How athletes choke and how to avoid it.
Dr. Sam Maniar is a sport psychologist at the Ohio State University and has long been a presence in the sporting world in and around Columbus working with professional, collegiate and developing athletes. This podcast settles the debate in how athletes that over-think may differ from those […]

Beijing – What Olympians will have to contend with.
Dr. Randy Wilbur is one of the premier exercise scientists in the world, and is a key player in preparing Olympic athletes for the rigors of Bejiing’s unique environmental challenges. Part of the US Olympic Training Center Staff, this Q & A was presented at the […]

By Larry Lauer, Ph D
“I wouldn’t want to coach her, she is a head case!”
“He will never be a great player. He is so mentally weak.”
Have you heard coaches, spectators, television and sport talk commentators mutter these words? I certainly have heard these jabs at very capable professional and amateur athletes, and it is frustrating […]