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Fight, Flight, FREEZE: The 7 Biggest Fears that Paralyze Athletes in Sports

March 5, 2010
Fight, Flight, FREEZE: The 7 Biggest Fears that Paralyze Athletes in Sports

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”… “If only she could play matches like she plays in practice”… “If only he wouldn’t get tight during crucial points”… “If only she would just let herself go and...
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The Argument for "Releasing" tension – Good or Bad?

February 6, 2010
The Argument for "Releasing" tension – Good or Bad?

by Rob Polishook, M.A. The Australian Open Tennis Championships 2010 I’m still recovering from my 4:30 am live viewing of Roger Federer and Nikolay Davydenko. What a match!  What mental swings!  These mental swings are really potent, and yet so many of them get swept under the carpet by commentators espousing that “players” don’t...
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Coaching The Millennial Player

January 16, 2010
Coaching The Millennial Player

by Rob Polishook, MA, CPC The Athlete is a Person First and Player Second There are three core mental-based principles of Inside the Zone Sport Performance Group which coaches can employ to help their players achieve peak performance. The principles are: ! 1. The athlete is a person first and player second. ! 2....
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Goals SportsParents Should Have Raising a Great Team Player

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...
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