Sports and Performance Psychology
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Seeking excellence and success in sports and performing arts through mental conditioning and other applied behavioral sciences, from Psychogenyx.  
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Injury: The Inevitable Misfortune of the Athlete's Journey | Psychology Today United Kingdom

Injury: The Inevitable Misfortune of the Athlete's Journey | Psychology Today United Kingdom | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Traversing the mental challenges of pain and the rehabilitation process.
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Running Injuries - How to Cope With Injury From Running

Running Injuries - How to Cope With Injury From Running | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
You’re not alone in feeling alone—or in questioning your identity. Here’s how to go about reclaiming it.
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Three Deep Breaths: The Psychological Side of Returning from Injury, With Professional Sports Psychologist Annie Söderberg

Three Deep Breaths: The Psychological Side of Returning from Injury, With Professional Sports Psychologist Annie Söderberg | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Sports Psychologist Annie Söderberg shares a glimpse of how she helps mountain bike athletes recover psychologically from injury.
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Revisiting Josh Gordon's impact on the New England Patriots

Revisiting Josh Gordon's impact on the New England Patriots | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Nine games into his first season with New England, Josh Gordon may finally be finding his stride with the Patriots. Playing wide receiver in the NFL i
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Patrick Beverley: Mental Fortitude vs. the Psychological Toll of Injuries

Patrick Beverley: Mental Fortitude vs. the Psychological Toll of Injuries | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Patrick Beverley was forced to begin a process that has consumed many athletes before him. How he was able to get through and why help should be provided.
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Concussion rehab tool proving to be powerful way to train your brain

Concussion rehab tool proving to be powerful way to train your brain | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
HOUSTON - Whether you're an athlete or not life is full of hard knocks. Now there's a way that athletes and even civilians suffering from head trauma can recover faster.
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Sports injuries impact more than just physical part of sport

Sports injuries impact more than just physical part of sport | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
When Alex Fuelling’s collegiate volleyball career ended, the score was 11-7 in the second round of the Mid-American Conference women’s volleyball tournament.
The senior outside hitter jumped up to hit a ball, and she landed not on the floor — as she had practiced so many times — but on her teammate’s foot.
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Using Visualization for Muscle Growth Can Actually Work

Using Visualization for Muscle Growth Can Actually Work | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
There's legit science that proves using visualization for muscle growth can strengthen your body even without doing any physical exercise.
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The Run-Around: What a Sports Injury REALLY Means

The Run-Around: What a Sports Injury REALLY Means | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Sometimes a sports injury is inevitable.
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Mental Edge: An athlete’s road to recovery after suffering an injury

Mental Edge: An athlete’s road to recovery after suffering an injury | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
One of the keys to an athlete returning from injury is to build your confidence one day at a time, according to Mental Edge Performance.
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Dwyane Wade Wants His Son To Learn from Derrick Rose �

Dwyane Wade Wants His Son To Learn from Derrick Rose � | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Dwyane Wade said he wants his oldest son, Zaire, to spend time with Derrick Rose to see how Rose prepares himself to play the game.
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Injured in Tennis, She Put Her Psychology Degree to Use - The New York Times

Injured in Tennis, She Put Her Psychology Degree to Use - The New York Times | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
After tearing a knee ligament, Laura Siegemund, 30, gained something professional tennis players rarely have: free time.
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Michael Phelps' Final Turn

Michael Phelps' Final Turn | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
With his curtain call weeks away, the greatest swimmer of all time hopes to put his nightmares behind him and embrace life on dry land.
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NFL Star Regrets Ever Playing Football, Cites Concussion-Related Memory Problems

NFL Star Regrets Ever Playing Football, Cites Concussion-Related Memory Problems | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it

Retired NFL player Antwaan Randle El says he is experiencing symptoms of a concussion-related mental condition, including memory and movement problems, and regrets playing football.

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