Rob Polishook MA CPC, Author at Podium Sports Journal

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Talk Back to Your Negative Self Talk

November 1, 2020January 9, 2021 Rob Polishook MA CPC 0 Comments coaching, concentration, focus, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, peak-performance, self-talk, sports-performance, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, visualization

6 Steps to Taming that Devilish Little Voice BY ROB POLISHOOK, MA, CPC All competitive players recognize negative self-thoughts. It

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Performance Blocks in Tennis – the Serving "Yips"

September 8, 2010 Rob Polishook MA CPC 0 Comments

Article first published in the Long Island Tennis Magazine | August 18, 2010 | By Rob Polishook Photo Credit: John

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

March 5, 2010 Rob Polishook MA CPC 0 Comments boris becker quote "tiebreakers are 98% mental", coaching, competition, dr alan goldberg, dr. david grand, fear of injury or reinjury, fear of not being good enough, fear of not meeting expectations, fear of success, fear-of-failure, mental-game, Rob Polishook, sport-psychology-articles, tennis

ROB POLISHOOK, MA, CPC How many times have you heard the following from a coach, parent, or teammate? “If only

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The Argument for "Releasing" tension – Good or Bad?

February 6, 2010 Rob Polishook MA CPC 0 Comments Australian Open 2010 Tennis Championships, emotional release in competition, Nikolay Davydenko, Rob Polishook, roger-federer, sport-performance, sport-psychology, tennis

by Rob Polishook, M.A. The Australian Open Tennis Championships 2010 I’m still recovering from my 4:30 am live viewing of

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Coaching The Millennial Player

January 16, 2010 Rob Polishook MA CPC 0 Comments athlete development, coaching best practices, coaching developing athletes, coaching successes, coaching the millenial player, competition, great coaching, Inside the Zone, motivation, peak-performance, player as person first, Rob Polishook, self-talk, sport-performance, sports-psychology-articles, training athletes for life

by Rob Polishook, MA, CPC The Athlete is a Person First and Player Second There are three core mental-based principles

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Sweaty Palms and Cold Feet – Who's Playing This Match Anyway?

November 9, 2009 Rob Polishook MA CPC 3 Comments coaching, competition, self-talk, sport-psychology-articles, sports-performance, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training

How to stay calm and empower your kids while watching by Rob Polishook, MA, CPC Imagine the scenario: You are