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Sport Psychology OverSite

Tennis great Jimmy Connors has said that winning is at least 90% mental. Below are some resources for taming the opponent within.

If you are new to the field of sport psychology, here is a brief description.

Send comments and additions to John Cady (one note: I'm just an amateur, so for questions, you probably want to check with the experts.)

Affirmation & Self-Talk

Belief, Self-Talk and Performance Enhancement
    by Joe Kolezynski. M.B.A., M.A.

The Power of Pre-event Thought
    by Craig Townsend

Rational and Positive Thinking
    part of the Mind Tools site

Arousal, Anxiety, and Stress

Is Your Stress IQ Hurting Your Performance?
    by Dr. Mick G. Mack

Jitter Bug: Overcoming the First Tee (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Pass or Fail: Learning How to Make the Grade (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Preventing "Choking" and Downward Performance Cycles
    by Dr. Robert M. Nideffer

A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Anxiety in Athletes
    by Tom Ferraro, Ph.D.

Q-School Pressure Takes Mental Toughness (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Shooting Low Means Beating Fear (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Stress, Anxiety and Energy
    Follow the down arrow (at page top and bottom) for continued discussion.

The Relationship Between Anxiety and Performance: A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective
    by Miguel Humara, M.A.

Confidence

Rest, Recover, Refocus: Picking Up the Pieces After Defeat (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Self-Confidence
    part of the Mind Tools site

Get Rid of Unhealthy Expectations
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Choosing to be Confident at the Opening Kick Off (football)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Consistency

Mental Keys to Consistent Golf (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Correcting Bad Habits

How Do I Stop Dwelling on Mistakes? (hockey)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Avoid Putting Other Racers on The Pedestal
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Psych Outs, Intimidation, and other Mental Faults
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Flow/Peak Performance

Focus and Flow: How to Achieve Perfect Concentration
    see the set of links partway down the page

How to Reach Your Achievement Zone
    by Drs. Shane M. Murphy and Annemarie Infantino Murphy

In the Zone: The Zen of Sports
    by Andrew Cooper

What Is the Zone and How Do You Get Into It? (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

The Zone and Golf (golf)
    by Tom Ferraro, Ph.D.

Focus & Concentration

Focus and Flow: How to Achieve Perfect Concentration
    see the set of links partway down the page

Blowing Your Concentration

Measuring the Building Blocks of Performance (the TAIS Inventory)
    by Dr. Robert M. Nideffer

The ABC's of Concentration in Gymnastics (gymnastics)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Are You Task Focused? Concentration for Sailors (sailing)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Goal-Setting

Goal Setting for Motivation and Self Confidence
    part of the Mind Tools site

Goal Setting
and
Goal Setting Principles
and
Common Errors in Goal Setting
    by Dr. Colleen Hacker

Hypnosis

Hypnosis and Sport Performance

Self-Hypnosis and Auto-Suggestion
    part of the Mind Tools site

Leadership

Leadership Characteristics
    by Karlene Sugarman, M.A.

Learned Helplessness

Bibilography for Learned Helplessness in Leisure and Sport

Momentum

Heuristics as beliefs and as behaviors: The adaptiveness of the "Hot Hand"
by Bruce D. Burns

The Hot Hand in Basketball: Fallacy or Adaptive Thinking?
This is in PDF format (80k); to view it, so you'll need the free Acrobat Reader software

Spectators' Perceptions of Positive Momentum While Attending NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Regular Season Contests: Exploring the Antecedents-Consequences Model
by Kevin L. Burke, Mark W. Aoyagi, A. Barry Joyner, and Michelle M. Burke

Winning streaks in sports and the misperception of momentum
Citation of article by R.C. Vergin, published in Journal of Sport Behavior (JSB), 23(2), 181 - 197. The article has to be purchased to be viewed here.

Motivation

Burnout (set of articles)
    part of the Mind Tools site

Goal Setting for Motivation and Self Confidence
    part of the Mind Tools site

Preparation

Everyone's Game Should Include Course Management (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Smart Golf Begins With Practice (golf)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Avoid Putting Other Racers on The Pedestal
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Mental Preparation for Hockey Players (hockey)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Mental Preparation for Sailors (sailing)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Recovery From Injury

Using Mind Power for Healing
    by Marcia Middel, Ph.D.

The Role Concentration Skills and Interpersonal Characteristics Play In Recovering From Injury
    by Dr. Robert M. Nideffer

Routine

Precompetition Routines in Sport
    by Timothy Suchan

The On-Site Psych Plan
    part of the Mind Tools site

Team-Building/Cohesion

Together We Stand, Divided We Fall
    by Kaia E. These (using goal setting to increase team cohesion)

Cohesion
    by Karlene Sugarman, M.A.

Group Cohesion and Team Building
    by Dave Yukelson

Team Building 101
    by Dr. Colleen Hacker
    (see this page for more on this topic)

Team Psychology

Visualization & Imagery

Drenched: a clear view of Visualization (canoeing and kayaking)

The Essence of Imagery in Tennis
    by John F. Murray, Ph.D.

