perform. The little voice usually comes during the most pressure-packed times in amatch.  It’s that voice that says [...]

When Mental Skills Training Doesn’t Work: The Cognition, Perception, and Neurophysiology of the “Yips”

October 27th, 2009

Making the Case for “Brainspotting”
by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
On the eve of Major League Baseball’s Worlds Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies, baseball afficionados will sometimes reflect on “Whatever happened to____?”  Former greats like Mackay Sasser and Steve Blass whose careers were cut short by sudden and inexplicable deterioration of the [...]