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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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Core Competencies – Mental Training on Stage

June 23, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment anxiety, choking, coach, coaching, competition, concentration, Core Competencies in Mental Training, David Duval, David Duvall, Dick Harmon, Don Cooper, dr. kristen dieffenbach, Dr. Noah Gentner, dr. sam maniar, Dr. Vanessa Shannon, dr.-stephen-walker, focus, Johnny Miller, Lucas Glover, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, peak-performance, Phil Mickleson, Podium Sports Journal, pressure, Ricky Barnes, Rocco Mediate, self-talk, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-articles, Tiger-Woods, US Open Golf Championship, USGA

By Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP Controlling Stress: The Key to a Great US Open Finish The special pressures that surround

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Don't We Owe Them More?

June 9, 2009 Kristen Dieffenbach PhD 2 Comments Add new tag, coaching, competition, counseling, D1 football players, Don't We Owe Them More?, dr. kristen dieffenbach, exercise-psychology, george dohrmann, health-psychology, healthy living, post career health, recovery, sport-performance, sport-psychology-articles

By Kristen Dieffenbach, PhD, CC-AASP – Coaching Educator – West Virginia University The June 8, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated

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From the Field: Confidence and Competition

August 27, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments 9-year-old, Add new tag, athlete, athlets, children, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, dr. kristen dieffenbach, exercise-psychology, fun, health-psychology, learn, life, mental, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-side, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, opportunities, passion, peak-performance, performance, potential, self-esteem, socialization, specialize, sport, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, young

Dear Podium: I’ve got a young athlete I’ve been working with who trains beautifully but just can’t put it together during competition. I believe it is a confidence issue. How can I better coach him so that he doesn’t beat himself before the gun goes off?
– Confidence Coach

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Overtraining & Under-recovery

February 15, 2007June 5, 2011 Kristen Dieffenbach PhD 13 Comments AASP, coaching, dr. kristen dieffenbach, exercise-psychology, goal-setting, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, motivation, peak-performance, sport-performance, sport-psychology, sports-performance, sports-psychology-articles, united states olympic training center

Kristen Dieffenbach PhD is an assistant professor of athletic coaching education at West Virginia University. She has a Ph.D. in

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How complete is your training?

February 3, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments adventure-racing, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, cycling, dr. kristen dieffenbach, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, multisport, peak-performance, performance, racing, running, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, triathlon

Cyclists, regardless of their level of competition, take their sport much more seriously than do their counterparts in other sports.