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		<title>Fight, Flight, FREEZE: The 7 Biggest Fears that Paralyze Athletes in Sports</title>
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ROB POLISHOOK, MA, CPC
How many times have you heard the   following from a coach, parent, or teammate? “If only he played to his potential”&#8230; “If only she could play matches like she plays in practice”&#8230; “If only he wouldn’t get tight during crucial points”… “If only she would just let herself go and play”&#8230; “He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Performance at its Best: Apolo Anton Ohno</title>
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&#8220;I&#8217;ve always, in the back of my head, wanted to be known as one of the greatest short track speedskaters of all time,&#8221; he told The Associated Press on Monday and on Friday, he brought it all home.
by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists
&#8220;In the end, its the extra effort that separates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Training Pays Off &#8211; Vancouver Olympics 2010</title>
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by Dr. Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychogists
What do you get when you employ a positive mental attitude, strong self-motivation, well managed goal-setting, effective self-talk, a disciplined visualization of your upcoming performance, competent stress control, determined focus and concentration, and an ongoing dedication to establishing and maintaining productive relationships with both your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sport Psychology at the Vancouver Olympic Games 2010</title>
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by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists
In a previous article involving a &#8220;From the Field&#8221; interview with Dr. Stephen Walker, Podium Sports Journal answered several questions with respect to the mental conditioning these great athletes engage in prior to their competition performance.  Those questions focused on preparation under the best conditions.  However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Julia Mancuso&#8217;s Day: Who Said Luck, Time and Circumstance Don&#8217;t Factor In?</title>
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by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists
Vancouver Olympics 2010 &#8211; Julia Mancuso Part 1


Julia Mancuso woke up yesterday morning focused on one thing:  Performing well enough to win Gold in arguably her favorite event &#8211; The Giant Slalom.  Skiing at the top of her game, Mancuso has already done America proud by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver Olympics 2010 &#8211; The Mental Toughness of Ryan Miller</title>
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by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
In an excerpt from a previous article in PSJ on goal tending in hockey, the author said,
&#8220;What happens when you combine the speed of 5 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winning Parents  Who is?  Who isn&#8217;t?  Why not?</title>
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by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists
He was doing his best to keep from breaking down, but the tears filled his eyes, the emotions were raw and he was lost. “Whatever I do it’s never good enough”… was what he uttered, but the pain in his body was palpable.  His name was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver Olympics 2010 &#8211; Are your Kids Dreaming of Being Olympians?</title>
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A Podcast with Dr. Daniel Gould - Advisor to the USOC and Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University
by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
I don&#8217;t know how many times I&#8217;ve heard athletes on the Podium at the Olympic Games speak to dreaming about this achievement since they were little.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver Olympics 2010 &#8211; Great Day for Great Athletes!</title>
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photo by Adam Moran
by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP
Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis, Julia Mancuso, Scotty Lago, Chad Hedrick Shine
February 17th turned out to be the day of clutch performances amongst America&#8217;s winter Olympic hopefuls.  Focus, confidence, great effort, and a positive mental attitude characterized what were terrific performances delivered under duress.  From problems with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver Olympics 2010: How Can We Give Athletes an Edge on Injury Rehabilitation?</title>
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by Laura M. Miele, Ph.D.
Sports medicine has made great advances in the physical rehabilitation of injured athletes, but little attention has been given to the mental side of this recovery process.  Rehabilitation is a process &#8211; both psychological and physical.  Mental preparations in recovery are generally underused, because many athletes and rehabilitation professionals lack training [...]]]></description>
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