Posts Tagged ‘ basketball ’

Bridging the gap between coaching research and practice. By Michael P. Sheridan, Ph.D. What is this article all about? The purpose of this article is to provide support for coaches who wish to review, consider, and apply some of the findings from recent research to everyday coaching. This article will review a recent research...
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International speaker Bruce Brown believes the definition of an athlete does not rest solely on being born with physical gifts. A coach for 35 years, Brown spent time with students Wednesday morning outlining what it takes to be a true athlete. He talked about going to a college to recruit a young man for...
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The notion of training athletes to refocus during the down-time in sport can potentially result in improved performance (Loehr, 1994). Down-time refers to a break in the competitive action during the game. Examples of down-time include the time between pitches in a baseball game, between shots in a golf tournament, or between points in...
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This quote by Bobby Knight appeared on Commadot.com “Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.” That says it all.
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“I couldn’t beat people with my strength. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.” -Wayne Gretzky In an article from Wired Magazine, Jennifer Kahn explores the “field sense” that players like Wayne Gretzky, Larry Bird and Joe Montana have…and we all would be happy to have…but can we learn...
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