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5 Keys to Mental Toughness in Volleyball

December 16, 2014March 10, 2015 Stephen Walker, PhD 13 Comments dig, Mental Fitness, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, Performance Psychology, Physical Fitness, Physical Skills, serve, Skill, Spike, sport, teamwork, volleyball, Volleyball Coaching, Volleyball Game, Volleyball Player, Volleyball Training

by Michelle Ehgotz and Dr. Stephen Walker Mental fitness in sport is often overlooked and in sports like volleyball,

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How Best to Introduce Your Child to Sports

November 15, 2014November 15, 2014 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment Athletics, Parent Questions, parenting, Play Sport, psychology, Ross Flowers, sport, Sport Programs

By Ross Flowers An Expert’s Answers to Parents’ Questions About Raising a Healthy, Balanced, Happy Athlete Parent: When should I

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Injury and Depression: What Every Coach & Sports Medicine Specialist Should Know

May 27, 2011November 28, 2011 Rebecca Symes 1 Comment athlete, athletic injuries, coach, coach sports, depression, doc, emotional health, injuries, injury, know, medicine, mental health, psychologist, psychology, sport, sport med, sports

by Rebecca Symes, CPsychol Many people look up to and aspire towards the world’s greatest athletes and at times they

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Brainspotting Part 2 – A Neurobehavioral Treatment for Sports Trauma

March 21, 2011March 23, 2011 Stephen Walker, PhD 4 Comments bsp, david grand, eye movement, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, mind body interventions, peter levine, physical trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, sport, sport-performance, trauma, treatment modalities

From the Editor: Brainspotting is an emerging treatment modality used by a growing collection of mental health practitioners originally designed

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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

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From the Field: Building Confidence With Positive Self Talk

August 21, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coach, coaching, communication, competition, conversation, counseling, Dr. Noah Gentner, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, healthy, load, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, peak-performance, performance, professional-counsel, resentment, 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, spousal-support, spouse, suggestions, support, training

Dear Podium: I’ve raced at a world class level for a number of years and had significant success. My best performance on the world stage was an 8th place in the Olympic Games and I was just coming off an injury. My problem is that in spite of this level of success, I sometimes feel such a lack of confidence that it really interferes with my performance. It has been so bad there were even a few times when I wondered if I even belonged on the track. How can I better condition myself mentally so that I don’t beat myself before the start?
– Wanting More Confidence

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