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Fall 2006 Volume 9, Issue 1:

• Mental toughness at the high school level: How sport psychology consultants can get "in."
• Individual, team, and organizational consultations at high school level: What coaches should know
• Helping high school student-athletes gain life skills.

Spring 2006 Volume 8, Issue 2:

• A review of legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success and how it describes success in life and sport.
• Coaching tips for creating a positive youth sport experience: gives practical tips on how youth sport coaches can create a fun atmosphere for young athletes.

Fall 2005 Volume 8, Issue 1:

• Q and A with Canada's Greatest Female Gymnast: An interview with Kate Richardson, 2000 & 2004 Olympian. Discussion of incorporating mental skills into her athletic training.
• An interview with Kirsten Peterson, Ph.D., resident USOC sport psychology consultant at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center since 1996. Discussion of the unique challenges involved in consulting Olympic athletes.

Spring 2005 Volume 7, Issue 2:

• Sport Psych-- It's Not Just For Athletes Anymore: A look at the burgeoning field of Sport Psychology
• The "Go Zone:" Peak Performance and Optimal Arousal: What are the zones, and how to transition between them.

Fall 2004 Volume 7, Issue 1:

• Anger in American Sport: How can we manage it?
• Manage your stress to maintain your performance.

• Developing a Winning Program: An interview with Ken Purcell, Denton Independent School Districts AD. Discussion of ethics and creating a winning high school program for athletes in sports and academics.
• A matter of coaching ethics and good decision making.

• The mentally tough athlete: What makes the difference and often separates people of equal talent and skill is mental toughness.
• Effective Coaching Behavior

• Emotional profiling and athletic performance: An interview with Dr. Bob Harmison
• Trusting your Sport Psychologist

• Sport Psychology Conulting at the Olympic Games: Lessons Learned (A panel of SPs from the Winter games discuss what they did and what they learned while consulting at the games).
• Getting it on with the Media (Discussion of how to handle media pressures as an athlete and as a SP)

• Psychology of Injury: What increases athletes’ risks
• The psychology of injury: Progression and prevention
• The road to recover: Psychological reactions to and recovery from injury.

• Eating related problems among athletes. Discussion of eating disorders and how to spot and help athletes with them
• The psychology of weight training: UNT strength coach Chris Seroka offers his views.
• Sports Nutrition Basics

• Fun is #1 in Youth Sports
• Sharing the Playing Field: Establishing positive coach-parent relationships
• What can we learn from the World’s Greatest Athletes? (Confidence, Control, Concentration, Consistency, Cohesion)

• Project Score: Building success in school, sports, and life.
• Achieving Success Through Commitment and Trust.
• Learning the Ropes on Adventure Challenge Courses

• Grading yourself as a coach: Moving beyond wins and losses.
• Eliminate Fear Before it eliminates you
• The Experts talk about winning (Panel discussion on strategies for winning).

• The physical and mental preparation of the world’s greatest athlete. Discussion with and about Dan O’Brien’s training program.
• Preparing for the big competition or game.
• Pay Attention! Clarity of Focus for Performance Success.

• Setting goals for success: The SMARTEST system
• Keeping motivation in the game
• Coaches Corner: Interview with Darrell Dickey. Interview with UNT’s head football coach.

• Why do I need sport psychology?
• Persistence, it keeps on going and going? Discussing persistent effort in sport.
• Coaches Corner: Interview with Tina Slinker. Interview with a coach about her team and experience in coaching.