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...
INTERVIEW: Tanni Grey-Thompson
With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
Tanni was born July 29, 1969 in Cardiff, Wales. She won her first paralympic gold medal in Barcelona in 1992 and...
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...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
TO: questions@psychedonline.org
FROM: XXXXXX@sympatico.ca
SUBJECT: Rubber Legs
DATE: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 12:04:54
Dear Psyched:
I am an Atom "AA" hockey player and I play left wing. I...
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...
Weigth Management and Athletics
by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
There was Refrigerator Perry, defensive tackle, for the football Chicago Bears. Why the nickname? He weighed well over three hundred...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
TO: questions@psychedonline.org
FROM: XXXXXX@verizon.com
SUBJECT: Travel
DATE: 12/20/02, 16:02
Dear Psyched:
My son plays football at and has a bowl game on New Year's eve. Because of...
Parenting: Girls II – Training Their Minds and Bodies
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
In Part I of this series, many benefits of girls participation in sports were described: greater sense of self develops when...
