April 2007

An Interview with George Lopez, Host of The Bob Hope Dessert Golf Classic for 2007

Published on: 24th April, 2007

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An Interview with George Lopez, Host of The Bob Hope Dessert Golf Classic for 2007  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, PhD Schienberg: Golf can play an enormous part in children’s development and personality development. What role has it played in your life? Lopez: You know I grew up not having a father. Golf is the father I never had. It taught me honesty and respect and discipline and it taught me to [...]

Interview: Jeff Sluman

Published on: 24th April, 2007

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Interview: Jeff Sluman

Jeff Sluman reacts to making a birdie putt on the par-4 first hole during the third round of the Memorial Tournament Saturday June 4, 2005, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, PhD At The 2007 Bob Hope Pro-Am Dessert Classic Jesper Parnevik hit an extremely large number of golf balls with one club. He was clearly trying to work out something that he didn’t like in the morning practice round. Jesper looked frustrated with each shot, even though from this amateur golfer’s point [...]

Interview: Phil Michelson

Published on: 24th April, 2007

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Interview: Phil Michelson  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, PhD At the 2007 Bob Hope Pro-Am Dessert Classic Golf Tournament Phil was asked about his somewhat erratic play after the loss at Wingfoot. Did he think about the loss at the Open? Was it driving him to distraction? Phil said he didn’t think about the loss at Wingfoot until after the [...]

Interview: Jean Potvin, Part II

Published on: 22nd April, 2007

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Interview: Jean Potvin, Part II  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, PhD Part II: The Rise and Fall of A Professional Sports Team Schienberg: The rise and fall of the New York Islanders is of great interest. An expansion team may be in existence for four, five, six years. Then, all of a sudden it wins the Stanley Cup (highest trophy in hockey [...]

Everyone’s A Winner: A Middle School Football Game

Published on: 21st April, 2007

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Everyone's A Winner: A Middle School Football Game  | read this item

By Paul Schienberg, PhD Thousands of middle school football games get played across the country every weekend. Coaches and players spend hours trying to figure out ways to beat their opponents. Teams sometimes run up winning scores so that contracts are renewed, scholarships are offered, and players will be rewarded with gifts of all kinds. [...]

Yoga and Golf

Published on: 21st April, 2007

Yoga and Golf  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, PhD AN EXPERIENCE AT THE DRIVING RANGE ENLIGHTENED ME. I KEPT HITTING THE BALL OFF TO THE LEFT. I AM A LEFT HANDED GOLFER. AN INSTRUCTOR STANDING TO ME ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING WRONG. I SAID, “SURE.” HE TOLD ME, YOU ARE NOT SWINGING THROUGH [...]

Interview: Cameron Beckman

Published on: 21st April, 2007

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Interview: Cameron Beckman  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, PhD At the end of the third round of the 2007 Bob Hope Dessert Classic in Palm Springs, Cameron Beckman and I had a chat about the mental side of his golf game. He had just finished hitting a hundred or so balls on the practice tee. Cameron was very accessible and [...]

Interview: Charles Coody

Published on: 21st April, 2007

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Interview: Charles Coody  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, PhD The Commerce Bank Championship was played from June 27 – July 2, 2006 on the now prestigious Eisenhower Park. The public facility was the home of the 1926 PGA Championship with legendary Walter Hagan. I was able to engage Charles Coody on the way to the practice range. He proved to [...]

Interview: Tom McKnight

Published on: 21st April, 2007

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Interview: Tom McKnight  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, PhD The Commerce Bank Championship was played from June 27 – July 2, 2006 on the now prestigious Eisenhower Park. The public facility was the home of the 1926 PGA Championship with legendary Walter Hagan. I was able to engage Tom McKnight on the way to the clubhouse. He proved to be [...]

Outline Notes on a Sports Team as an Effective Group

Published on: 18th April, 2007

Outline Notes on a Sports Team as an Effective Group  | read this item

Translated by Paul Schienberg, PhD I. THE NATURE OF GROUPS A. Definition of a Group 1.The common fate of members serves to highlight the nature of a group. 2.Groups are a source of strength. 3.Groups are characterized by a social structure (roles, norms, status differences and positional differences). 4.Groups are characterized by a variety of [...]

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