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Clarifying “The Myth About Exercise”
by One Sport Voice
posted August 9, 2009 at 9:18pm
Every Saturday I look forward to the TIME magazine in my mail. I know I can read it all online, but there is something satisfying about print media. As someone trained in sport science (aka, Kinesiology) this week’s cover story by John Cloud “The ...more
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Coach Pat Summitt on Mental Toughness
by Hoop Thoughts
posted July 26, 2009 at 9:07pm
I ask our players to give more of themselves than they think is possible. I know they have more inside of them. I know it. That's why I set such high standards for them physically. I want them to learn how to dig deeper.By doing things when you are too ti...more
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Coach's Corner: Hoop Tactics: Real Competitors
by Hoop Thoughts
posted July 25, 2009 at 4:53pm
Here's a great piece on being competitive from Ernie Woods and Bob Kloppenburg at Cybersportsusa.com. Their section, Hoop Tactics is as good as it gets. This is an example of something we will pass on to our players to read...hope you enjoy it.http://www....more
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Coach's Corner: Too much to do. Too little time.
by Hoop Thoughts
posted July 13, 2009 at 6:58pm
Talk about great timing! My email message this morning from Brian Tracy deals with organization and priorities -- handling that feeling of being a little overwhelmed with a great deal to do in a short amount of time. As always, he gives great advice, but ...more
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Are you "interested" or "committed?"
by Hoop Thoughts
posted July 9, 2009 at 12:12pm
Trying is just a noisy way of not doing something.I learned from author and consultant Art Turock that we need to make a distinction between being interested and being committed. When you are “interested” in doing something, you only do it when it’s...more
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Notes from a Sports Psych Grad Student: Composure
by AShadle1
posted July 6, 2009 at 9:06pm
Editor's Note: Anne Shadle was a 2-time NCAA Champion (Indoor Mile and Outdoor 1500m) while an undergraduate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She then competed as a professional Track & Field athlete for Reebok from 2005-2008, capping off ...more
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Do not let FEAR affect your golf game
by Ladies on the Tee
posted July 1, 2009 at 8:57pm
By: Stanley Popovich
Sometimes, fear and anxiety can get the best of us in the game of golf. The key is to know how to manage that fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a golfer can use to help manage their fears and ever...more
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Failure an important part of success and growth
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 30, 2009 at 2:24pm
Yesterday in our day camp for younger kids, I gave a mini-clinic on dribbling. I went over all the fundamentals of dribbling and had one of our alumni Quianna Chaney demonstrating some drills. I told the campers that as coaches, when we are drilling our p...more
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Experience - Do you believe in it?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 26, 2009 at 12:53pm
When you're young, you don't care about "experience". You don't think you need it to perform and do well.
You think it's just a bunch of BS older folks are talking about to make them feel important because they are older and
have lived a little.
I certa...more
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Coach's Corner: The seven lies of success
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 23, 2009 at 7:42pm
The world we live in is the world we choose to live in, whether consciously or unconsciously. The path to success consists of knowing your outcome, taking action, knowing what results you're getting, and having the flexibility to change until you're succe...more
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Motivation
by Sport Management Education
posted June 22, 2009 at 11:29am
What motivates young people to forgo a “normal” life in exchange for the regimented lifestyle required to compete at the Olympics…is it fame? What motivates someone to run for office as the President of the United States…i...more
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It's not about winning or losing
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 19, 2009 at 7:37pm
In our basketball camps at LSU, we try to de-emphasize winning and losing and concentrate on the process...much along the same lines we do with our team. Many are always somewhat shocked when we tell them that we don't talk to our team about winning and l...more
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A Passion to Lead: Thoughts from Jim Calhoun
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 13, 2009 at 2:30pm
"A Passion To Lead" by Connecticut's Jim Calhoun is a book that I picked up this past year during the season with the thought that I'd read it over a couple of weeks while we were playing and traveling but I started reading it on a bus trip and stayed up ...more
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Coaches Corner: The generosity of leadership
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 12, 2009 at 3:28pm
From the "Maxwell Daily Reader" today, a passage about GENEROSITY and how it applies to the top of the ladder. Here is what John Maxwell had to say about the topic:Nothing speaks to others more loudly or serves them better than generosity from a leader. T...more
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The mental approach to shooting hoops
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 3, 2009 at 10:56pm
Some years ago, Coach Don Meyer put out 30 page booklet out titled, "Becoming A Great Shooter." It is a simple fundamental book geared towards the player and not the coach. It talks about the mental approach to shooting, the fundamentals of shooting, and ...more
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Coaches Corner: Visualization
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 3, 2009 at 4:08pm
Dr. Jack Llewellyn is a renowned sports psychologist that gained national acclaim for the work he did with John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves and Paul O'Neill of the New York Yankess. We are big believers in visualization at LSU and are currently look at w...more
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Coaches Corner: Emotional Bank Accounts - Part II
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 31, 2009 at 2:30pm
A great way to make deposits in the Emotional Bank Account is by utilizing John Maxwell's 30-Second Rule that he outlines in his outstanding book, "25 Ways to Win With People." In face, this entire book is a great resource in the art of making positive de...more
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Coaches Corner: Knight on a team's approach to a game
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 29, 2009 at 5:02pm
From the book "Knight: My Story," with Bob Hammel, Coach Bob Knight talks about the approach a coach should have with his/her team going into games. At LSU, we've always referred to this as "middle of the road" coaching. Keeping our team on an even keel. ...more
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Three Games, Three Lessons
by Softball Performance Blog
posted May 3, 2009 at 12:48am
Today was our first official outing of the season.
We went 1-2 for the day.
There was a fair bit of nervousness, rust, and lack of cohesion on the field during the first two games.
We certainly didn't play up to our potential in the first two games mak...more
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10 Types of Sports Parents
by Softball Performance Blog
posted April 23, 2009 at 1:04pm
Here are the different types of sports parents that I would identify – both good and bad:
• The model parent
• The competitive parent
• The blasé parent
• The ‘living through your kids’ parent
• The outspoke...more
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