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What Teddy Roosevelt taught us about “Process vs Outcome Goals”

March 3, 2015March 10, 2015 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments Americas-coach, fear-of-failure, flow-state, goal-setting, mental-training, outcome-goals, process-goals, success, Teddy-Roosevelt

“It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or where

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Mental Skills & Preparation Strategies of Olympic Gold medalists – II

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 Stephen Walker, PhD 6 Comments competition, Dr. Noah Gentner, Dr. Vanessa Shannon, focus, goal-setting, imagery, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, olympic gold medal winners, peak-performance, sport-psychology

Podium Sports Journal’s Podcast of the Week – An interview with Drs. Noah Gentner and Vanessa Shannon by Dr. Stephen

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Guidelines for goal-setting: Researched and Tested

April 7, 2011April 11, 2011 Julian Morrow PhD 2 Comments conditioning assessments, dr julian morrow, fitness level, goal-setting, goals, lifestyle features, long term goals, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, mental-training, motor skills, self-confidence, self-efficacy, short term goals, sport-psychology, sports-performance, sports-skills, status assessment

Sasha DiGiulian Win’s the 2011 SCS National Championships in Sport Climbing Photos by Dominik Walker Editors Note: Goal Setting is

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The Most Important Job Interview in Sports: Part I

March 18, 2010 Noah Gentner PhD 3 Comments anxiety, competition, Dr. Noah Gentner, financial compensation based on combine performance, goal-setting, mental-toughness, mental-training, most important job interview in football, motivation, NFL scouting combine, pressure on the athletes, sports-psychology-articles, stress and the nfl scouting combine, stress-management

One of the most interesting things about the Olympics is that they give us a glimpse at how athletes deal with highly pressurized situations.

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Olympic Champions will need to hit 212 to be Successful

February 13, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments 212 degrees video, competition, goal-setting, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, motivation, olympic-athletes, sports-performance, sports-psychology, Vancouver Olympics, What it takes to be a Champion

The Olympic Games start today and the world’s finest athletes will be competing. Who knows what will happen?

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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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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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From USOC's Dr. Sean McCann: How Coaches & Athletes Can Build Stronger Performances

November 22, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coaching, competition, goal-setting, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-tools, mental-toughness, peak-performance, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills

The USOC’s Coaching Newsletter – An Article on Performance Enhancement A THREE-STEP FORMULA FOR COMPETITION READINESS: FROM PREPARATION TO EXECUTION

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