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		<title>Tips for Building Team Confidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the coach you are not alone in supporting your team’s confidence. It is beneficial for coaches to identify members of the team that can help boost team confidence and promote success. Once you identify players with leadership capabilities have the team select or have your team elect a captain and co-captain. Team captains act as a liaison between players and coaches, so they will help you support team confidence. Other players look up to team leaders for guidance, reassurance, and encouragement as they do the coach. In sports team leaders are a valuable team asset you should use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Centering Techniques for Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Chapter 8 of Psyched to Win Dr. Nideffer refers to “Centering” as a technique, borrowed from the martial arts, whose purpose is to instill feelings of emotional control. These simple breathing and cueing exercises are used to calm and relax both the mind and body. Center of Mass Your Center of Mass is located one or two inches below and behind your navel. If one can consciously bring one’s attention to this point, one feels grounded or centered. In Dr. Nideffer’s article for class, he describes the importance of keeping a balanced, stable lower center of mass. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intramural Sports: The Benefits of Imagery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erick Mock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What thoughts come to mind when I mention college intramural sports? I am sure that most of you would say that intramural sports are for the scrubs or the wannabes. Others may also argue that intramural sports lack the competitive nature and consistent training that most college and professional sports have. However, I can contend for the opposite to be true. During my college intramural sports career thus far, I have watched and competed against several intramural athletes that are not the typical wannabes or scrubs that most would think. The truth of the matter is that intramural sports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hitters Need a Plan at the Plate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Becoming a successful hitter requires more than a quick bat and good hand eye coordination. It requires a specific approach to hitting and confidence in your ability to put the ball in play. The key to success at the plate is mental toughness and mental preparation. Great hitters do not have the same batting stance, physical talent or mechanics. What they do have in common is a plan at the plate and a strong belief in their ability to carry out that plan. One thing many hitters lack is an at-bat routine. Great hitters use at-bat routines to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roy Halladay Turns to Late Sport Psychologist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Zolecki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA &#8212; In the past, Roy Halladay would have picked up the phone and called Harvey Dorfman for his insight. His words and advice had proven invaluable to him. Halladay credits Dorfman, the famed sports psychologist, for much of his success as a pitcher, helping resurrect his career after a demotion from the big leagues to Class A Dunedin in 2001. But here was Halladay, two starts into the 2013 season, 0-2 with a 14.73 ERA, looking nothing like a two-time Cy Young Award winner or one of the best pitchers of his generation. He looked lost. Had Halladay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Follow SportPsychologyToday.com On Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<title>Baseball Mental Training and Performance Enhancement</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/sport-psychology-for-coaches/mental-training-and-performance-enhancement-in-baseball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people talk about baseball they usually mention the physical aspects of the sport such as, hitting, arm-strength, and power. The primary focus of athletes in the past has been to improve their physical game to compete at a higher level. The physical component of the game is so emphasized that a good handful of professional ball players began using illegal performance enhancement supplements to gain a competitive edge. The physical component of baseball is important, but it’s also highly overrated, especially in higher levels of competition. I say this because all professional ball players have the physical tools [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Become a Sport Psychology Professional</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/sport-psychology-for-coaches/how-to-become-a-sports-psychologist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sign up for a FREE 20 minute consultation with Sport Psychology Today&#8217;s Michael Edger MS, MGCP on &#8220;The Road to Success in Sports Psychology&#8221; We are offering this program to help guide young students, coaches and professionals interested in the field of Sport and Performance Psychology. Sport Psychology is a young rapidly growing discipline of Psychology. Because it is a relatively new and growing field there isn&#8217;t a lot of  information available for those interested in deciding whether sports psychology is the right career chose for them. During this 20 minute session you will have the opportunity to ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports Psychology Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/sport-psychology-for-parents/sports-psychology-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Featured Sports Psychology Degree and Graduate Programs]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Like an Athlete &#8211; Kerri Walsh Jennings</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/sport-psychology-for-parents/birth-like-an-athlete-kerri-walsh-jennings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/sport-psychology-for-parents/birth-like-an-athlete-kerri-walsh-jennings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Pedersen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s getting closer. Sometime around the magical due date of April 9, 2013, Kerri Walsh Jennings will be meeting her baby girl for the very first time. Just like she did while pregnant with her sons, Joey and Sundance, Kerri has excitedly gone to her prenatal appointments. She has stocked her house with the much needed newborn-sized diapers. Doesn’t this sound like any woman enjoying the end stages of pregnancy, and not someone, who months earlier, won an Olympic gold medal, later learning she was six weeks with child? If you’re a pregnant woman who has competed as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dorfman’s Mental ABC’s of Pitching</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports Psychology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harvey Dorfman was a sports psychologist who counseled many of baseball&#8217;s most successful hitters and pitchers. Dorfman worked with major league baseball&#8217;s top athletes, and published prominent books on the mental aspects of baseball. Among his list of star clients are sluggers Alex Rodriguez, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, and Cy Young Award-winning pitchers Greg Maddux, Bob Welch, and Roy Halladay. In 2000, Halladay set the record for highest ERA ever, among MLB pitchers (10.53) with a minimum 50 innings pitched. His performance continued to slump so he was sent not just to the minors, but all the way