Posts Tagged ‘ Tiger-Woods ’

by Noah Gentner, PhD Have you ever dated someone who made you feel self-conscious or uncomfortable with who you are?  Maybe they made you feel like you dressed like a slob, drank too much Diet Coke, partied too much, or were lazy.  If you have experienced this you know how uncomfortable it feels to...
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by Dr. Stephen Walker – CC-AASP Tiger’s Infamous Fall from Grace Belief Systems Drive Behavior – Both Good & Bad Behavior: The case for therapy in Sport The end of 2009 has brought us some unforgetable moments both in and out of sport.  What will undoubtedly be remembered as a tough year for everyone...
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By Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP Controlling Stress: The Key to a Great US Open Finish The special pressures that surround our national championship in professional golf  are both a delight and disaster waiting to happen…and the $1.35 million smackers at stake are but a small part of the story. Open to sectional qualifiers anywhere...
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The following paragraphs come from an article on Coach Dave Rogers. According to the Journal of Applied Sports Psychology, 2002, mental toughness is having the natural or developed psychological edge that enables you to: Cope – generally cope better than your opponents with the many demands such as training, lifestyle and head to head...
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