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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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Vancouver Olympics 2010 – The Mental Toughness of Ryan Miller

February 23, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment Canada, competition, focus, hockey, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, peak-performance, ryan miller goaltending, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-articles, Stephen Walker, USA, Vancouver Olympics 2010

What happens when you combine the speed of 5 great athletes in helmets and pads sprinting on ice skates straight at you? Oh yeah, they’re also bearing weapons.

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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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Talk Back to Your Negative Self Talk

October 31, 2009 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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Mental Skills Training – Dr. Ken Hodge and Critical Action Response Strategies

October 25, 2009March 13, 2013 Stephen Walker, PhD 2 Comments coach, coaching, concentration, focus, mental-game, peak-performance, self-talk, sport-psychology-techniques, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques

Podium’s Podcast of the Week – An interview with New Zealand’s Ken Hodge by Stephen E. Walker, PhD, CC-AASP

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Predicting Success in Putting – Routines, Time on Task & Putting Distance

October 8, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments anxiety, competition, concentration, focus, goal-setting, imagery, mental-toughness, peak-performance, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, visualization

Podium’s Podcast of the Week: An Interview with Dr. Rob Bell from Ball State University by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP

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Dr. Geir Jordet: Choking In Pressure Situations – How to Prevent it.

October 4, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment AASP 2009, anxiety, Choking under Pressure, coach, coaching, concentration, Dr. Geir Jordet, dr.-stephen-walker, focus, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, peak-performance, penalty kicks, premier league soccer, soccer, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-articles, sports-skills, stress, world cup soccer

by Stephen Walker, Ph.D. CC-AASP Podium’s Podcast of the Week: An Interview with Dr. Geir Jordet Geir Jordet is Associate

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Serena Williams US Open Debacle: The Foot Fault

September 13, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments competition, concentration, dr.-stephen-walker, focus, foot fault, Kim Clisters, mental-game, mental-technique, mental-toughness, peak-performance, referee Brian Early, Serena Williams, sport-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, tennis, US Open Tennis Championships

Lack of Mental Toughness Costly by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP – Boulder, Colorado We assume that those who play on

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Dr. Ashwin Patel talks about the Mental Demands of Professional Motocross Racers

September 13, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments competition, concentration, dr. ashwin patel, focus, imagery, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, motocross racing, professional racers, research, sport-psychology, sports-psychology, stephen, visualization

Podium Sports Journal Podcast of the Week: An Interview with Dr. Ashwin Patel about his work and research with Professional

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Research on Pre-shot Routines Used by PGA Professionals on Tour

August 7, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments anxiety, coaching, competition, concentration, dr. daniel czech, dr.-stephen-walker, focus, georgia southern university, goal-setting, golf, imagery, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-tools, performance, pre-shot routines, research, research study, self-talk, sport-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-skills, visualization

Podium’s Podcast of the Week – an Interview with Dr. Daniel Czech – Georgia Southern University by Stephen E Walker,