by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
Podium’s Podcast of the Week: An Interview with Jesse Michel – West Virginia University
Coaches have varying expectations of their team captains.  Some will follow the adage of  ‘expect nothing be prepared for everything’ while others will want their team captain to serve as an assistant coach.  Leadership is a variable that [...]

by Rob Polishook, MA, CPC
The Athlete is a Person First and Player Second
There are three core mental-based principles of Inside the Zone Sport Performance Group which coaches can employ to help their players achieve peak performance.
The principles are:
! 1. The athlete is a person first and player second.
! 2. The big “why” is a key [...]

Foreward by Dr. Stephen Walker – Editor:
“Confidence is a factor that can influence an athlete’s performance in remarkable ways.  It can cause the cocky to make tactical and strategic errors.  The lack of it can mess with the performance of  talented athletes because they fail to channel their focus in the most effective manner – [...]