Psychological support for athletes under pressure
In addtion to working with athletes to enhance their performance, our consultants work with athletes to give them the support to manage the unique pressures that athletes experience. While society may...
View ArticleLindsey Vonn and Performance under Pressure
In a recent article on Olympic skiier, Lindsey Vonn, she was interviewed about how her ability to perform under pressure. She commented how she has grown and developed her confidence. Here’s her...
View ArticleStudents more stressed now than during Great Depression
“A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great...
View ArticlePutting Foot to the Ball Can Often Be a Test of Will
Matt Dodge, the Giants’ seventh-round draft choice, has struggled at times this season in his attempt to effectively replace the former punter, Jeff Feagles. read more
View ArticleSlumping at work? What would Jack do?
After years in sales, Dan Di Cio, a Pittsburgh account executive, was aiming for “a breakout season” selling high-tech equipment. But even working longer hours and weekends, he kept falling short of...
View ArticleBeating the Heat – The Mental Approach
While most of the country has been in summer weather mode for a month or more, the Pacific Northwest summer typically starts in July. This year, we’ve had especially little time to transition, going...
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Evan Longoria and the mental game
A couple of my athletes brought this story to my attention recently (scroll down for video). They both say it was the reason they finally decided to seek out SPINw to help their mental game. “If it...
View ArticleThe Olympics – Four years of training for one moment!
In my mind, the most amazing element of the Olympic games is this one. The best of the best athletes in the world come together to compete to be Olympic champions. For some sports, like basketball...
View ArticleThe Mentality of an Amazing Goal
Portland Timbers midfielder and captain Jack Jewsbury tied the score last weekend with this incredible volley. Here’s what was going through his mind: “It’s just one of those where [the ball] just...
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Is there a ‘sixth sense’ in sports?
No, not a sixth sense of being able to see dead people like in the movie… but more like this dictionary.com definition: sixth sense – noun: a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition:...
View ArticleIt’s 90% Mental! Workshop on February 28, 2016
Come join us at Evolution Healthcare and Fitness in SE Portland on February 28th at 5pm for a mental game workshop. (Click here to register) How many times have you heard someone tell you what a huge...
View ArticleSport Psychology of Shot Put
SPINw Consultant Eric Bergreen was a national champion shot putter at UCLA. We recently asked him to comment on this article discussing Michelle Carter’s mental training. Here’s what he had to say: As...
View ArticleAnger and Performance: Sport Psychology Techniques for dealing with extreme...
“Anybody can become angry — that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within...
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Mental Training (part 3/5 Inside the Mental Game of a State Champion)
Having a built-in expert in sport psychology is rare and is something that not many teams, let alone high school teams, have. But just having access isn’t enough. Coaches traditionally like full...
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