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The Golfer in You

May 7, 2010December 25, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 2 Comments golf, imagery, photo by bob fisher, poetry by charles pfeil, sports, the beauty of the game, visualization

(Thanks to Bob Fisher for the photo – Fisher is the Team photographer for the Montreal Canadians) A Poem by

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Performance at its Best: Apolo Anton Ohno

March 2, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 3 Comments america's most successful athlete, apolo anton ohno, competition, concentration, dr.-stephen-walker, imagery, Jessie Owens, learning from his youth, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, peak-performance, self-talk, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, Vancouver Olympics 2010, visualization, Yuki Ohno

“I’ve always, in the back of my head, wanted to be known as one of the greatest short track speedskaters

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Mental Training Pays Off – Vancouver Olympics 2010

February 28, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments billy demong, Bode Miller, Canadian Hockey team, Chad Headrick, coaching, competition, concentration, Controlling stress, cr johnson, factors in success, focus, Jeret "Speedy" Peterson, Joanie Rochette, Johnny Spillane, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, managing strong emotions, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-toughness, mental-training, outcome-goals, peak-performance, positive mental attitude, process-goals, productive relationships with teammates and coaches, Russian hockey team, self-motivation, self-talk, setting-goals, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-articles, USA hockey team, Vancouver Olympics 2010, visualization

by Dr. Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychogists What do you get when you employ a positive

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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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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. 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,

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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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Jamie Donaldson Seeks to Repeat in the 2009 "Badwater Ultramarathon"

July 13, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments Add new tag, adventurecorps, anxiety, badwater ultramarathon champion, competition, concentration, Dave Donaldson, death valley, dr.-stephen-walker, Jamie Donaldson, mental-conditioning, mental-strength, mental-toughness, motivation, mt. whitney portal, peak-performance, racing, running, self-talk, sport-performance, ultramarathons, visualization

by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP Planet Earth’s Undisputed “Toughest Road Race” What do you call a 135 mile long road

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