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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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The Best of Coaches – Bring out the Best in their Teams – Part 2

April 8, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments Blake-Griffen, coaching, Coaching-Education, committment, geno-auriemma, mental-conditioning, NCAA-basketball, North-Carolina-Tar-Heels, Oklahoma-Sooners, passion, Roy-Williams, team-work, Tina-Charles, Ty-Lawson, U-Conn-Huskies, Wayne-Ellington

By Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP Last night capped the end of March Madness when the NCAA Basketball Championships were completed.

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From the Field: Confidence and Competition

August 27, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments 9-year-old, Add new tag, athlete, athlets, children, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, dr. kristen dieffenbach, exercise-psychology, fun, health-psychology, learn, life, mental, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-side, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, opportunities, passion, peak-performance, performance, potential, self-esteem, socialization, specialize, sport, 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, young

Dear Podium: I’ve got a young athlete I’ve been working with who trains beautifully but just can’t put it together during competition. I believe it is a confidence issue. How can I better coach him so that he doesn’t beat himself before the gun goes off?
– Confidence Coach