The Online Sports Psychology Magazine.

EXERCISE: Psychological Benefits of Exercise

By Paul Schienberg, PhD In today’s modern world, we often hear individuals who exercise make statements about how they feel better then they...

Drugs & Sports: Drug Types

By Paul Schienberg, PhD This article will review drugs sometimes used by athletes. Most sports officials' voice a consistent negative attitude towards the use of...

MENTAL TRAINING: Techniques To Reduce Stress II

By Paul Schienberg, PhD INTRODUCTION: The first article in this series (Techniques to Reduce Stress I), we reviewed Diaphragmatic Breathing and Imagery techniques in reducing...

MENTAL TRAINING: Stop Those Unwanted Thoughts, Quick!

By Paul Schienberg, PhD You’re on the 18th green and playing the best round of golf that you have ever played. It looks like you...

MENTAL TRAINING: Making Use of Self-Hypnosis

By Paul Schienberg, PhD Self-hypnosis is a technique that is often used by athletes for the purposes of pain management, anxiety reduction, or maximizing exertion....

MENTAL TRAINING: Techniques To Reduce Stress I

By Paul Schienberg PhD. Diaphragmatic Breathing: Often times when an athlete becomes anxious (nervous), the person...

MENTAL TRAINING: Confidence

By Paul Schienberg PhD. Definition: When you have trust, faith, assuredness and belief you have confidence. Now confidence in yourself reflects the belief and certainty...

MENTAL TRAINING: Creative Visualization and Athletic Performance Part III – How it Works

By Paul Schienberg PhD. It is a good idea to let you in on how creative visualization works to enhance your performance. If you're like...

MENTAL TRAINING: Creative Visualization and Athletic Performance Part II – The Process

By Paul Schienberg PhD. Some people do not know what it means to "visualize." They become worried because they can't "see" a mental image or...

Anxiety – Friend or Foe?

By Paul Schienberg PhD. Let's begin by getting on the same language page. For the sake of this discussion, Anxiety will be defined as...

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