Sports and Performance Psychology
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Seeking excellence and success in sports and performing arts through mental conditioning and other applied behavioral sciences, from Psychogenyx.  
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The 1 Thing that Helped Simone Biles Become the GOAT (and It's Not About Her Skills)

The 1 Thing that Helped Simone Biles Become the GOAT (and It's Not About Her Skills) | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
To say that Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is a natural talent wouldn't give her enough credit. Whether you've read her book, saw the biopic on Lifetime, or watched her all-around, team, vault, and floor wins at the Rio 2016 Games, you know that she is a powerhouse, a record setter, the greatest
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Try honing these psychological skills to develop a gold medalist’s mind

Try honing these psychological skills to develop a gold medalist’s mind | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
While most of us avoid high-jumping or throwing javelins, many are striving toward our own goals, whether it’s a business launch or a PhD thesis defence
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Create an elite mind

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Want to take home the 'gold' In whatever you do? Here's how to tell yourself you can!

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After the Olympics: The next paths for elite athletes

After the Olympics: The next paths for elite athletes | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
After the Olympic flame goes out, what happens to the athletes we've come to know and love over the past two weeks?
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The Future Of Artificial Intelligence And Sports From An Olympic Gold Medalist Turned Technologist

The Future Of Artificial Intelligence And Sports From An Olympic Gold Medalist Turned Technologist | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
The Future Of Artificial Intelligence And Sports From An Olympic Gold Medalist Turned Technologist as she reflects on the evolution of sports technology.
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Will Rio athletes trade their Halo for medals?

Will Rio athletes trade their Halo for medals? | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio bring not just athletes but also wearable technologies of all kinds, including the Halo Sport.
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Sports Psychologists Train Olympians’ Parents to Stay Calm

Sports Psychologists Train Olympians’ Parents to Stay Calm | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
An athlete’s family can make a huge difference in their performance.
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Controversial Cupping Therapy Is Grabbing Headlines And Podiums In Rio

Controversial Cupping Therapy Is Grabbing Headlines And Podiums In Rio | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Controversial Cupping Therapy Is Grabbing Headlines And Podiums In Rio as Michael Phelps has brought it into the mainstream.
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A Day Will Come When World Records Can't Be Broken

A Day Will Come When World Records Can't Be Broken | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
There's a limit to how fast a human can go, but we're not there yet.
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How Olympic athletes use machine learning and data analysis to reach peak performance levels

How Olympic athletes use machine learning and data analysis to reach peak performance levels | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it

For the first time ever, Ireland will have a field hockey team participating in the Summer Olympics. 

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How to get into the mindset of a winner: lessons from Olympic athletes

How to get into the mindset of a winner: lessons from Olympic athletes | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
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The Science Behind Sprinter Usain Bolt’s Speed

The Science Behind Sprinter Usain Bolt’s Speed | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Usain Bolt, the fastest-ever human, appears to have an extra gear that propels him ahead of other sprinters. But that’s not what’s going on.
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Injury Prevention Technology Put To The Test During 2016 Rio Olympics

Injury Prevention Technology Put To The Test During 2016 Rio Olympics | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Injury Prevention Technology Put To The Test During 2016 Rio Olympics from Kitman Labs and their CEO, Stephen Smith and team.
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Sports Psychologist to work with TEAM USA Track and Field- Florida State 24/7

Sports Psychologist to work with TEAM USA Track and Field- Florida State 24/7 | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
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Sex before sport doesn't have a negative effect on the athlete and could even benefit performance

Sex before sport doesn't have a negative effect on the athlete and could even benefit performance | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Over the course of the Rio Olympics, 450,000 condoms were distributed around the athlete's village. This may be surprising considering the common view tha
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The Dark Side of Going for Gold

The Dark Side of Going for Gold | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
After the Olympics, both winners and losers are prone to emotional crashes.
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Want to win an Olympic final? Get in touch with your emotions

Want to win an Olympic final? Get in touch with your emotions | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it

Athletes need to learn to find and access their ideal emotional state to achieve their best.  For more on sports psychology and mental conditioning, download the Mindfuel app at apps.appmachine.com/7987JF

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Great read, mental conditioning. 
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Michael Phelps has mastered the psychology of speed

For more mental conditioning videos, download Mindfuel, a sports psychology app @apps.appmachine.com/7987JF

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Feeling the pressure: Should Brazil have taken a sports psychologist to Rio 2016 Olympics? - Goal.com

Feeling the pressure: Should Brazil have taken a sports psychologist to Rio 2016 Olympics? - Goal.com | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
The Selecao Olimpica elected not to include a specialist in their staff for this month's games but with anxiety building, it could be a decision they rue
Anthony Howard-Crow's curator insight, September 18, 2016 5:19 PM

Even the worlds most elite athletes sometimes could use some help coping with pressure. 

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How USA Olympic Wrestlers Are Using Auditory Brainwave Stimulation To Be Their Best

How USA Olympic Wrestlers Are Using Auditory Brainwave Stimulation To Be Their Best | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
How USA Olympic Wrestlers Are Using Auditory Brainwave Stimulation To Be Their Best Greco-Roman wrestling versions as possible.
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What sports psychologists do for Olympic athletes that coaches can’t

What sports psychologists do for Olympic athletes that coaches can’t | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
An athlete may stand alone on the podium to collect an Olympic medal, but it takes a team to get there. There are coaches, doctors, family, friends, and many more who help along the way. More recently, one of the most critical additions to an athlete's support staff is a sports psychologist. There is a
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Michael Phelps' Final Turn

Michael Phelps' Final Turn | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
With his curtain call weeks away, the greatest swimmer of all time hopes to put his nightmares behind him and embrace life on dry land.
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Proper concentration and focus the key to gold for U.S. Olympians

Proper concentration and focus the key to gold for U.S. Olympians | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Being able to focus for long periods of time, or at key moments, could be the difference in winning a gold medal.
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How relaxation training can get help you get the competitive edge that you have been looking for. 

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Halo Sport Headset Aims To Synchronize The Brain And Body Of Olympics Athletes

Halo Sport Headset Aims To Synchronize The Brain And Body Of Olympics Athletes | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Halo Sport Headset Aims To Synchronize The Brain And Body Of Olympics Athletes training for Rio 2016 in Rio de Jainero in Brazil.
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Rio Olympics 2016: U.S. Training Center helping athletes deal with distractions, pressure

Rio Olympics 2016: U.S. Training Center helping athletes deal with distractions, pressure | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
From the Zika virus to security concerns, U.S. athletes have a lot to worry about in Rio. The U.S. Olympic Training Center is helping athletes deal with those distractions.
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Tom Daley reveals Rio Olympic Games mantra: 'If I do a bad dive that’s in the past, move on'

Tom Daley reveals Rio Olympic Games mantra: 'If I do a bad dive that’s in the past, move on' | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Tom Daley needs little reminding of that moment four years ago when, standing a daunting 10 metres above the water for the biggest moment of his professional life, every nightmare he had ever feared came true.
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