Tuesday, May 19, 2015

TRYING OUT FOR NATIONAL TEAMS AND PRO CLUBS - PART 1

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Few opportunities in life come without some measure of stress.  This is particularly true when it comes to basketball players who are looki...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

ATHLETES WHO PASS ON A GOOD THING

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As a sport psychologist I am biased about the value of the services offered by me and my colleagues. Of course, I have the Thank you’s of ...

GETTING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

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REFLECTIONS ON TAKING YOUR GAME UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL A few years ago I was invited to speak to players at a Big Man’s Camp for NBA...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE FOCUS: Developing your FOCUS Muscles

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FOCUS. It’s one of the critical ingredients in athletic success. Professional athletes with whom I have spoken who made the transition fro...
Monday, March 30, 2015

THE BENEFITS OF NOT TRYING SO HARD

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Many athletes have told me about a game where they didn't play well and later realized that they was busy trying to make things happen...
Monday, February 16, 2015

WHAT IS YOUR "REBOUNDING QUOTIENT"?

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I recently met with Swen Nater, who played at UCLA for legendary coach John Wooden, then went on to play a dozen or so years for the Lakers...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

WHERE HAVE YOU GONE NORMAN DALE? (With Apologies to Simon and Garfunkel)

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I had a discussion recently with members of a Division 1 basketball team who were lamenting the fact that the selfish play and me-first at...