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Performance at its Best: Apolo Anton Ohno

March 2, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 3 Comments america's most successful athlete, apolo anton ohno, competition, concentration, dr.-stephen-walker, imagery, Jessie Owens, learning from his youth, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, peak-performance, self-talk, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, Vancouver Olympics 2010, visualization, Yuki Ohno

“I’ve always, in the back of my head, wanted to be known as one of the greatest short track speedskaters

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Sport Psychology at the Vancouver Olympic Games 2010

February 26, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment coaching, concentration, cr johnson, dr.-stephen-walker, focus, grief, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, loss, mental-conditioning, mental-strength, overcoming obstacles, racing, recovery, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, tragedy

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists In a previous article involving a “From the Field” interview

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Julia Mancuso's Day: Who Said Luck, Time and Circumstance Don't Factor In?

February 25, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment athletic-performance, coaching, competition, concentration, dealing with loss and grief, dr.-stephen-walker, draw inspiration from CR Johnson, focus, forgiveness, giant slalom race, give the performance of a lifetime. refocusing, Julia Mancuso, learn from her mistakes, letting go of the past, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, poor weather conditions, racing, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training, Vancouver Olympics 2010

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists Vancouver Olympics 2010 – Julia Mancuso Part 1 Julia Mancuso

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Tips for being a Winning Sports Parent

February 20, 2010January 25, 2011 Stephen Walker, PhD 7 Comments 10 things every athlete parent should know, coaching, critical parent, dr.-stephen-walker, learning best practices, nurturing parent, Parenting Young Athletes, priorties in working with youth athletes, styles of parenting continuum, supportive parent

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists He was doing his best to keep from breaking down,

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PJS Talks with Dr. Lee Hancock on Mental Skills Training for Youth Coaches & Athletes

February 8, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 3 Comments AASP 2009, Arizona State University Office of Youth Preparation, Cal South coaching clinics, California State university Dominguez Hills, coaching, Developmental Strategies, Dr. Lee Hancock, dr.-stephen-walker, Mental Skills Training for Coaches and Athletes, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, OYP, Preparing Sports Psych. Consultants, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-articles, sports-skills

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP Podium’s Podcast of the Week: An Interview with Dr. Lee Hancock Lee Hancock is Chair

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Poised for Greatness: Inspiration and Opportunity in Superbowl XLIV

February 6, 2010February 25, 2011 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments Anthony Hargrove, coaching, dr.-stephen-walker, Finish Strong, goal-setting, Indianapolis Colts, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, motivation, New Orlean's Saints, recovery, rehabilitation, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, Super Bowl XLIV

by Stephen Walker, Ph.D., CC-AASP Inspirational Stories – See What the Saint’s Use to Pump Themselves Up – Check out

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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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Athletes' Choices Can Help or Hinder the Development of Confidence

January 9, 2010 Conrad Woolsey PhD 1 Comment anxiety, athletic-performance, Building Confidence, coach, coaching, Coaching Mental Excellence, competition, confidence, Conrad Woolsey, D.L. Cook, dr.-stephen-walker, focus, goal-setting, imagery, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, peak-performance, R. T. McGuire, racing, Ralph Vernacchia, self-confidence, self-talk, sport-performance, sport-psychology-articles, sports-performance, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training, visualization

Foreward by Dr. Stephen Walker – Editor: “Confidence is a factor that can influence an athlete’s performance in remarkable ways. 

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Might Psychotherapy Have Rescued Tiger Woods?

December 28, 2009November 8, 2014 Stephen Walker, PhD 2 Comments athletes, behavior, character, clinical sport psychology, divorce, dr.-stephen-walker, Elin Nordegren, John Wooden "Game Plan for Life", life skills, News, psychotherapy, psychotherapy in sports, psychotherapy with athletes, qualifications of therapists, relationship counseling, sport-psychology, Tiger-Woods

by Dr. Stephen Walker – CC-AASP Tiger’s Infamous Fall from Grace Belief Systems Drive Behavior – Both Good & Bad

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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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