Monthly Archives: June 2011

Sport Statistics Can Sometimes be Misleading When it Comes to Sport Success

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

Sport statistics are a really big part of sports today, as nearly every sport has it’s own way of measuring a player’s on-field athletic abilities (Sport Success 360).  Interestingly, sport statistics are now being collected and analyzed at youth and …

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5 Reasons to Pick Up The Sport Performance Assessment

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

If you are an athlete — or a coach/parent involved with kids who play sports — be sure to check out The Sport Performance Assessment (SPA) available for the iphone, ipad, and ipod!  The SPA is the world’s first professionally …

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How Many Mistakes in Sports are “Mental?” All of Them!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

So often in sports we hear about “mental” mistakes when players fail (Advanced Human Performance Systems).  In fact, the great New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said about baseball that “half the game is 90% mental!” While those numbers …

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Improving Mental Toughness by Reframing Sports Fears

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

If you are a sports parent, coach, or any other person helping kids successfully participate in youth sports, you have probably witnessed firsthand the many fears kids can quickly develop from playing sports (Sport Success 360).  The sports fears kids …

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Developing Self-Confidence to Overcome Self-Doubt: Leadership for Life Success!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

Sports success, like life success, relies heavily on self-confidence and mental toughness (or resiliency).  One’s ability to control self-doubt is also important, as it is impossible to fully develop self-confidence if you are regularly bogged down by the anxiety that …

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