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by TC North, PhD and Stephen Walker, PhD Who’d a thunk it? After starting...
Editor’s note: This week the local paper did an expose about a local high...
by Stephen Walker, PhD and Alec Baker, PsyD “The most important reason that kids...
For Podium Sports Journal by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP and Alec Baker, PsyD What...
By Dr. Stephen E. Walker, PhD, CC-AASP Have you ever wondered how your thinking might influence your physical health, performance or well-being? In the second quarter issue of 2005, research was presented by Dr. Alan Rozanski in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology focused on developments in the field of Behavioral Cardiology....
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by Will Murry and Craig Howie Sometimes before and during races, you get a voice inside your head that wants to tell you things. Welcome to Self-talk. Actually, Self-talk is a major part of every athlete’s journey. This voice is often your own; sometimes it’s the voice of someone else: a parent, a sibling,...
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by Noah Gentner, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psych. Consultants In the days following the U.S. Women’s shocking loss to Japan in the World Cup Final the most common refrain heard on TV and radio or read on the internet was, “Wow, what a choke job.” The widely held belief was that the...
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From the editor: In light of the USA Women’s Soccer Team and its unfortunate loss yesterday to Japan in the World Cup – this article is particularly timely. Not only did the US team fail to hold leads on two different occasions, they were out-hustled by a Japanese team that kept on coming. Coming...
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by Will Murray “Sixteen hours is a long time and you can live a lifetime in that span.” Sister Madonna Buder, finisher of 44 Ironmans, now age 80 Long-course and Ironman-distance triathlons are very long events, 70.3 and 140.6 miles long, respectively. And they take a long time to finish. The world record...
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From the Editor: Earl Poteet is one of a few selected Brainspotting practitioners who have trained with Dr. David Grand, its creator. He is a former head coach and player of multiple sports who has consciously begun to focus on the use of Brainspotting with performance problems amongst players that may be trauma based. ...
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Its never good news to learn of a friend’s passing, but in this case, those of us at Podium Sports Journal who knew him are particularly saddened. On Friday May 27th Dr. Julian Morrow, “J” to his friends, succumbed to the second of two heart attacks. I spoke with him a week ago. He...
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by Simon Hartley Be World Class Why does a swimmer get out of bed at 4am on a cold, wet Tuesday in December. Why do they drive all the way to the pool and swim up and down for two hours? Why do they then have a bite of breakfast before doing a tough...
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From the Editor (10.1.2011) Some of you may begin hearing about Dave Scott and Mark Allen’s concerns over the upcoming release of Matt Fitzgerald’s depiction of (“IronWar”, VeloPress, 2011). They feel strongly enough about the piece to sue the author and VeloPress for defamation of character and state flat out that there are erroneous...
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From the Editor: Having worked with numerous goalies and goal keepers over the years, it is pretty rare that you find an article, post, or podcast that does justice to the job these brave and “lonely” souls endeavor to do well. The podcast was my first exposure to Radiolab. You would think that Radiolab...
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Podium’s Podcast of the Month – Featuring – Dr. Kevin L. Burke Editor’s note: As the summer creeps into view, NASCAR is beginning to ramp up and The IRL is gaining momentum. America’s favorite racing venues are virtually sold out weeks in advance as fans clamor to catch all the action. Emerging as one...
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Stephen Walker interviews Paige Gregson, a graduate student Brock University completing her masters in sport sciences.
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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.
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Podium Sports Journal’s Podcast of the Week – An interview with Drs. Noah Gentner and Vanessa Shannon by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP This podcast was the second of a two part podcast with Drs. Noah Gentner and Vanessa Shannon on qualitative research they conducted with Olympic Gold medalists from the 2004 Olympics in Athens,...
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Podium Sports Journal’s Podcast of the Week – An interview with Drs. Noah Gentner and Vanessa Shannon by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP This podcast was the first of a two part podcast with Drs. Noah Gentner and Vanessa Shannon on qualitative research they conducted with Olympic Gold medalists from the 2004 Olympics in Athens,...
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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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Editor’s note: This week the local paper did an expose about a local high school wresting coach who was arrested and charged with sexual assault on a minor by a person in a position of trust. Turns out this coach has a stellar won-loss record, steered his team to a State Championship and was...
by Stephen Walker, PhD and Alec Baker, PsyD “The most important reason that kids play sports is because it’s fun. When it stops being fun, they’ll stop wanting to play, and they’ll stop learning.” – Harry Sheehy Parents have a huge impact on the quality of their sports kid’s experience. This article is designed...
by Ryan Rivera After a Major Injury Athletes take a lot of physical abuse on their way to achieving greatness. They deal with nicks, cuts, aches and pains every day, and in general it’s easy to overcome those bumps and bruises and keep active. But when you suffer from a major injury, it can...
by Will Murray & Stephen Walker Pre-race jitters bother almost everybody. For some athletes, the jitters are so bad that they withdraw from some races or decide to give up racing altogether. For others, those nervous feelings impair their ability to perform. One professional triathlete, an 11-time Ironman finisher, got so nervous before his...
