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    Next session, we will start to have real fun and really begin to apply these new found techniques into your game. Remember everyone practices their stick skills, shooting skills and ball skills…even less individuals physically train…but next to no athlete focuses on the psychology behind the game. Something to think about as you prepare for the next season. One closing thought from Wayne Gretzky…Sport is 10% physical and 90% mental.

References
Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. Retrieved October 5, 2002 from www.aaasponline.org.

Thompson, M. A., Vernacchia, R.A., & Moore, W.E. (Eds.). (1998). Case Studies in Applied Sport Psychology: An educational Approach. Dubuque IA: Kendall Hunt Publishers.

 

Pete Bendig, Ph.D. Candidate

Iron Psych Works