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Mental Training for Equestrian Athletes | Tonya Johnston

September 28, 2011 By admin

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Live at the #AASP2011 Conference in Waikiki, the Athlete’s Audio Academy is onthe scene, bringing you interviews and presentations from the greatest minds in Sport Psychology.

Our guest here is Tonya Johnston, MA, really the Michael Jordan of mental skills training for Equestrian athletes, and we discuss the ideas of confidence, and focus for the Equestrian rider (and how that impacts that riders’ teammate)

She is an accomplished rider herself, and frequent contributor to Equestriancoach.com as well as Equestrianprofessional.com and Equestrianlife.com. Tonya has appeared in many equestrian magazines including The Chronicle of the Horse, The Equestrian News, The Plaid Horse, Horse Showbiz, Equine Wellness, Paint Horse Journal, Riding, and Hoofbeats. For four years she wrote a regular column for Eventing USA, the official publication of the U.S. Eventing Association. Tonya is currently writing a book on mental skills coaching for equestrians, due out in Spring 2012.

Tonya is available on Twitter and Facebook

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: AASP, athlete, Confidence, Emotion Control, equestrian, Focus, hunter/jumper, no-feat, Practice, Presence, rider, self-talk, Sports Psychology

Mental Skills training for the Whole Athlete

September 27, 2011 By admin

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Live at the #AASP2011 Conference in Waikiki, the Athlete’s Audio Academy is one the scene, bringing you interviews and presentations from the greatest minds in Sport Psychology.

Sport Psychologist Dr Jack Bowman in Suffolk County, NY has been a pioneer in the mental training arena for athletes, and in bringing creative on-line tools to the world. We talk today about his newest resource, the Coaches Office, a portal that coaches and athletes and sport psychology professionals can use to share information about the athletes progress.

Dr. Bowman is The founder of Mind Plus Muscle, a member of the American Psychological Association’s Division for Exercise and Sport Science. He is a Certified Consultant in the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, and a member of the United States Olympic Sport Psychology Registry.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: AASP, athlete, Confidence, Interview, Mental Skills Training, Motivation, no-feat, Sports Psychology

Are you THAT parent?? Dr Robert Neff on Mental Training for Coaches, Athletes and Parents

September 25, 2011 By admin

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Live at the #AASP2011 Conference in Waikiki, the Athlete’s Audio Academy is one the scene, bringing you interviews and presentations from the greatest minds in Sport Psychology.

Dr Robert Neff, President of Mental Training, Inc. Is our guest today to talk about some of the groundbreaking work that he’s done in creating online mental training resources for coaches, parents, and athletes. You can learn more about the CAP Program mentioned in the interview at www.mtiCAP.com

Robert “Dr. Bob” earned his doctorate from the Sport Psychology program at Michigan State University. He has provided mental training services for athletes, performers, and business executives since 1990. His athlete clients include national junior and collegiate champions, professionals, world champions, and Olympic Gold Medalists. Dr. Bob is on the United States Olympic Committee sport psychology registry, is a Certified Mental Trainer® (CMT) and is also certified through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Dr. Bob is a former college and professional athlete. Dr. Bob is based in the Dallas area and provides services globally via Skype.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: #AASP2011, AASP, athlete, Interview, Mental Skills Training, no-feat, Olympics, Parenting, Sports Psychology

How can you teach an 11 year old girl to be a leader?

September 22, 2011 By admin

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Live at the #AASP2011 Conference in Waikiki, the Athlete’s Audio Academy is one the scene, bringing you interviews and presentations from the greatest minds in Sport Psychology.

Erika Carlson is with us in Oahu, today to talk about her presentation on teaching leadership skills to 10-14 year old girls in a sports context. Helping girls define their own leadership style, and the tenets of leadership are among the topics we touch on. Erika’s been a guest with Athlete’s Audio twice before. Here…and here.

