MOVIE NEWS: Reversal
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
I had the good fortune of running into Jimi Petulla. He has created a film called “Reversal” with the help of...
Eye And Hand Dominance – Baseball Performance
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
Introduction: Background And History
Except for a few isolated cases, such as the...
Set Your Goals
by Miguel Humara, Ph.D.
Athletes experience both success and failure, but what differentiates the two? While many books have been written on the subject, no...
Cognitive Style And Athletic Performance Part II: Self Talk
by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
Self talk can be defined as a conversation we have with ourselves whether it is audible or not. There are various...
LETTER OF THE MONTH
TO: questions@psychedonline.org
FROM: XXXXXX@aol.com
SUBJECT: Rubber Legs
DATE: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 07:36:51
After reading your interview with Jeff Torborg, I was wondering … My coach is...
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...
FEATURE: Cognitive Style AND Athletic Performance Part I: Distortions
by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
The pressures of competitive sport offer ideal situations for creating irrational or distorted cognitive styles. What athletes...
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...
FEATURE: How Can I Help?
by Miguel Humara, Ph.D.
As a sport psychologist, I am frequently approached by coaches, athletes and parents who ask about the types of services that...
MOTIVATION: The Good Ol’ Days, or How I Lost My Front Teeth
By Wayne Dominowski
Forty years ago, we were issued single bar facemasks. Even so, as a lineman, the line coach called me...
