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Hour Two: Sport Psychology
The 2000 summer Olympics kick off next month in Sydney, Australia, and
this summer Olympic hopefuls are competing for a place on the American
team.
| It's a good bet that those athletes are at least
a little faster, stronger, or has more endurance than Mr. Joe Average.
But are there psychological differences that help separate these
exceptional athletes from the rest of us, beyond better reflexes
and faster reaction times? |
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Talk to an athlete about their sport, and you're likely to hear them
mention the importance of being able to focus on their performance ...
or to "get into the zone." Some scientists are studying "the
zone," trying to figure out just what it is. And psychologists
are working with athletes to try to teach them how to hone their mental
edge to improve their performance.
Join guest host Joe Palca on this hour of Science Friday for a look
at the psychology of winning. Are the brains of the best athletes wired
differently?
Guests:
Dan Gould
Director, Sport and
Exercise Psychology Lab
Bank of America Excellence Professor, Department
of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Brad Hatfield
President
North American Society for the Psychology
of Sport and Physical Activity
Associate, Cognitive Motor Behavior Laboratory
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
Casey FitzRandolph
1998 Olympian, Speed Skating
Member, Senior Long Track Team
U.S. Speed Skating
Calgary, Alberta Canada
Joanna Zeiger
Member, U.S. Olympic
Triathlon Team
Baltimore, Maryland
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
APA Division 47
AAASP Online - American Academy
of Applied Sport Psychology
Psychwatch:
Sport Pyschology
Mental
Health Net - Health & Sports Psychology
Athletic
Insight - The Online Journal of Sport Psychology
Sport
and Exercise Psychology
Open
Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Psychology: Health and Sports
Produced By: Karin Vergoth
Web Producer: Charles
Bergquist
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