One of the most interesting things about the Olympics is that they give us a glimpse at how athletes deal with highly pressurized situations.
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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...
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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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Tags: coach, competition, concentration, Dr. Noah Gentner, Dr. Vanessa Shannon, interview by dr. stephen walker, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-strength, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, olympic gold medal winners, peak-performance, Podcasts, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, winter olympics 2010 vancouver, world champions
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by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP Robin Vealey is one of sport psychology’s best. Her book Coaching for the Inner Edge (2005) is one the field’s most comprehensive works. In it she offers guidance in the use of applied methods and instruction on some of the most valuable techniques available. I give it my highest...
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In a special effort to acknowledge the grueling nature of the Tour de France – this qualitative research on the experience of “suffering” in cycling will open your eyes. Editor’s note: The vast majority of literature in sport psychology involves quantitative research methods. These help in understanding trends and the prevalence of applied methods...
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Tags: coaching, concentration, coping strategies, counseling, cycling, exercise-psychology, exertion pain, habituation, health-psychology, imagery, injury pain, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, mental-training, methods for managing pain, negative emotional effects of injury related pain, pain in cycling, performance, performance and pain, phil moore, positive pain, positive responses to exertion pain, qualitative research, racing, reward and punishment, social science in sport, sport-psychology, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, suffering, united kingdom psychologist
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Brenda Epstein and Jess Knudson’s award winning sports talk show is called “Beyond the Balls” Listen as they interview our own Dr. Stephen Walker Jess and Bren are pretty much icons in Ft. Collins Colorado. They have one of the funniest, most compelling sports talk shows on the radio today. Although really quite saavy,...
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Andrea Becker talks about her research with athletes who experienced great coaching
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By: Philip D. Del Vecchio III & Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP Like most sports, Baseball is a game that requires mental effort. Beyond the physical skills required at every position, the mental skills of the game are critical. Baseball is a game of demanding strategic, tactical and technical features that can be, and should...
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by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP Probably the most enjoyable aspect of working with athletes, coaches, trainers and parents of emerging stars in development is the opportunity to help them – get over it. “IT” varies from person to person. I won’t tell you that watching a coach pitch a fit, or hearing of...
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“It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly,...
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