Depressed Athletes? Not Likely
by Miguel Humara, Ph.D.
One of my students once asked me why there was so much research in the field of sport psychology on anxiety...
Everyone’s A Winner: A Middle School Football Game
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
Thousands of middle school football games get played across the country every weekend. Coaches and players spend hours trying to figure...
Eye And Hand Dominance – Baseball Performance
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
Introduction: Background And History
Except for a few isolated cases, such as the...
PARENTING: Dealing with Abusive Coaches
by Miguel Humara, Ph.D.
Last year I went to watch my cousin's 13 year-old boy play for the championship of his soccer league. Tom's a...
Supervision of a Basketball Coach Using Techniques From Modern Psychoanalysis
Written by Edwin Kramer, PsyD
Part I: Introduction
All coaches understand X’s and O’s, a mental conception of how basketball should be played, and ideas about...
MYTHS OF SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
A review of beliefs that negatively impact on an athletes willingness to use and outcome derived by consulting a sport psychologist. By Lina Vaisetaite
Myths...
Building a Sports Team
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
When children are born, they are usually thrust into a group called a family. Over the past forty years, the stability...
SWIMMING: The Heat Sheet – An Autobiography
by Allan Kopel
Hello. I am a heat sheet and I want to tell you a little bit about myself. Depending on the number of...
Goal Setting: Motivation In Training For Skydiving –
by Vic Napier & Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
The general public often thinks of skydiving as a “stunt” performed by “dare devils”...
MONTE IRVIN: WILLIE MAYS’ MENTOR
Behind any great athlete you will usually find a less known athlete or coach who has mentored the well-known marque sportsman or sportswoman. Sometimes...
