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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 Noah Gentner, PhD, CC-AASP I grew up in South Bend, IN. home of Notre Dame, Studebaker cars, and one of the best soccer coaches I have ever known, Jim Tallman. As a graduate of Clay High School it might seem blasphemous to speak so kindly about the former head coach at John Adams...
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From the Editor: Brainspotting is an emerging treatment modality used by a growing collection of mental health practitioners originally designed and developed for treating trauma – including, but not limited to, sports trauma. Sports like gymnastics, diving, cheer competitions and the like have gained notoriety for some of the problems these athletes have developed...
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Simon Hartley, MSc, BASES – Be World Class “Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it’s because you’ve started to think of failure.” said Tommy Lasorda former manager for the LA Dodgers MLB team. There is no such thing as pressure. It is one of...
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by Dr. Haley Perlus How many ski racers have you witnessed having a perfect run, let alone two perfect runs in one race? We all know the answer…perfect performances are extremely rare, especially in Alpine ski racing. Olympic athletes have high personal standards of performance and continue to push the boundaries in their sport....
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by Noah Gentner, PhD, CC-AASP What do Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Nike, and Coca-Cola all have in common? Besides being companies that my wife and I have given FAR too much money to, they are all extremely successful. Do you know what else they have in common? Let’s take a little quiz. What’s the first thing...
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Today is a huge day in the National Football League. The AFC and NFC Championship games will be decided by the end of day. Folks are downright whacked in Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago and Green Bay, wearing their teams colors complete with cheese-heads, hard-hats, terrible towels, and ‘da bears’ gear. Just like it always...
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Jeremy Bloom COLORADO ’06 Sport: Football Why he matters: World’s top-ranked mogul skier in 2002; arguably the nation’s most feared punt returner; activist for a national Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights. What he dislikes most about the NCAA: “They limit opportunity.” On giving up 45 grand after winning Superstars competition: “The NCAA let me...
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by Dr. Haley Perlus with Stephen Walker, PhD How nervous do you get on race day? How do you feel in the start area when you see your fellow competitors warming up, the coaches preparing skis and the parents collecting jackets and wishing their kids good luck? When you’re standing in line for your...
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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...
