Monthly Archives: April 2010

Using the SPA as a Teaching Tool to Improve Sports Performance!

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

The Sport Performance Assessment (SPA) is a great sports performance teaching tool for parents, teachers, coaches, and anyone else who helps kids participating in youth and interscholastic sports.  Now for the first time ever, you can have your own “on-call …

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It’s Time for Pro Sports Teams to Step Up and Help with Role Modeling

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

Colin Cowherd, host of his own show on ESPN radio, spent a good portion of his program yesterday talking about Ben Roethlisberger, role modeling, and how the league (and Steelers) should handle his situation. While it was interesting to listen …

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Changing Habits for Future Life Success!

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

As summer quickly approaches, I tend to engage in increasingly more discussions with friends and clients around getting in “bathing suit shape.” In the mental health world, changing habits and developing ways to do things differently and better (like eating …

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Sport Performance Assessment for Mental Toughness Now LIVE!

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

Go to the Apple apps store and head to the “Sports” category – type in “Sport Performance Assessment” (SPA) and check it out! The SPA is very affordable at just $3.99, and allows athletes to complete a quick self-assessment that …

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Sport Performance Assessment App Coming Soon!

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

The Sport Performance Assessment (SPA), created by Dr. Chris Stankovich, is a user-friendly, convenient way to quickly determine your athletic mental toughness. Originally offered as a traditional paper-pencil assessment, the SPA will soon be available as an app for the …

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