Sports and Performance Psychology
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Sports and Performance Psychology
Seeking excellence and success in sports and performing arts through mental conditioning and other applied behavioral sciences, from Psychogenyx.  
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The Tao of Spo: Erik Spoelstra’s compassion, competitiveness and confrontations

The Tao of Spo: Erik Spoelstra’s compassion, competitiveness and confrontations | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
To be coached by Spoelstra is to be moved emotionally. He inspires, angers, challenges and touches. And it works.
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Study on athletes uncovers links between anger, aggression, and “dark” personality traits in sports

Study on athletes uncovers links between anger, aggression, and “dark” personality traits in sports | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
A study of UK athletes and their coaches found links between psychopathy and both anger and aggression. Machiavellianism, another dark personality trait, predicted anger. The study was published in Psychology of Sport & Exercise
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