Erika has dedicated the last 12 years to developing and implementing mental training programs to help her clients achieve their goals in sport. Erika designs and implements comprehensive mental training programs for clubs, teams and individuals. Programming includes improving performance through mental skills training, goal setting, leadership training, and team. Comprehensive services at the youth level also include workshops for coaches to help coach mental skills and skill development for sport parents looking to provide the best support for their young athletes.

Erika also has the privilege of working as a Leadership Coach for the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy. The academy is one week residential camp for female soccer players. Julie provides a fun and intense week of soccer and leadership training designed to help every player positively impact their teams and communities. For more information on the camps go to www.juliefoudyleadership.com.

Erika is pleased to be a Certified Consultant by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (#274). For more information on AASP and the field of Sport Psychology please visit www.appliedsportpsych.org.

Erika is also a Member of the American Psychological Association (division 47), and IDEA Health and Fitness Association.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: no-feat

Get your mental training info straight from the source: SportPsychology.com

September 22, 2011 By admin

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Live at the #AASP2011 Conference in Waikiki, the Athlete’s Audio Academy is on the scene, bringing you interviews and presentations from the greatest minds in Sport Psychology.

Dr Randall Coeshott, PhD is a California Licensed Psychologist, and Certified Consultant in the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. He is also on the Registry of Sport Psychologists, at the United States Olympic Committee.

He’s with us today in Oahu to discuss SportPsychology.com, which he runs as a forum to give voice, and visibility to Sport Psychology professionals, coaches, students, and athletes.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: no-feat

Get FIRED UP mentally next time you play!! Unless that’s not what you need…

September 18, 2011 By admin

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Can you picture the typical pre-game psych-up session? All the players yelling, dancing, and getting fired up with some loud, killer music? Or the coach giving a really passionate speech to the the troops all riled up…

What if that was exactly the wrong way to get ready to play your best? Turns out that it’s just about the worst way to get prepared.

There’s an optimal level of intensity for competition, and it varies by sport, position, and even individual.

Sport Psychologist Dr. Jim Taylor has written extensively on the optimal intensity for performance, and coached hundreds of athletes on the topic. He’s the mental training expert today on the Athlete’s Audio Academy, and he’s been with us before to talk about imagery, and about confidence.

Dr. Taylor is the author of 12 books and blogs on business, sports, parenting, technology, education, politics, and popular culture on his web site, as well as on psychologytoday.com, huffingtonpost.com.

Dr. Taylor has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends, UPN’s Life & Style, ABC’s World News This Weekend

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: AASP, arousal, athlete, Confidence, intensity, mental imagery, Motivation, no-feat

Do you make worse decisions as the day goes on?

September 18, 2011 By admin

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A great deal of research has gone into the idea of decision fatigue, and Sport Psychologist Dr. Michelle Cleere (of ShareCare.com and DrMichelleCleere.com) is with us on the Athlete’s Audio Academy to talk about it.

The impetus for our conversation was an article in the New York Times measuring a number of different fields, and the impact that time of day, and number of previous decisions had on outcomes. There’s another factor that contributes to the quality of your decision, too…but you have to watch to find out!

Dr Cleere has joined us before to talk about the difference between Sport Psychology, and Exercise Psychology, and she’s a practiced expert in both.

Dr. Michelle Cleere is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in breaking emotional patterns that hold people from achieving their physical goals; whether the motivation is to get healthier or beat the competition.

With a PhD in Clinical Psychology and an MA in Sports Psychology, Dr. Michelle is one of the leading experts in exercise and sports psychology. She serves on the faculty of JFK University, works with Doctor Oz and has written for Triathlete Magazine and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She is also the author of: The Experience of Participating in a Triathlon: from the perspective of two women and Shifting Gears: How Women Triathletes Balance Life with Sport.

Dr Cleere’s Twitter & Facebook

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: decision fatigue, Emotion Control, goal setting, Life Skils, Memory, Mental Skills Training, no-feat, self-talk, Sports Psychology

Different kinds of goals for different stages of sports performance

September 18, 2011 By admin

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Our second visit with Sport Psychology pro Angus Mugford of the IMG Academies (Here’s the first). Angus works with a team of Mental Conditioning Coaches @IMGAcademies under the direction of Travis Moawad.

