Achieving Goals:Does goal-setting really make a difference? It turns out that achieving goals is a function of a scientific term: Neuroplasticity. Neuroscientist Richard Davidson, who founded the...

How can Sports Psychology help athletes? Recently, I had a conversation with a parent of a high school athlete.  This parent was sharing the ins and outs of her daughter's high school...

Mindfulness Exercises and Recovery After Athletic Performance Golf. Basketball. Softball. Soccer. Many athletes, no matter the sport, have times when they make mistakes in the middle of a game and...

“How can you hit and think at the same time?”---Yogi Bera Choking and Athletes There’s a scene in the movie “Bull Durham” where Kevin Costner steps out of the batter’s box because he’s...

The third pillar of mindfulness exercises  involves learning how to recognize that emotions play a large part in determining how you feel and thus perform.  In order to gain an...

Sport Psychology and Performance Stress Should I feel like a failure if I need to see a sport psychologist? Last week I choked on a key play in a hockey game and ever since then I keep trying to push...