November 2002

Youth and School Sports – There Is A Choice

Published on: 6th November, 2002

Youth and School Sports - There Is A Choice  | read this item

by Mitch Lyons
If you are involved in organized youth or school sport in any capacity, you have one of two choices that you can make:

You may keep the current and traditional team model where children focus on sport-specific skills, with ambiguous life skill messages taught verbally, varying from team to team, [...]

INTERVIEW: Jeff Dumas

Published on: 6th November, 2002

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INTERVIEW: Jeff Dumas  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
 
Jeff Dumas, 37, enters his second season with the Staten Island Yankees as the club’s general manager, after spending five years with the Watertown Indians. He talked with Psyched at the stadium about his responsibilites as a general manager and what it means to be a Yankee.
Psyched: Want to get a [...]

SWIMMING: The Heat Sheet – An Autobiography

Published on: 6th November, 2002

SWIMMING: The Heat Sheet - An Autobiography  | read this item

by Allan Kopel

Hello. I am a heat sheet and I want to tell you a little bit about myself. Depending on the number of years you have been swimming, you may have differing perspectives on what my purpose in life is. It may not seem glamorous but I am actually very popular at certain times. [...]

PARENTING: Girls – Training Their Minds & Bodies

Published on: 6th November, 2002

PARENTING: Girls - Training Their Minds & Bodies  | read this item

Girls learn and play sports in their own way. They usually spend less time running, climbing, tumbling, or playing with balls. Girls are not usually aggressive or competitive in their play. There has been extensive scientific research attempting to get at the heart of this issue, but the implications drawn are always controversial. From observation [...]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Published on: 6th November, 2002

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:  | read this item

TO: questions@psychedonline.org
FROM: XXXXXX@hotmail.com
SUBJECT: Team Personality
DATE: 10/25/02, 09:08
Dear Psyched:
I am a die hard football fan. Once again I started this season with the highest of hopes for my favorite team, the Cincinnati Bengals. Well here we are half-way through the season and once again my hopes have been crushed. Year after year I have put [...]