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Athlete Well-Being & the yips

Below are the best resources we could find on Athlete Well-Being and the yips.

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Ten Athletes Who Got the Yips—and How Their Careers Turned Out

Some get over it; some are never the same.

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Rewire Your Anxious Brain: 3 Simple Neuroplasticity Exercises for Anxiety

Neuroplasticity is one of the most effective ways for you to overcome anxiety. Those neuroplasticity anxiety exercises can be life changing if you are consistent with them.

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Jose Altuve, the Yips, and Some Sympathy for the Astros

Every baseball player fears the affliction, the sudden mental block that prevents them from making a routine throw. It goes by a funny name—the yips—but it is invisible and terrifying.

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Rick Ankiel Explains How He Got the Yips and the Fallout Afterwards

Rick Ankiel has had an incredible baseball journey going from highly touted pitcher just for everything to fall apart in a Division Series game. He explains that the yips is just anxiety and that it’s possible to reinvent yourself afterwards.

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When Athletes Fail: The Science Behind ‘the Yips’

Given how commonly the yips are referenced in sports, it is surprisingly misunderstood.

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17 Golfers Reveal How They Survived the Putting Yips

The putting yips. Outside of a stone cold shank, there’s arguably no more terrifying thought in all of golf

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The Yips, Potential CTE-Depression Link and More

— New sports psychology articles raise research questions.

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Task-specific Focal Dystonia

Task-specific focal dystonia is a movement disorder that interferes with the performance of particular tasks, such as writing, playing a musical instrument, or participating in a sport - a condition known informally as "the yips."

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Are the Yips Real?

Anxiety and neurological factors come into play for athletes who suddenly lose their ability to perform in a way they excelled at for years.

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The Yips Aren’t Just for Athletes—How I Conquered My Shaky Hand

The Yips are a well-known phenomenon in athletes. Simon Biles experienced the Twisties (the gymnastics version of the Yips) at the 2020 Olympics. But they can happen to medics too. I know because they happened to me. Here’s my story of how I overcame the Yips.

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