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THE BURDEN: The Older Sibling Athlete

Published on: 7th June, 2010

by Madhuli Kulkarni – A Sport Psychologist   This article is with reference to your article ‘SIBLING RISK TAKING ON THE BASE PATH’ I have worked with quite a good number of siblings who have played the same sport. Here is a very interesting and a very similar situation that you have shown in the [...]

WHAT MAKES FOR A GREAT SPORTS TEAM RIVALRY!

Published on: 6th June, 2010

By Paul Schienberg, PhD This week the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are playing each other for the Championship of the National Basketball Association. These two teams have played against each other more often than any other combination of professional basketball teams in the final series to become the champions. The Rivalry is intense – [...]

SIBLING RISK TAKING IN SPORTS

Published on: 3rd June, 2010

By Paul Schienberg, PhD Frank Sulloway and Richard Zweigenhaft studied the evidence of younger brothers willing to take greater risks by stealing bases. They dug through the data base of baseball statistics. In general, it has been postulated that younger siblings take more risks than their older brothers because of the need to fight for [...]

KHEL KHEL MAIN – EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Published on: 19th May, 2010

By Madhuli Kulkarni What does it take to turn a team of talented hard workers into unstoppable world beaters? Pride, patriotism, and above all the aura. You definitely feel the presence or the aura. Opposition teams feel it too. It was Australia’s aura that influenced Savrav Ganguly to bowl first when he won the toss [...]

Dr. Schienberg on Bernie Madoff

Published on: 9th March, 2010

Dr. Scheinberg appeared with Ron Kuby on the former Air America to discuss Bernie Madoff on March 1, 2009. [audio:http://www.psychedonline.com/mp3/KUBY_3-1.mp3]

Where Have You Gone Dom DiMaggio

Published on: 13th May, 2009

The passing of Joe DiMaggio’s brother was a loss that got very little press. It marked another end to a great era in baseball. When you have a famous brother it is so hard to get the attention you deserve. Dom was a great ballplayer in own right. He deserves to be in the Hall [...]

An Amateur Golfer From Long Island Plays With the Big Boys At The 2007 Bob Hope Dessert Classic

Published on: 3rd May, 2009

By Paul Schienberg, PhD My brother, Mark, plays out of the Muttontown Country Club on Long Island. On January 13, of 2007, he and I set out on a journey that would result in him playing as an amateur golfer in the Bob Hope Pro-Am Dessert Classic in Palm Springs. Mark had never played in [...]

Question to the Sports Psychologist

Published on: 19th July, 2007

Question: I consistently over swinging in my golf game. I don’t understand why. I say to myself, “Easy does it!” I try to ease up. I really do. Then I take a swing at the ball. Like a Greek chorus, my partners sing out “I’m swinging too hard.” It just doesn’t feel possible. One day [...]

Lost My Golf Club Membership And My Love For the Game

Published on: 27th May, 2007

By PAUL SCHIENBERG, PhD Sport Psychologist May 25, 2007 Question: I was a member of a private golf club on Long Island. Due to personal reasons, I could not renew my membership and now play on public courses. I face a number of issues now while playing golf that has affected my performance. Firstly, there [...]

Editorial: Roger Clemens Has Risen Again!

Published on: 8th May, 2007

Roger Clemens flew into Yankee Stadium this past week to save “Gotham” from total disaster. He arrived without notifying his best friends – Pettite, Jeter, Posada – fellow pinstripe teammates. He hovered in the box over the crowd that was watching a day time baseball game. During the seventh inning stretch, Roger grabbed the microphone [...]

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