Angus has got some ideas here on goal setting, to contrast two previous interviews with Josh Lifrak, and Rob Bell. We discuss outcome goals (the big ‘WHY’), process goals, and performance goals for sports. It turns out everyone’s right on their perspective!

He is the Head of the IMG Academies Mental Conditioning Division, managing a staff of 9 consultants and developing programs for junior and professional athletes and coaches. Through his understanding and application of skills, Angus trains athletes in group and individual settings, across a wide range of sports and consulting with NCAA Division 1 programs, athletes from the WTA and ATP tour, NFL and NBA.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: AASP, athlete, Confidence, Dr Rob Bell, goal setting, Imagery, IMG Academies, Interview, Life Skils, Memory, mental imagery, Mental Training, Motivation, no-feat, Sports Psychology

‘Train to Trust’ and the Tour de You | KC Wilder

September 18, 2011 By admin

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A Sport Psychology book for kids, (called Tour de You) using cycling as the theme hit the stands in the last year, and KC Wilder, PhD, knows both ends of that spectrum….the cycling, and the Sport Psychology.

She’s a PhD in Sport Psychology from Virginia, and a National champion cyclist.

Today, on the Athlete’s Audio Academy, it’s KC’s second visit, (first one’s here) and we discuss the idea of ‘Training to Trust’. That is, planning, preparing, and practicing in your training sessions so that you can just let it flow, and trust in your skills when the flag drops.

kcwilderco.com is her website, and she has articles, and additional information about her book there.

K.C. began her career with a 1989 Brown University bachelor’s degree in organizational behavior and management. She then focused on sport psychology, earning masters and doctoral degrees in that field from the University of Virginia. Her own athletic career is distinguished, with All-American cycling honors at UVA, a top twenty U.S. professional cycling ranking, two national Master’s championships, and a top ten finish in the Masters World Track championships among her numerous accomplishments.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews Tagged With: athlete, Emotion Control, goal setting, Interview, Mental Skills Training, Mental Training, Motivation, no-feat, self-talk, Sports Psychology, Tour de You, Train to Trust, Visualization

Wait…I have to (gulp) WORK OUT?? | Exercise Psych w/ Dr Michelle Cleere

August 29, 2011 By admin

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Many of the guests that we visit with on the Athlete’s Audio Academy are Sport Psychologists or Mental Conditioning Coaches, and primarily focus their work with athletes, helping them improve their performance. Get better, faster, stronger, and more focused, and calm.

But what if you’re thinking about getting healthier, or maybe just heard from your doctor “You need to start exercising…or you may be at serious risk of disease or death”?

Oh, God…now I have to go to the (gulp) gym?? Worse….do I have to hire a trainer??

Intimidation factor = RED ALERT!

Getting your mind around working out is really the specialty of an Exercise Psychologist, and a great one is our guest today. Meet Dr. Michelle Cleere.

Dr. Cleere is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in breaking emotional patterns that hold people from achieving their physical goals; whether the motivation is to get healthier or beat the competition.

She is a contributor, blogger, and resource at ShareCare.com, and works with Dr. Oz. She’s also a Certified USA Triathlon Level I Coach, NASM-CPT, and regularly contributes articles to USA Triathlon, and AmateurEndurance.com

With a PhD in Clinical Psychology and an MA in Sports Psychology, Dr. Michelle is one of the leading experts in exercise and sports psychology. She has written for Triathlete Magazine and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She is also the author of: The Experience of Participating in a Triathlon: from the perspective of two women and Shifting Gears: How Women Triathletes Balance Life with Sport.

Dr Cleere works with new exercisers, emotional eating, weight management, athletes, coaches, and trainers, and can be found at DrMichelleCleere.com or on FaceBook, and Twitter.