STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING PAIN BY ATHLETES ARE EVALUATED
By Lina Vaisetaite
You probably quite often feel pain while you train – what do you do then?
Psychologists use the notion of “pain coping”. It...
INTERVIEW: Edwin Moses
With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
Edwin Moses is a three time Olympic Medallist winning the Gold medal in 1976 and 1984 as well as the...
BOOK REVIEW: The Courage to go Forward
"In 1965, Dick Traum was pinned and crushed by a car, resulting in life-threatening injuries and the amputation of his right leg. Ten years...
An Amateur Golfer From Long Island Plays With the Big Boys At The Bob...
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...
INTERVIEW: A female, U.S. Olympic hurdler, Joanna Hayes, explains her use of imagery in...
With Paul Schienberg, PhD
JOANNA HAYES Career Highlights: 2005 USA Outdoor 100m Silver medalist; 2004 Olympic 100m hurdles gold medalist; Olympic 100m hurdles record holder;...
Lost My Golf Club Membership And My Love For the Game
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...
INTERVIEW: Gary Player
With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
Gary Player has won more than 160 titles worldwide and is only on of the five golfers who have triumphed in...
FEATURE: Cognitive Style AND Athletic Performance Part I: Distortions
by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
The pressures of competitive sport offer ideal situations for creating irrational or distorted cognitive styles. What athletes...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Mental Approach to Competitive Flying
Flying is an equally if not more competitive sport, than golf. There are, I believe organizations that have used...
MENTAL TRAINING: Techniques To Reduce Stress II
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
INTRODUCTION: The first article in this series (Techniques to Reduce Stress I), we reviewed Diaphragmatic Breathing and Imagery techniques in reducing...
