Requests for clarity regarding the magazine links to the article from my web site:Six Smart Tips for Coaching the Adolescent Brain. The articles from the links provided on the bottom of the page may be accessed by going to http://abc7chicago.com/ Read more
The previous entry explored the idea an athletes performance benefits when they are able to recognize and switch out of negative feedback loops. “Athlete” in this blog entry will refer to any player age 12 and older participating in competitive Read more
When a client visits an optometrist to have their vision tested they most likely sit in a chair and the doc at some point during the appointment asks the client to look through several different lenses to find the right Read more
What is the value of youth and adult sports? The opportunity to learn to do battle in a contained environment with the enhanced value of striving for success and deepening our humanism. Sport participation has the potential to allow participants Read more
Results from the EmWave case study of nine U.S.T.A. League players is now available to read.www.sportshealthcounseling.com click on Projects and Results from the front page. Till next time!Think good thoughts.
“The heart is a primary generator of rhythmic patterns in the human body and possesses a more extensive communication system with the brain than do other major organs. In addition the heart plays a particularly important role in the generation Read more
What is the Inverted-U Hypothesis? As an athlete what is helpful to know about this state of arousal and how it can help or hinder your performance? Do all sports require the same states of emotional and physical arousal? The Read more
Athletically moving into a higher level of competition or trying to integrate a new skill can create and impasse for players. For kids moving into the next level and playing with opponents with more advanced skill levels presents an exciting Read more
“Depending on the circumstances, you should be as hard as a diamond, flexible as a willow, smooth-flowing like water or as empty as space.” Morikei Ueshiba The word emotion is from a latin word meaning “to set in motion.” Sport Read more
Each athlete, coach, parent typically say things to themselves or believe certain things about what might happen about a sporting event. The thoughts may promote worry, anxiety, or freethem from worry, tension, anxiety. Thoughts, behaviors are the foundation of confidence Read more