Padraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy, fantastic Irish golf players credited to the use of sport psychology strategies for their latest successes. Padraig claimed working on the “mental edge” of his game that led him to play more consistently. He has just won the Honda Classic at the PGA National, which was his first win in American soil since 2008. Rory, during an interview just before teeing off at Doral, shared that his best golf comes …
It was at the beginning of the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLIX and his New England Patriots were down by two touchdowns and time was running out. Any team leader would typically be verbally pushing and encouraging his teammates to continue fighting. However, Tom Brady chose a different strategy: “One play at the time.” He kept repeating this phrase over and over again to the rest of his teammates. So, what is here …
Sports Motivation 101 means, keep your dreams alive!! Yes, many of us have frequently been told to keep our dreams alive, to envision what we want to achieve and imagine how those dreams would become reality one day. There is clearly no shortage of self-help books or motivational speakers voicing the importance of visualizing what we want to achieve by keeping our dreams alive. There is certainly a lot of truth to that. The wonderful …
In a recent interview, Mr. Arnold Palmer, member of the Golf Hall of Fame and winner of multiple Major tournaments, was asked if life could give him a second chance, what shot would he have liked to hit again? To the surprise of the interviewer, Mr. Palmer, who is known for his missed opportunities to win other Major tournaments, responded: “None.” Palmer went on to share that although he would like to hit again a …
Young student athletes face both wonderful and challenging times. Not only do they work hard to meet demanding academic requirements, they also devote long hours to sport training and competition. Please preview this article in full by downloading here: The Psychology of Youth Sports with Tuckahoe’s Dr. Alex Diaz ** This article was posted in the Westchester Magazine **
