Talk Back to Your Negative Self Talk
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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Focusing Your Attention Effectively to Achieve a Podium Performance
Balancing our focus of attention is a key to performing well, especially when facing competing demands. This is even more important during competition. Focusing on the right things and sustaining that focus is the key to achieving a Podium performance. Find out what it takes.
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The Mental Skills of Jeremy Bloom
Editors note: In my sport psych practice I have recently been asked alot about mindfulness techniques. Meditation, use of mantras
Read more3 Mental Game Lessons from the US Open at Merion Golf Club
photo courtesy of media.philly.com Lessons From Merion by Matt Long, MA, MEd “I’ll tell you about these (U.S.) Opens, they
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Podium Sports Journal’s Podcast of the Week – An interview with Drs. Noah Gentner and Vanessa Shannon by Dr. Stephen
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DJ Gregory and the PGA Tour by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP There have been a number of great stories that
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For Podium Sports Journal by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP and Alec Baker, PsyD What happens when you combine the speed
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By Larry Lauer, PhD, CC-AASP Michigan Youth Sports Institute Named one of the NSAPE Top 100 coaching educators of 2007
Read more“You” Control Your Performance!
by Simon Hartley Be World Class Your performance is entirely within your control. Your performance is not dictated by anyone
Read moreMental Training Pays Off – Vancouver Olympics 2010
by Dr. Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychogists What do you get when you employ a positive
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