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Sport Psychology Articles
The 5 Core Skills of Mentally Fit Athletes, by M. Zauderer
These articles cover the 5 core skills -- in this case, applied to cycling, but if you're not a cyclist, it will likely be straightforward for you to apply the material to your sport. Click on the title to see the article.
(***Note that in all of my articles, words in blue are links to other resources. Check 'em out!***)
Overview • Goal-Setting • Positive Self-Talk • Managing Emotions • Concentration • Communication
Advanced Skills of Mentally Fit Athletes, by M. Zauderer
Again, the skills in these articles are applied to cycling, but the skills clearly apply to many sports.
Increasing Your Tolerance for Suffering • Recovering from Injury • Sustaining Motivation • Handling Pressure
Beating the Winter Blues • Self-Interest and Cooperation
Integral Elements of the 5 Core Skills, by M. Zauderer
These articles cover the "building blocks" of the core skills.
Breathing Techniques • Self-Awareness • Managing Your Will to Succeed • Building Self-Confidence
Other Articles by M. Zauderer
The Mind of a Mentally Fit Pro Cyclist
Coaching Core Mental Skills with Teen Cyclists
Articles in which Marvin is quoted
"Finding focus," Men's Journal, 2/08
"When an athlete is hobbled," Washington Post, 9/25/07
"Sports psychologist helps athletes overcome anxieties," Marin Independent-Journal, 2/19/07
"Marin's group bike rides liven up the miles," Marin Independent-Journal, 2/13/07
Other Useful Articles
These articles give you a sense for the many ways in which sport psychology is used by amateur and professional athletes.
General Sport Psychology
U.S. Olympic Committee's "Top Ten" Guiding Principles for Mental Training
"Sport psychologist stresses mental game," Daily Collegian, 4/2/08
"Research and tests identify psychological traits of superstar athletes," Mississippi Sun-Herald, 3/12/08
"He helps athletes keep their heads on straight," Sacramento Bee, 3/7/08
"Athletes psych up for Games," People's Daily Online, China, 2/25/08
"Doctor gives athletes and teams head start," Vancouver Province, 12/14/07
"Psyching out a slump," Washington Times, 11/6/07
"Pressure is a tiger some seek," Albany Times-Union, 7/4/07
"Mental muscle-building," Jerusalem Post, 4/1/07
"What it takes to be great," Fortune Magazine, 4/19/06
Recovering from Injury
"Finding inner strength," New York Times, 5/6/08
Overtraining/Burnout
"Crash and burnout," New York Times, 3/2/08
Sport Psychology in Baseball
"Dodgers hire sport psychologist to help with players' mental skills," The Press-Enterprise, 4/29/08
"Pitching with purpose," NY Times, 4/1/08
Sport Psychology in Basketball
"Too much Rod Benson: It's more than the shoes," Yahoo NBA Experts Blog, 12/17/07
"Webster's finally winning head games," The Oregonian, 7/15/07
"It takes more than basketball skills," Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/17/07
Sport Psychology in Cycling
"Steegmans psyched after double victory," CyclingNews.com, 3/12/08
Sport Psychology in Golf
"Mind games? Tiger wins those, too," The Star-Ledger, 4/10/08
"Winning focus," San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/9/08
"This champion has a fist full of wedges," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4/7/08
"Masters champion's success is a team effort," Augusta.com, 4/6/08
"Tiger Woods entering a zone where few athletes have ever traveled," NY Daily News, 3/18/08
"Tiger's biggest club is his mental strength," USA Today, 2/10/04
"Behind Tiger's mental toughness," Golf Digest, 10/2000
Sport Psychology in Hockey
"This game is played in the head," Edmonton Journal, 2/26/08
Sport Psychology in Running
"Runners high demonstrated," Science Daily, 3/6/08
"I'm not really running, I'm not really running," New York Times, 12/6/07
Sport Psychology in Softball
"Chisholm takes it one pitch at a time," Corvallis Gazette-Times, 3/12/08
Sport Psychology in Tennis
"Women's tennis relies on performance coach," CSTV.com, 4/4/08
Sport Psychology in Triathlon
"Before triathlon, psychologists calm athletes' fears," New York Times, 7/23/07
Sport Psychology for Kids
"Young athletes try new coach -- the psychologist," New York Times, 8/5/07
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