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Use Sports as a Springboard to Life Success!

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

For many years I have talked openly about the importance of personal development through boys and girls sports participation — not just for better on-field success, but better life success (The Parents Playbook).  Unfortunately, far too many young athletes tend …

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Getting Mentally Prepared for Games – Sports Leadership Series

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

Mental toughness in sports can be the difference between one athlete over-achieving and another performing far below his potential (Mind of Steel).  Fortunately, there are a number of mental performance enhancement skills that can be learned an quickly mastered, allowing …

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SPA Baseball and Softball Now Available!

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

The two newest Sports Performance Assessments launched over the weekend (baseball and softball), adding to our growing line of sport performance apps on itunes! As with all SPA performance improvement products, the baseball and softball versions offer sport-specific questions and …

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The Greatest Mental Skill for Sports Performance: Resiliency

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

I was recently asked in an interview what I thought through my work in sports therapy was the greatest “mental skill” an athlete could possess? After pausing for a moment, I answered the question, but rather than minimizing my comment …

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Mark Cuban Really Knows What He is Talking About When it Comes to Sport Psychology

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

I must applaud Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban for his recent comments about fully integrating a sport psychologist within his team. In fact, I just wrote a blog last week about the dire need in professional sports to bring on …

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