2003

Cognitive Style And Athletic Performance Part II: Self Talk

Published on: 6th May, 2003

by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. Self talk can be defined as a conversation we have with ourselves whether it is audible or not. There are various kinds of self-talks that can be identified: One type gets athletes to direct attention (“focus”); a second type labels self and others (“what a loser”); a third judges performance (“you [...]

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Published on: 6th May, 2003

TO: questions@psychedonline.org FROM: XXXXXX@aol.com SUBJECT: Rubber Legs DATE: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 07:36:51 After reading your interview with Jeff Torborg, I was wondering … My coach is a very smart and nice man who never gets upset at anything any of our players do – like Torborg seems to be. We have had a losing [...]

FIELD REPORT: It’s Not Just A Game – Spring Training 2003

Published on: 6th April, 2003

by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. On March 15, 2003 I had a date with a dream that dated back 45 years. A press pass to interview baseball players, managers, coaches and trainers for the Baltimore Orioles and Florida Marlins as well as watch a game between the two teams was waiting for me at Fort Lauderdale [...]

INTERVIEW: Jeff Torborg

Published on: 6th April, 2003

With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. Jeffrey Torborg was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on November 26, 1941. He played as a catcher for 10 seasons in the major leagues for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the California Angels. Jeff caught several no-hitters, most notably Sandy Koufax’s perfect game on September 9, 1965 vs. the Chicago Cubs. [...]

Depressed Athletes? Not Likely

Published on: 6th April, 2003

by Miguel Humara, Ph.D. One of my students once asked me why there was so much research in the field of sport psychology on anxiety but very little devoted to depression. She was right, a disproportionate amount of attention has been given to anxiety disorders and eating disorders in the sport psychology literature. After giving [...]

LETTER OF THE EDITOR:

Published on: 6th April, 2003

From: XXXXX@hotmail.com To: Psychedonlineorg@yahoo.com Subject: Great site! Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 08:27:51 P>Great Site! I really love your articles. I wrote this piece that I use to keep me motivated and wanted to share it with you Focus. Determination. Dedication. That hard work paid off. All those practices, time, sweat, blood and sacrifice were [...]

FEATURE: Cognitive Style AND Athletic Performance Part I: Distortions

Published on: 6th March, 2003

by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. The pressures of competitive sport offer ideal situations for creating irrational or distorted cognitive styles. What athletes say to themselves may not positively contribute to success. It may, in fact, lead to failure. Some athletes and their coaches believe that the best performance comes from No conscious thinking (automatic performance). However, [...]

INTERVIEW: Illie Nastase

Published on: 6th March, 2003

With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.   Ilie Nastase born: July 19, 1946 Place of Birth: Bucharest, Romania Country of Residence: Romania Turned Professional: 1975 He was twice ranked as the world’s number one men’s player in the early 1970′s. Ilie won two Grand Slam singles titles during his illustrious career – the US Open in 1972 [...]

PARENTING: Dealing with Abusive Coaches

Published on: 6th March, 2003

by Miguel Humara, Ph.D. Last year I went to watch my cousin’s 13 year-old boy play for the championship of his soccer league. Tom’s a pretty good soccer player and I was surprised to hear him say as we drove to the field that he didn’t know if he was going to play the following [...]

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Published on: 6th March, 2003

From: XXXXX@mninter.net To: Psychedonlineorg@yahoo.com Subject: Aging Jock Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:36:46 -0600 Just turned 60 and I am having trouble enjoying my Racquetball because of an “attitude problem” of loosing and not winning. How can I turn the clock back 30 years when I was learning the game and had little or no [...]

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