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Have you been watching? There’s a lot to watch! As a fan it’s exciting. As a sports psychologist it’s an interesting perspective on the human condition. The media spends a lot [...]

In an age where youth start specializing in a sport by the time they are 10 or 11 years old the dream to be great in my experience can take on a couple of different routes – burnout or [...]

Do you remember the show Underdog? When he was not Underdog, he was incognito as the humble & lovable Shoeshine Boy. Like Superman, when trouble calls, he hurriedly dresses in a phone [...]

A few weeks ago I starting talking about Psychology of winning and losing in sports. I talked about why winning and losing is important and how to deal with each of those scenarios. Last week I [...]

A couple of weeks ago I talked about the psychology of winning and losing. This blog has far surpassed all others on my site and in a very short period of time. Today I am going to break down one [...]

If you didn’t get to watch much of Wimbledon this year here’s a recap: seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was beat in the semi-finals by Milos Raonic, Andy Murray took home [...]

Kids need to learn that winning and losing exist, why they both exist and how to deal with them. Why? Because as adults we somehow come to think that we should only and always win. Is winning the [...]

Defending champ and #1 seed Serena Williams beat Amra Sadikovic 6-2, 6-4 but it wasn’t easy. Amra stayed with Serena breaking serve in the second set. This was partly due to her skill but [...]

It was quite a day for Dustin Johnson. “Johnson won his first major championship with a steady final-round 1-under-par 69 Sunday to finish at 4 under 276 in the 116th edition of the U.S. [...]

These can be part of the same thing. Not always but it seems to be quite common that a client initially presents with anxiety which leads to burnout which leads to a form of PTSD. This is [...]