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Articles on Athlete Performance and Mental Wellness
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Superstition in Sports: An Athlete's Friend or Foe?
How much energy should an athlete put into the quest for good luck? Sports lore abounds with accounts of athletes’ quirky superstitions....
Luke Patrick
Mar 55 min read
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Parental Positivity with Purpose in Youth Sports
I grew up watching my kids play sports. Wait, what? you ask. Doesn’t the growing up usually happen before you have the kids? Well, what...
Luke Patrick
Mar 8, 20233 min read
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Reset and Go with the Two-minute Tune-in Timeout
Frazzled. Thrown. Shook. We've all found ourselves in crunch-time situations with the pressure on, and struggled with how to respond...
Luke Patrick
Jun 23, 20221 min read
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Athlete Mental Wellness: Finding the Right Sport Psychology Professional
To the benefit of the sports world and beyond, recent times have seen a huge upsurge in awareness of issues around athlete mental health....
Luke Patrick
Oct 3, 20215 min read
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Thoughts from June, 2020
If you're even slightly engaged in following current events, then you're well aware of the recent societal focus on an old, old problem....
Luke Patrick
Jun 28, 20202 min read
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Put Me In Already, Coach!
Being stuck in COVID-19 is kind of like being a reserve athlete It’s been several weeks, how are you holding up? Me… I’m doing ok. While...
Luke Patrick
May 7, 20203 min read
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Seven Ways for Athletes to Cope During COVID-19
Over the past few weeks I've had several conversations with colleagues in the area of athlete mental wellness. Through those discussions,...
Luke Patrick
Mar 29, 20202 min read
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Take Back Control with Mental Imagery
Times are unsettling. People in all walks of life are faced with strange mixes of uncertainty, boredom, and alterations to normal...
Luke Patrick
Mar 24, 20205 min read
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COVID-19 and Sports Withdrawal: Not the Kind of March Madness We Were Expecting
In recent weeks U.S. sporting events from youth to professional levels have been cancelled at widespread, unprecedented rates. Many gyms...
Luke Patrick
Mar 15, 20203 min read
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(Your) Body('s) Language
(...Or, How to Improve Your Performance Without Thinking About it) Almost by definition, sport psychology is largely about improving...
Luke Patrick
Feb 21, 20193 min read
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Goal Setting: Steps to Success!
In my work with teams and individual athletes, I find that most appreciate the value of goal setting, but few know all the elements that...
Luke Patrick
Feb 13, 20191 min read
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