A Proven Coaching Technique to Use With Young Athletes
July 26th, 2010 // 6:53 pm @ Dr. Jack Singer
Now, research reported in the Monitor on Psychology shows that the best way to develop athletic motivation and effort is to focus on skill development and anxiety reduction.
Category : Applied Sports Psychology & Blog
Sports Hypnosis for Athletes
April 26th, 2010 // 10:50 am @ Dr. Jack Singer
Sports Hypnosis for athletes?
Hypnosis for athletes was something that was unheard of some years ago, but is now considered an important tool in the elite athlete’s arsenal. This applies to all activities from football to poker!
Did you know that hypnosis and self-hypnosis are actually commonplace occurrences that most of us engage in on a regular basis [...]
Category : Applied Sports Psychology
Skyrocket Your Poker Success
April 13th, 2010 // 6:27 pm @ Dr. Jack Singer
Orange Country Psychologist Dr. Jack Singer is available for phone consultations with athletes around the U.S. and in-person visits with athletes in Southern California.
Category : Applied Sports Psychology
Overcoming the Biggest Obstacle to Sports Success
March 26th, 2010 // 6:00 am @ Dr. Jack Singer
The Fear of Failure
You just split sets with a tough opponent. You won the first easily and he won a close second set. As you begin the third set, you become aware of subtle changes in your approach to each point. You’ve been in this situation before. You are playing it “safe” or playing “not [...]
Category : Applied Sports Psychology
Workplace Shaman: An Olympian Example
March 25th, 2010 // 7:07 am @ Dr. Jack Singer
California-based sports psychologist Jack Singer coaches professional athletes from around the world. He also has a PhD in industrial/organizational psychology and consults with businesses. Dr. Singer describes some of the techniques he uses in sports psychology and how these can be applied in the workplace and business setting.
Category : Applied Sports Psychology
Athletes and Sports Psychologists
March 14th, 2010 // 7:01 am @ Dr. Jack Singer
When the chips are down, the athlete often cannot share his/her inner fears, anxiety and anger issues with the coach or their parents. Now, the athlete has a critical ally…the professional Sports Psychologist (also referred as the professional Sport Psychologist).
The Sports Psychologist, who should be Certified and well-trained in examining the whole person, can provide the [...]
Category : Applied Sports Psychology
A Sport Psychologist’s View of L.T. Leaving the Chargers
February 26th, 2010 // 5:48 am @ Dr. Jack Singer
Just recently an emotional LaDainian Tomlinson bid farewell to his team, to the fans who supported him from the beginning, and to the dream of playing for the San Diego Chargers through his entire, record-setting career. Several times during the questions from the press, L.T. discussed professional football being a “business,” alluding to the fact [...]
Category : Applied Sports Psychology & Elite Athletes
My Concerns for Tiger Woods Emotional Health
January 4th, 2010 // 7:06 pm @ Dr. Jack Singer
It’s time to stop feeding off of Tiger’s circumstances, leave him be and hope that he can get the competent help he needs to come to grips with his demons and the triggers that led him into the dangerous waters in which he has been swimming. Only then can he heal and put his life back together again.
Category : Applied Sports Psychology
Vito La Fata’s Fitness Evolution
December 30th, 2009 // 8:30 pm @ Dr. Jack Singer
Recently I had the great opportunity to speak to athletes, their parents and coaches at Vito LaFata’s Fitness Evolution in Laguna Nigel.
Despite an unusual rain storm in Southern California, we had a full house of people who were excited and energized by the presentations from me, Athletic Performance Coach Leslie Cordova and Vito LaFata.
I showed the [...]
Category : Applied Sports Psychology
Losing Your Cool During Competition: Just Part of the Game or Unresolved Anger Management Issues?
September 13th, 2009 // 3:45 pm @ Dr. Jack Singer
Often athletes who engage in out-of-control behaviors rationalize that everyone in the situation would react that way. Obviously, there is plenty of evidence to the contrary, where athletes are provoked continuously and most do not melt down
Category : Applied Sports Psychology & Stress