down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA Basketball: Strong Mental Game Key to NCAA Basketball Totals</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/sports-psychology-articles/ncaa-basketball-strong-mental-game-key-to-ncaa-basketball-totals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.S. Williamson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/?p=4172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s no question that when it comes to NCAA basketball totals, the combined amount scored by each team in a single game, a strong mental game, is key. Being tough defensively in college basketball is often times reactionary while scoring on the hard court requires having a progressive mind. This is why companies like Sports Psychology Today have not only become a focal point for athletes, parents and coaches, but they’ve also become important to sports handicappers that pay attention to NCAA basketball totals. The key to knowing whether or not a game will go over the total is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Mud Race March 30</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/our-partners/american-mud-race-march-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 04:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our partners at American Mud Race have a special running on Groupon for their March 30 mud race in Orlando, FL. Their designers put together a 3-4 mile course packed with crazy obstacles that will test your mettle, challenge your strength, and leave you covered from head to toe. If you’re tough enough to cross the finish line, a serious after party awaits. &#8220;Fun is the name of the game,&#8221; say American Mud Race Co-Founder, Christopher Pixley. &#8220;But we’ve also got a greater purpose. American Mud Race will benefit wounded veterans through the Home at Last Project by Habitat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rise of Kronum</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/sport-psychology-for-athletes/what-is-kronum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new sports craze has taken over South Eastern Pennsylvania and its popularity continues to grow in the United States and Europe. Kronum was invented in 2008 at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.  It combines the physical and mental elements of various sports such as: soccer, basketball, rugby, football and handball.  In only a few years the Kronum has reached the high school, college, and professional level with its slogan “Join the Revolution.” Kronum is played by two teams, each with 10 players on the field at all times. The game is fast-paced because possessions can change quickly, and players [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sport Psychology and Mental Training</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/youth-sports-psychology/mental-training-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sports Psychology is about improving your attitude and mental toughness to help you perform your best by identifying limiting beliefs and embracing a healthier philosophy about your sport. Mental training is used by elite athletes to help improve focus, confidence and deal with distractions. Many athletes have the ability to concentrate, but often their focus is displaced on the wrong areas such as when a batter thinks &#8220;I need to get a hit&#8221; while in the batter&#8217;s box, which is a result-oriented focus. Much of my instruction on focus deals with helping athlete to stay focused on the present [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Training and Performance Enhancement</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/youth-sports-psychology/mental-training-and-performance-enhancement-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some athletes, mental training is an untouched avenue to improve sports performance. Many athletes do not understand mental training and may be skeptical about its value.Even if you as a parent understand the importance of mental toughness in your young athletes, your kids might resist it. If kids do not “buy in” to mental training, they will not reap the benefits it provides. We teach sports parents and coaches how to encourage their kids to have a strong mental game. Many athletes don’t realize that resources are available to improve their mental game. When under performing or in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attentional Focus and Self-Talk</title>
		<link>http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/sport-psychology-for-coaches/attentional-focus-and-self-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Begley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attentional Focus and Best Use of Self-Talk in Closed Skill Tasks International rugby stars and place kickers Dan Carter, Ronan O Gara and Jonny Wilkinson, among many others place the ball, set themselves, say something to themselves and mostly go about their business and put the ball between the posts. So what exactly are they saying and why? Research has shown that the use of psychological techniques can enhance sporting performance (Krane &#38; Williams, 2006). Use of psychological techniques, cognitive strategies or mental training has been commonly used by high performance athletes for many years. Aided by the growth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understand The Zone, Understand Sport</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Clarkson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you understand the playing zone, you understand sport. The big thing to realize is you have to go to the playing zone, it does not come to you and once you understand the parameters which allow you to enter, raise, expand and enhance the zone, you have to have a change perspective in what you do. What the playing zone is and how it works goes like this: The zone, like sport, works on space and time. And you have to think of the zone as a room in your mind. To enter this room you require stillness [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 02:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mental Edge Athletics is now accepting article submissions from athletes, parents, coaches, students, and professionals for publication on Sport Psychology Today.  Articles are to focus on an area of expertise (sports parent, athlete, coach, professional interests) relating to sport psychology and the mental game.  Upon publication articles will be categorized under the authors’ area of expertise. Every article will be published with the authors name and contact information (optional). Each month one article selected will be highlighted and featured in the Article Showcase where authors have the opportunity to list a profile for reference, and work with Mental Edge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enhancing Self Confidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Edger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confidence is a player’s belief in their ability to perform well in any situation, practice or game. Confidence is derived from a baseline assessment of past performances, training, and preparation. As competency or skill mastery grows, your confidence becomes proportionately stronger. In order for players to develop high levels of confidence, they must have a clear understanding of the factors that boost and undermine their confidence, such as high expectations. Confidence is a core mental game skill because of its importance and relationship to other mental skills. Harvey Dorfman (2005) describes confidence as a mindset based on tangible sources [...]]]></description>
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