Archive for the 'mental toughness' Category

Interview on NPR station WFDD

Audio Available at:  http://wfdd.org/audio/voices/100226voices.mp3 Denise Franklin (DF) of Voices and Viewpoints and Assistant Professor Jenny Etnier (JE) from University of North Carolina a Greensboro, February 26, 2010. Transcript: DF: Hello I am Denise Franklin. Welcome to Voices and Viewpoints. She travels nationally teaching coaches how to coach their athletes. And to develop their full potential. [...]

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Dealing with Officials

The Australian Open Tennis Championship is just about to begin.  The main draw will be released on January 15, 2010 and play will begin on January 18, 2010.  And, so with this exciting tournament about to begin, my thoughts turn back to the most recent “major” tennis tournament and to the behavior of Serena Williams.  [...]

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Tiger Woods and Mental Toughness

The recent news story regarding Tiger Woods’ alleged indiscretions is interesting from a sport psychology perspective.  Tiger Woods has been described as one of the most mentally tough (if not the most mentally tough) golfers to ever play the game. His accomplishments on the golf course have been incredible.  His appeal to golf fans has [...]

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