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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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Federer Needs Mental Conditioning

June 13, 2007
Federer Needs Mental Conditioning

“As for Federer, he desperately needs a coach, and perhaps some sort of mental conditioning as well.” This quote came from an article in The Science of Sport. It’s well written and takes a look at the 2007 French Open final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer including the mental aspects of Federer’s loss…and…Nadal’s...
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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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