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Athletes, what do you REALLY believe about yourself? [VIDEO]

Sport Psychologist Adrienne Langelier (@alangelier) out of The Woodlands TX joins us in our mental training expert interview series, hot on the heels of the @HoustonMarathon with some thoughts about self belief, and self talk for athletes. Your own self-belief is the key to successful life-change, achievement, contentment, and happiness. Adrienne and I open up a conversation about how to stack the deck in your favor by changing your beliefs. She’s an elite runner herself, sponsored by Brooks and Powerbar,...

16 Jan 2012

The doom-loop of poor communication in a team. [VIDEO]

PhD Sport Psych Jared Wood joins us today to talk about the importance of communication with teammates, and the mental benefits of talking in practice, competition, even in the weight room. Jared was a collegiate football player before earning his Phd, and has extensive experience with golfers, football players, and athletes of all stripes. He’s @woodjared on twitter, and he’s writing a book called ‘It’s Only Cold on One Sideline”.

9 Jan 2012

What if….I fail?? What if…I let my team down? Competitive Anxiety with Dr Haley Perlus. [VIDEO]

Competitive Ski racer, and bi-national Sport Psychology consultant Dr Haley Perlus joins the Athlete’s Audio Academy to discuss the idea of competitive anxiety….those nervous feelings that creep in at crunch time, or when you feel pressure. We’re focusing that conversation on skiing (since that’s Dr. Perlus’ background), but the ideas that we discuss will be relevant to any athlete. Haley is a doctor of sport and exercise psychology. She is an expert at empowering individuals to achieve peak performance. A former elite athlete,...

19 Dec 2011

TX Coaches – Mental Skills Coaching Workshop [VIDEO]

CALLING ALL COACHES!! High School. College. Youth. Amateur. Wouldn’t you love to learn the mental side of the game from the Pros? The Mental Coaches for multiple world champions? If it’s your passion to develop excellence in young people, you won’t have a better chance this year to learn how to incorporate mental skills into your work. On December 4th in Colleyville, TX, Coach Aaron Weintraub is bringing together the largest, and best collection of mental training talent in North...

22 Nov 2011

There is no such thing as MO (mentum)

Super-enthusiastic Brian Levenson, MA, Sport Psychology holds the theory that there is no such thing as momentum for great athletes. (Only for sportscasters, and armchair QB’s) Great athletes, by contrast are present in the moment, and focused on things that they can control. Brian has some tips for athletes to avoid the idea of momentum, and do the things that the pros do when they’re playing on this weeks edition of the Athlete’s Audio Academy. Brian Levenson is a mental...

7 Nov 2011

Asking for help in a tough sports environment

Robert Price of Elite Minds in DC visits with the Athlete’s Audio today to talk about the stigma that plagues athletes (and people in general) when it comes to asking for help. Especially in the world of football, which may not be the most, shall I say, ‘sensitive’ environment…and one where the best skill players may not touch the ball but 4-7 times a game. You’ve got to be ready, focused, calm, and confident to play your best, and Robert...

31 Oct 2011

Mental Skills training for the Whole Athlete

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...

27 Sep 2011

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

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....

18 Sep 2011

Different kinds of goals for different stages of sports performance

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...

18 Sep 2011

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

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...

18 Sep 2011