Imagery and Simluation: Practising in Your Mind
    see the set of links partway down the page

Teaching Athletes Visualization and Mental Imagery Skills
    by David Yukelson

SPORT-SPECIFIC

Auto Racing

Stick to What's Under Your Control in Racing

Baseball

eteamz' Baseball-Related Articles

The Tale of Two Hitters
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Ball-Strike Umpiring Accuracy studies

Mental Training for Baseball
    by Dave Yukelson

Basketball

The Hot Hand in Basketball: Fallacy or Adaptive Thinking?
This is in PDF format (80k); to view it, so you'll need the free Acrobat Reader software

Spectators' Perceptions of Positive Momentum While Attending NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Regular Season Contests: Exploring the Antecedents-Consequences Model
by Kevin L. Burke, Mark W. Aoyagi, A. Barry Joyner, and Michelle M. Burke

Making Your Best Free-Throw
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Cycling

Cycling and Sports Psychology articles
    from the Cyclotherapist

Fencing

Thinking and Fencing
    by Charles Yerkow

Figure Skating

FSRI's Sport Psychology Pages

Caroline Silby
    a former world-class figure skater, now a practicing sports psychologist

University of Delaware Ice Skating Science Development Center
    university-related facility that advertizes sport psychology services for figure skaters

Indiana/World Skating Academy
    organization that advertizes sport psychology services for figure skaters

Note: I used to have a link to "Sport Psychology for Figure Skating", which was maintained at www.figureskating.com/palmer. That page has been since been removed. The author of that page, Shawna Palmer, has published a book entitled "Get the Edge: Sport Psychology for Figure Skaters". It is out of print, but used copies could be searched for by Amazon.

Football (American)

Choosing to be Confident at the Opening Kick Off
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Murray Performance Index
brief description of a measurement tool for mental performance in football by John F. Murray, Ph.D.

Golf

Articles by Patrick J. Cohn:

Understanding and Controlling the Mental Side of Golf
    by David Yukelson

The Zone and Golf
    by Tom Ferraro, Ph.D.

Gymnastics

The ABC's of Concentration in Gymnastics (gymnastics)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Hockey

Mental Preparation for Hockey Players
    by Patrick J. Cohn

How Do I Stop Dwelling on Mistakes?
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Kayaking & Canoeing

Drenched: a clear view of visualization

Rowing

Articles by Joan S. Ingalls, Ed.D.:

Preparation for Success: A Rower's Guide to Mental Training
    book by Sandra S. Dupcak

Running

Mental Tools to Boost Running Performance and Pleasure
    by Rob Udewitz, Ph.D.
This is in PDF format (19k); to view it, so you'll need the free Acrobat Reader software.

Sailing

Are You Task Focused? Concentration for Sailors (sailing)
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Mental Preparation for Sailors
    by Patrick J. Cohn

Soccer

Sport Psychology Mental Preparation and Training for Football or Soccer

Goalkeeping Psychology

Swimming

Motivation and Sports Psychology for Swimmers

Mind Training Tips for the Swimmer

Coaching Methods for Swimming
    includes a psychology section

The Power of Pre-event Thought
    by Craig Townsend

Tennis

The Essence of Imagery in Tennis
    by John F. Murray

Mental Equipment
    archive of articles by John F. Murray

Track and Field

Psychological Services For The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team
    by Dr. Robert M. Nideffer

Weightlifting

Mental Preparation for Weightlifting
    by Barry Kerr

Goal Setting
    by Yvonne Brett

Miscellany and General Sites

Mind Tools Training Tips

Dr. Cohn's Success Tips

Various Articles by Robert Nideffer

Course Notes From University of North Texas Kinesiology Professor Scott Martin (quick notes covering many topics)

Article: Ideals of Sport Psychology Can Also Work Off the Field

Faculty experts at Central Michigan University
(select "Sport psychology" under the Sports and recreation pulldown menu)

Task Force on USA Gymnastics Response to the Female Athlete Triad

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
    the guru of "flow"

Experts/Q&A

Questions and Answers by professionals
    from Self-Help & Psychology Magazine

Ask Dr. Cohn
    from Dr. Patrick J. Cohn

Experts Data Bank

Publications


    Journals

Athletic Insight
    The Online Journal of Sport Psychology

The Sport Psychologist
    quarterly journal


    Newsletters

Free Monthly Newsletters
    Peak Performance Golf Insights and
    Peak Performance Insights
    from Dr. Patrick Cohn


    Books

Amazon's/Border's Books on Sports Psychology

Barnes and Noble's Books on Sport Psychology


    Books Not Found at Amazon/Border's or Barnes & Noble

Gold: The Thinking Game
    book by Thomas N. Dorsel

Preparation for Success: A Rower's Guide to Mental Training
    book by Sandra S. Dupcak


    Other Resources

Human Kinetics
    sports publisher

Bibliography for Learned Helplessness in Leisure and Sport

Positive Mental Activity abstracts

Sport Discus
    search page for collection of citations

Sportpsych Digest
    summaries of articles by German, Austrian, and Swiss sport psychologists

Organizations

APA Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology)

Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP)

Association of Sport Psychology

Dr. Patrick Cohn's Peak Performance Sports Program
    specializes in golf

Enhanced Performance Systems
    Robert Nideffer's organization

Sports Medicine Groups

The Golf Psychology Training Center

The Mental Game Plan

Women's Mental Game Plan

Mastergolf: Mental Coaching for the PGA

Academic Programs

A few sport psychology graduate programs

The Penn State Sport Psychology Homepage

Other Indices

Mental Health Net's Health & Sports Psychology Index

APA Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology) Links

Athabasca University's Index

Australian Sports Commission's Index

Yahoo's Sport Psychology Index

The Kinesiology ConneXion Index

Psychology of Sport and Exercise Index

Psych Web's Index

Sport and Exercise Psychology Index

Sport Psychology Links

Another Index

Sport Psychology Index

Sport and Exercise Psychology Organizations and Publications

Search Various Search Engines for "sport psychology":
    note that some sites pluralize the word "sport", so try "sports psychology" too

Psychology Search Engines -- note that some sites pluralize the word "sport", so try "sports psychology" too

 

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