Premier Sport Psychology

The Irony of Injury

Posted Thu, 11/17/2011 - 09:53 by JAnderson

The Irony of Injury
By Dr. Justin Anderson, Premier Sport Psychology, LLC., Originally published at Premier Sport Psychology on June 8, 2011.
 

Focus Starts With Seeing What You Want To See

Posted Mon, 04/11/2011 - 09:56 by JAnderson

by Justin Anderson • on 10, April 2011 • in www.JSAsportpsychology.com

We’ve all heard the old adage “Seeing is believing”, well that’s not entirely true. Often, it is the other way around. When we believe something, we will see it.

Every Success Is Gravy

Posted Mon, 04/11/2011 - 09:51 by JAnderson

by Dr. Justin Anderson • on 18. Mar, 2011 • in www.JSAsportpsychology.com

If you have ever played on a losing team and hated it, you probably just needed a coach trained in sports psychology. Caltech Coach Oliver Eslinger makes good use of his sports psychology doctorate from Boston University, says a recent article online at timesunion.com. Eslinger begin coaching at Caltech three years ago, taking on a basketball team with a “deeply embedded culture” of losing, with not one winning season since the year 1954.

Meeting the Mental Challenge

Posted Mon, 04/11/2011 - 09:48 by JAnderson

by Dr. Justin Anderson • on 25. Mar, 2011 • in www.JSAsportpsychology.com

Lacking Tumult

Posted Mon, 04/11/2011 - 09:39 by JAnderson

Lacking Tumult
by Dr. Justin Anderson • on 04. Mar, 2011 • in www.JSASportPsychology.com

Why is golfer Bernhard Langer so successful? Senior Writer Randall Mell asks this question on a recent blog post online at Golf Channel.

Along with the usual answers such as hard work and excellent health, Langer lists a reason people don’t often mention: a lack of personal tumult. “I haven’t had marital problems, or a divorce. I’ve had the same coach for 35 years. I’ve had the same manager for 35 years. I’ve had the same wife for 27 years.