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	<title>Podium Sports Journal</title>
	<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com</link>
	<description>The Journal of Mental Conditioning</description>
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		<title>Sam Maniar Interview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/07/22/sam-meniar-interview/</link>
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		<title>Randy Wilbur Speaks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#038; A was presented at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/07/22/randy-wilbur-speaks/</link>
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		<title>Beating Your Demons</title>
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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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/06/27/beating-your-demons/</link>
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		<title>Feedback Traps</title>
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By Cheryl Coker, Ph.D, New Mexico State University, appearing in the Mind Games section of the USOC Olympic Coach E-Magazine, Winter 2008 issue. Here&#8217;s the link to the issue.
The importance of providing athletes feedback regarding their performance is without question. Unfortunately, a number of feedback traps exist that coaches can fall into. These traps reduce [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/06/24/feedback-traps/</link>
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		<title>Between the Pipes: Tips for Becoming a BrainTough™ Goalie</title>
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For Podium Sports Journal by Stephen Walker, Ph.D. and Alec Baker, B.A.
What happens when you combine the speed of five great athletes in helmets and pads sprinting on ice skates straight at you? Oh yeah, they’re also bearing weapons. A simple collision, of which there are many, often sends metal blades and long sticks every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/06/03/between-the-pipes-six-mental-conditioning-tips-for-becoming-a-braintough%e2%84%a2-goalie/</link>
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		<title>Parenting Competitive Kids</title>
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The vast majority of parents want the absolute best for their children.  This is especially true in organized youth and high school sports, where parents love to see their children do well and win.  But in many cases parents&#8217; desire to have their children do well can cause problems in the parent/child relationship. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/05/08/parenting-competitive-kids/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of a Routine</title>
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If you have ever heard an interview with a winner on the PGA or LPGA Tour, at some time in the interview you will hear them describe how they just kept to their routine. They might say, “I was able to stay focused on each shot and stuck to my routine”. With all the distractions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/05/05/the-importance-of-a-routine/</link>
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		<title>Athletes, Superstitions and Rituals</title>
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We&#8217;ve all seen athletes performing ritual movements before competition and have heard stories about the baseball player with his lucky socks or the hockey player with his favorite stick. In fact, in pro sports, superstition and ritual is widespread and considered normal. To the onlooker, it may seem silly and strange, but if you consider [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/04/17/athletes-superstitions-and-rituals/</link>
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		<title>The Effect Sports Psychology Has On A Young Athlete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Here&#8217;s the link to this article on FairGrader.com.
To fully understand sport psychology, we must ask ourselves two very important questions, first, what is sport psychology and second, who is it for Put in the most simple way, sport psychology can be an example of psychological knowledge, principles, or methods applied to the world of sport. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/04/16/the-effect-sports-psychology-has-on-a-young-athlete/</link>
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		<title>The 10 ‘Deadly’ Mistakes Athletes Make With Their Pregame Attitude</title>
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The following comes from Peak Performance Sports by Dr. Patrick Cohn.
Are you so concerned about what others might be thinking about your game that you get distracted when you play? For many athletes, a huge source of pregame anxiety or worry comes from the need to seek “approval” from others.
If this is you, you might [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2008/03/22/the-10-%e2%80%98deadly%e2%80%99-mistakes-athletes-make-with-their-pregame-attitude/</link>
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