What Makes A Sports Team Successful Or Fail? Part I: Definition
In order make headway with this topic, we need to begin slowly by defining terms. This is very important for the team as a...
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...
An ex-NFL Star Dies in Prison
A former professional football player, Lawrence Phillips, apparently killed himself while in a California prison.
His athletic career was shortened by disciplinary difficulties. He played...
CONCUSSSIONS IN THE NHL
(Neil Miller/Sportsday Wire)
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
Jeff Z. Klein wrote an article in the Sports section of the New York Times that focused on the...
An Amateur Golfer From Long Island Plays With the Big Boys At The Bob...
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
My brother, Mark, plays out of the Muttontown Country Club on Long Island. On January 13, of 2007, he and I...
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...
Yoga and Golf
Thoughts on Yoga for Golf with Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
An experience at the driving range enlightened me. I kept hitting the ball off to the left....
Outline Notes on a Sports Team as an Effective Group
Translated by Paul Schienberg, PhD
I. THE NATURE OF GROUPS
A. Definition of a Group
1.The common fate of members serves to highlight the nature of a...
STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING PAIN BY ATHLETES ARE EVALUATED
By Lina Vaisetaite
You probably quite often feel pain while you train – what do you do then?
Psychologists use the notion of “pain coping”. It...
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...
