Sport Psychology Tactics - MLB Players, Brainspotting & The Yips
When Major League Baseball players work with sport psychologists they are usually trying to clear mental blocks. Recently, there has been a increasing interest amongst these athletes at using Brainspotting to help players deal with mental blocks (AKA the Yips)…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Equestrian Athletes & How Brainspotting Clears Mental Blocks
Equestrian athletes face many psychological challenges in different events such as hunter jumper or dressage. Once common psychological issues these athletes face are mental blocks (e.g. flight, fight, freeze). This Training Report explores what mental blocks are and how Brainspotting can help clear this issue…
Precision Nutrition - Macros Cheat Sheet Part IV. Eat The Rainbow
For the past several Precision Nutrition Training Reports, I have focused on providing cheat sheets on macronutrient selection. This is the final Report in this series, which will focus on how athletes can make smart choices with picking vegetables in their diet…
Private Practice Development - What To Know About AASP (Association For Applied Sport Psychology) Mentors And The CMPC Certification
When new professionals enter the field of sport psychology, it is widely accepted that they will need to possess the Association For Applied Sport Psyhcology CMPC certification. This Private Practice Development report will discuss what to look for in a CMPC mentor…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Brainspotting Helps NASCAR Drivers Deal With Mental Blocks (AKA The Yips)
NASCAR Drivers are sometimes susceptible towards experiencing mental blocks that can affect confidence and performance outcomes. For this Training Report I want to review how these performers can use Brainspotting to clear this issue…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Expansion Brainspotting Can Create Mental Flow States For Athletes
When athletes work with sport psychologists, they are usually trying to address mental blocks. However, athletes have begun to use sport psychology tactics such as Expansion Brainspotting to help create more flow states during more sport performances…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Tactical Athletes And the Importance Of Managing Autonomic Nervous System Dysregulation
Both sports and combat environment share the same qualities of a stress-test. Because this is the case there are many sport psychology strategies that tactical athletes can use to offset the negative outcomes of autonomic nervous system dysregulation…
Organizational Psychology - Why Business Leaders Should Focus On Corporate Athlete Wellness & Human Centered Approaches
Business leaders are oftentimes trying to find strategies that will enhance their workforce production. Because these leaders often turn to sport & organizational psychologists, I wanted to review 2 strategies that they can use to enhance corporate athlete performance…
Precision Nutrition - Macros Cheat Sheet Part III. Fat
Athletes recognize that making smart decisions on nutrition is a key part of sports performances. For this Training Report I want to provide a Precision Nutrition infographic that discusses how to optimize decisions around incorporating fat into one’s diet…
Sport Psychology Tactics - The Power Of Brainspotting For Athletes: A New Technique For The Yips (AKA Mental Blocks) & Peak Performance
Athletes are looking for cutting edge interventions to help them alleviate the symptoms of mental blocks. I want to use this Training Report to review one such intervention called Brainspotting and how this approach enhances sport performance outcomes…
Private Practice Development - How Do You Get Into Sport Psychology? Information & Strategies For New Professionals
There are many people that are trying to find ways to enter into the field of sport psychology. For this issue of Private Practice Development I want to provide insight into the different options that are available for people to enter into this field…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Why NASCAR Drivers Use Simulation Training To Enhance Mental Performance & Win
NASCAR Drivers frequently work with sport psychologists & Certified Mental Performance Consultants to enhance their mental performance. For this Training Report I want to talk about one of the mental skills that NASCAR drivers frequently use to train their minds…
Organizational Psychology - 3 Simple Strategies For Building A New Team Position From Scratch
Sport & organizational psychologists are frequently tasked with helping athletic and corporate teams integrate new staff members within the team. For this Training Report, I want to review some of the organizational psychology strategies that can be used…
Precision Nutrition - Macros Cheat Sheet Part II. Protein
When athletes are trying to decide how to enhance their performance, one of the first areas the look to improve is through nutrition selection. This Training Report will provide a Precision Nutrition cheat sheet on protein guidelines for athletes…
Mental Health Performance - How Music Can Help Athletes Recover from Sports Injuries
Athletes that undergo sports-related injuries often struggle with the psychological side of this problem. For this issue of the Training Report I wanted to provide a link to an article I wrote for the Association For Applied Sport Psychology on this issue…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How To Develop A Highly Aggressive Mindset For Sports: A Guide For Athletes On Controlled Violence
Most sport psychologists try to help athletes learn how to be calm. But there are many times during sports when athletes need to learn how to be aggressive. For this issue of the Training Report, I want to explore why, when and how athletes should train to be aggressive…
Precision Nutrition - Macros Cheat Sheet Part I. Carbohydrates
Athletes need high quality resources when trying to make efficient decisions in regards to their nutrition selection. For this issue of the Training Report I wanted to provide a Precision Nutrition resource that can help athletes better understand carbohydrate selection…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Understanding How The Safe And Sound Protocol Can Help Athletes With Performance
When athletes compete and train, they are constantly putting their bodies through repeated stress tests which can train their autonomic nervous system to remain in a higher anxiety state. I was recently afforded the opportunity to write about this for Unyte ILS…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Why Neurofeedback Can Help Athletes Recover From Concussions
One area of sport-related injuries that needs to be explored more are concussions and how wide spread this issue is across all sports. For this Training Report I want to discuss how concussions work and how Neurofeedback can be a potentially useful intervention for this problem…
Strength & Conditioning - Program Design For Marathon & Half-Marathon Runners
Endurance athletes such as marathon, half-marathon and ultra-marathon athletes should always incorporate heart rate zone training and weightlifting into their program design. For this Training Report I am going to provide a sample program on these strategies…