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Life, Community & Energy – A Message from Dr. Jim Loehr

November 6, 2010April 11, 2011 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments AASP, dr.-stephen-walker, Holistic Energy System, Human Performance Institute, Jim Loer

There are dozens of highlights at every AASP conference and they include the great research presented, successes recognized, new horizons

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The Most Important Job Interview in Sports: Part I

March 18, 2010 Noah Gentner PhD 3 Comments anxiety, competition, Dr. Noah Gentner, financial compensation based on combine performance, goal-setting, mental-toughness, mental-training, most important job interview in football, motivation, NFL scouting combine, pressure on the athletes, sports-psychology-articles, stress and the nfl scouting combine, stress-management

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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Coaching Education: Coachs' Interpersonal Styles Affect Motivation

March 13, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments athlete choice, athlete motivation, brock university ontario canada, Coaching-Education, dr. philip wilson, dr.-stephen-walker, feeling the coach cares about you, interpersonal styles affect motivation, paige gregson, purpose, structure in practice

Stephen Walker interviews Paige Gregson, a graduate student Brock University completing her masters in sport sciences.

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Vancouver Olympics 2010 – Are your Kids Dreaming of Being Olympians?

February 19, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment AASP, coaching, competition, Dos and Don'ts for parents of gifted athletes, Dr. Daniel Gould, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, mental-skills, Michigan State University, motivation, parenting and coaching young athletes, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-training

A Podcast with Dr. Daniel Gould – Advisor to the USOC and Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University.

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What Makes a Great Team Captain in NCAA Sports?

January 18, 2010December 29, 2014 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment Coaches relationship with team captains, coaching, Dr. Greg Shelly, Dr. Noah Gentner, dr.-stephen-walker, georgia southern university, goal-setting, Great Team Captains, Ithaca College, Jesse Michel, Leadership, mental-game, motivation, NCAA Sports, sport-psychology, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology-training, team leadership, team-work, West Virginia University

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP Podium’s Podcast of the Week: An Interview with Jesse Michel – West Virginia University Coaches

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Mythbusting in High School Sports: Perspectives of Athletes, Coaches and Parents

December 7, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments Aimee Kimball - UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, and Parents, coaches, Coaching-Education, competition, Dana Voelker - Michigan State University, dr.-stephen-walker, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, Mythbusting in High School Sports, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Pennsylvania State Alliance, Perspectives of Athletes, Samantha Monda - West Virginia University, Sarah Compton - Argosy University, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-articles, Why do HS sports

Podium’s Podcast of the Week – An interview with Samantha Monda by Stephen Walker, PhD – CC-AASP Dr. Aimee Kimball,

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Another Look at "Overtraining Syndrome" with Dr. Goran Kentta

December 3, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments competition, exercise-psychology, mental-conditioning, peak-performance, sport-performance, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training

by Dr. Stephen Walker – CC-AASP Podium’s Podcast of the Week – an Interview with Goran Kentta Dr. Goran Kentta

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The Storybook Finish that Didn't Happen – Jenny Barringer's NCAA Cross Country Championships

December 2, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coaching, competition, dr. kristen dieffenbach, dr.-stephen-walker, goal-setting, health-psychology, Jenny Barringer, Kara-Goucher, Mark Wetmore, mental-skills, mental-toughness, NCAA Womens Cross Country Championships, overtraining, peak-performance, Renee Metivier-Ballie, running, Shayne Culpepper, sport-psychology-training, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training, stress, stress-management, Under recovery, Univeristy of Colorado

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP What Happened to Jenny Barringer? Legendary basketball coach John Wooden once said, “Things work out

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Sport Psychology in Working with Successful vs Unsuccessful Teams

November 13, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments california state university fullerton, coach, competition, high school baseball, ian connole, kristen frevert, losing teams, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-tools, mental-toughness, sport-performance, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, Stephen Walker, winning teams

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP Podium’s Podcast of the Week – Reflections on Applied Consulting work with Teams While working

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Athletes, Energy Drinks, Addiction & Substance Abuse – A Risky Combination

October 31, 2009February 21, 2013 Conrad Woolsey PhD 4 Comments coaching, competition, Dr. Conrad Woolsey, dr.-stephen-walker, energy drinks, exercise-psychology, Food Drug Administration, health risk behaviors, health-psychology, nutrition, Oklahoma State University, RedLine, relationship to addiction and substance abuse, Spike, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, student athletes, Univeristy of Missouri

Podium’s Podcast of the Week: An Interview with Dr. Conrad Woolsey by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP and Conrad Woolsey, PhD

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