Healthy Sport
In the next few weeks I will be talking about healthy sport and making positive choices around drug-free competition. My comments will be based on personal experiences working with athletes, teams,...
View ArticleYouth and Ethics in Sport
As someone involved with sports and psychology, I value the positive effects good sportsmanship can have on both an athlete's mindset, as well as the integrity of a sporting event. I devote much of my...
View ArticleTeaching the Value of Good Sportsmanship
Lately it seems as though there have been several, highly publicized incidents of poor sportsmanship. Whether it is Serena Williams berating a line judge or two college football players in a post-game...
View ArticleOne Deep Breath
Athletic competition can be an exciting, fun, and healthy challenge for young athletes. At times, it can also be stressful and cause anxiety prior to and during an athletic event. During these times it...
View ArticleAthletes and Eating Disorders
When we think of athletes, typically we envision individuals who strive to maintain a healthy body. However, there are those athletes who take weight control and physical appearance to extremes and...
View ArticleLessons of the Olympics
Olympic Gold Medalist Crissy Perham shares her thoughts on the keys to success, both in sport and life, with youth.read more
View ArticleBreaking Through the Shadows
After having attended 11 Olympiads in the past 30 years, I was very blessed to attend my very first Paralympics this year in Vancouver, BC. My two grown daughters took time away from their jobs as a...
View ArticleThe Company You Keep
Last week the world of sports lost a member of its community. Charlie Francis, a coach of many Olympic athletes, died at the age 61 of Lymphoma. The legacy that Francis left is controversial. As a...
View ArticleGoing With the Flow
I really enjoy watching tennis matches. It can be such an electrifying experience. Even with the quiet of the spectators, the tension, growing with each volley, is so palpable it can almost be heard....
View ArticleMotivating Sedentary Youth
There has been much discussion in the past few years about the increasing problem of obesity among youth. Obesity is defined by Merriam-Webster's Dictionary as "having an accumulation of fat," but...
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