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Strategies for Dealing with a Sports Injury
I’ve written and talked about the psychology of injuries for years. Injuries really do stink but what can make the process easier is to not only deal with the physical aspect of the injury [...]
Mike Krzyzewski – Emperor Coach
What do you think about that? Interesting use of words, right? Not so much if you think about. In the NY Times article Mike Krzyzewski, the Emperor Coach they have explained the use of coach as [...]
So You Want to Be A 3.5
I recently had two separate conversations with tennis players, one who was a 3.0 and one who wants to be a 3.5. It seems that the 3.0’s always want to be a 3.5 and the 3.5’s want to be a 4.0. In [...]
The Role of Stress In Our Lives
Every day we constantly face small events that elevate our overall stress level. It usually comes about one domino at a time until one misplaced, teetering domino starts a stressful cascade. Your [...]
The Olympic Mindset
Olympic athletes struggle with mental performance. How do I know? I work with many of them. Just because they are Olympians does not mean they are immune to anxiety, fear, worries and doubts. As [...]
Supporting Your Child’s Athletic Dreams
Parents always want the best for their children, but sometimes struggle with the best way to support them. It is difficult to find the balance between helping your child achieve his or her [...]
Pros and Cons of Starting Sports Young
We have all seen and heard stories about prodigy athletes who start sports at 3 or 4 years old and now are the phenoms in their field. At age 3, Kobe Bryant told his mom he was going to grow up [...]
What is Sports Psychology?
I’ve often been asked, what is sports psychology? The technical answer to this question is this: Sport psychology is the scientific study of people and their behaviors in sports activities [...]