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Peak Performance: Mental Training Techniques of the World’s Greatest Athletes

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By Charles A. Garfield, Hal Zina Bennett — 1985

A leading sports psychologist and a veteran sports writer examine the new mental training techniques of Russian and Eastern European athletes and detail exercises that allow everyone to benefit from those techniques.

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What Gives Elite Athletes the Edge? | Janne Mortensen | TEDxOdense

Do you want to develop the mind of a winner? Have you ever wondered what gives young, elite athletes the edge? How can you transform a kid into a champion? Expert in sports psychology and mental training, Janne Mortensen has coached national teams and world-class athletes, taking them to European...

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Playing Through the Pain

How one teen is using her tragic injury to take down the warrior culture in sports.

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Kristin Lewis
2013
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Keep Calm and Parent On: Dealing with Conflict at Sporting Events

Dealing with Conflict at Sporting Events

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Adam Young
2019
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Study Shows that Girls in Sports Develop Conflict-Resolution Skills

Most parents understand the importance of keeping their kids active in a time when childhood obesity is becoming a serious problem. But one University of Alberta researcher wants to go a step further and find out how sports also teach social skills.

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Quinn Phillips
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Conflict Resolution in Youth Sports

Dos and don’ts for initiating confrontations.

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Frank L. Smoll
2020
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True Sport Topic: Bullying and Conflict Management

True Sport Expert and Author Nadia Kyba chats with Greg Mescall about her book, “This Is How We Roll Workbook: A Coach’s Guide to Transforming Conflict into High Performance,” which details bullying and conflict management.

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2020
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Body Image Issues Can Impact Athletes at a Young Age

Body image issues are not unusual in athletes and can start at a young age. Negative consequences of poor body image include quitting sports, eating disorders, and low self esteem.

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Jeff Burtka
2019
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Serena Williams: The Story of a Tennis Sensation

As Serena Williams gears up to win the calendar year grand slam, we look back at her remarkable career, which started in one of the USA’s toughest cities.

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Serena Williams
2015
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Ending Cycles of Abuse in Sports and Society

Covert emotional abuse (CEA) is a tightly woven web meant to ensnare and control the victim. It can lead to other forms of abuse. Signs of CEA in sports include a perpetrator creating a sense of specialness in the victim, and cultivating self-doubt and dependency.

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Amy Saltzman
2021
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We’re Slowly Discovering the Murky Side of Elite Sport —Thanks to Women Speaking Out

The Tokyo Games have shone a light on bullying, abuse and sexualisation, which are too often ignored in the pursuit of glory.

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Gaby Hinsliff
2021
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