Newsletters
Performance Enhancement News (PEN) is a free, quarterly electronic newsletter written by Dr. Moncier and published by UAB Sport Psychology. The newsletter focuses on the application of sport psychology to improve the mental skills of athletes, to assist coaches improve their coaching abilities, and to improve team functioning.
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Archive (Click on the link to download the individual pdfs – requires Adobe Reader)
PEN, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2006 – Introduction to Sport Psychology
PEN, Volume 1, Issue 2, August 2006 – Team Building
PEN, Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2006 – Confidence
PEN, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2007 – Self-Talk, Part 1
PEN, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2007 – Self-Talk, Part 2
PEN, Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2007 – Mental Toughness
PEN, Volume 2, Issue 4, January 2008 – Sport Psychology & the Injured Athlete
PEN, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2008 – Imagery, Part 1
PEN, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2008 – Imagery, Part 2
PEN, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2008 – Motivation, Part 1
PEN, Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2008 – Motivation, Part 2
PEN, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2009 – Do You Get It?, Part 1
PEN, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2009 – Do You Get It?, Part 2
PEN, Volume 4, Issue 3, August 2009 – Parents
PEN, Volume 4, Issue 4, October 2009 – Handling Pressure, Part 1
PEN, Volume 4, Issue 5, December 2009 – Handling Pressure, Part 2
PEN, Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2010 – Handling Pressure, Part 3
PEN, Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2010 – Finishing
PEN, Volume 5, Issue 3, June 2010 – Keeping in Shape (Mentally) During the Off-Season
PEN, Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2010 – What Can We Learn from Shannen Doherty?
PEN, Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2010 – Managing Pre-Performance Jitters
PEN, Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2010 – The “Dream” Performer
PEN, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2011 – Cultivating the “Dream” Performer
PEN, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2011 – David versus Goliath
PEN, Volume 6, Issue 3, June 2011 – Waiting…
PEN, Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2011 – Living Up to Expectations
PEN, Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2011 – Rising Above Low Expectations
PEN, Volume 6, Issue 6, December 2011 – Recovering from Mistakes and Failures