Archive for February, 2010

From the Field: Questions from Jeff Brusven of Swarm.com for NBC Sports by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists 1)    So most of the athletes I’ve spoken too all use visualization before there races or runs down the snowboard half pipe.   Can you comment on this?   For example 2002 Olympic Gold...
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The Olympic Games start today and the world's finest athletes will be competing. Who knows what will happen?
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by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP Podium’s Podcast of the Week: An Interview with Dr. Lee Hancock Lee Hancock is Chair of the Kinesiology Master’s Program at California State University – Dominguez Hills.  He is a former college and semi-professional soccer player and Founding Director of DevelopMental Solutions – a consulting group working with athletes,...
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by Stephen Walker, Ph.D., CC-AASP Inspirational Stories – See What the Saint’s Use to Pump Themselves Up – Check out the Video “Finish Strong” Saint’s Defensive Lineman Anthony Hargrove sets the standard for inspiration in this years Super Bowl.  As if the match-up between Drew Brees and Peyton Manning isn’t compelling enough, Hargrove gives...
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by Rob Polishook, M.A. The Australian Open Tennis Championships 2010 I’m still recovering from my 4:30 am live viewing of Roger Federer and Nikolay Davydenko. What a match!  What mental swings!  These mental swings are really potent, and yet so many of them get swept under the carpet by commentators espousing that “players” don’t...
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