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Football Passion Runs Deep Throughout the World

January 23, 2011January 23, 2011 Stephen Walker, PhD 3 Comments american football fans, brazil bowl, championship, football, liga brasileira de futebol americano, national football league, passion, sports

Today is a huge day in the National Football League. The AFC and NFC Championship games will be decided by

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What Coaches and Consultants Should Know about Music and Rhythm in Sport Performance

August 2, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment coaching, concentration, Dr. Lois Butcher Poffley, dr.-stephen-walker, exercise-psychology, football, golf, health-psychology, imagery, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, motor skills, music, Music and Tempo in Sport, Podcasts, rhythm, self-talk, sport-performance, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, tempo, visualization

Podium’s Podcast of the Week: Dr. Lois Butcher-Poffley’s research on music & tempo in Sport by Stephen E. Walker, PhD,

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Dr. Scott Martin's Research on Effective Coaching Behaviors

February 13, 2008 Stephen Walker, PhD 27 Comments bear bryant, bud wilkinson, coach, coaching, coaching behavior assessment, competition, dr. scott martin, football, goal-setting, knute rockne, leadership scale for sport, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-toughness, motivation, self-talk, sport-performance, sport-psychology, sports-psychology-training, team development, team-work, tom landry, winning

By Scott Martin, Ph.D. “The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.” – Tom Landry Winning is the ultimate goal

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Psychology and Soccer – What Makes A Good Player

August 28, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coach, coaching, competition, counseling, exercise-psychology, football, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, peak-performance, performance, soccer, 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

Sports Psychology is playing an ever-increasing role in influencing soccer performance. At Ajax football club in Holland, their selection policy

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Temple visit part of the Thais’ mental preparations

July 8, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments buddhism, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, exercise-psychology, football, health-psychology, meditation, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, peak-performance, performance, soccer, 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

“The principles of Buddhism are an important part of our sports psychology. If a player is relaxed and does meditation

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Can we learn "Gretzky"?

June 11, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments basketball, champions, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, exercise-psychology, football, health-psychology, hockey, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, peak-performance, performance, 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

“I couldn’t beat people with my strength. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.” -Wayne