Performance Enhancement News
UAB Sport Psychology
Volume 5, Issue 2 – April 2010
Providing information to individuals and teams seeking optimal performance
In the March 14, 2010 finals of the SEC’s men’s basketball tournament,

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UAB Sport Psychology Volume 5, Issue 1 – February 2010

Handling Pressure, Part 3 (This One’s for the Coaches)
On December 26, 2009 Urban Meyer announced that he was stepping down as the head football coach of the defending national champion Florida Gators (Bryant, 2009).

Performance Enhancement News
UAB Sport Psychology
Volume 4, Issue 5 – December 2009
Providing information to individuals and teams seeking optimal performance
In the October Issue of Performance Enhancement News, we began to discuss handling pressure.

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UAB Sport Psychology Volume 4, Issue 4 – October 2009

Handling Pressure
But here you are in the ninth
Two men out and three men on
Nowhere to look but inside
Where we all respond to
Pressure (Joel, 1982).

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UAB Sport Psychology Volume 4, Issue 3 – August 2009

Coaches and Parents and Codes… Oh My!

Coaches tell me that the vast majority of interactions with the parents of their athletes are quite reasonable. However, they also note that when problems with parents occur, they can be quite [...]

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Performance Enhancement News
UAB Sport Psychology Volume 4, Issue 2 – June 2009

Do You Get It? Part II
In the March issue of Performance Enhancement News, we began to examine the meaning of the question, “Does he or she get it?” This question was one of five asked by Jimmy Dykes, ABC college basketball [...]

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UAB Sport Psychology Volume 4, Issue 1 – March 2009

Do You Get It?

On March 7th, I had the opportunity to watch ABC’s broadcast of the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State men’s basketball game. Toward the end of the close contest, Jimmy Dykes, commentator and former pro scout, spoke about the [...]

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UAB Sport Psychology Volume 3, Issue 4 – December 2008

Taking Control of Motivation
In the previous issue of Performance Enhancement News, we began a discussion about motivation and defined this important concept as the willingness to work hard and to sustain that effort.

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UAB Sport Psychology Volume 3, Issue 3 – September 2008

Motivation – Why Do You Play?
At the recently concluded Beijing Olympics, Dara Torres won three silver medals in swimming events. At age 41, she is the oldest woman to swim in the Olympics. If you watched the televised [...]

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UAB Sport Psychology Volume 3, Issue 2 – June 2008

Developing Imagery as a Performance Tool
Imagery involves using the senses to create or re-create an experience in the mind and is one of the most frequently used mental skills by elite athletes. This issue is focused on guiding [...]