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	<description>WINNING isn&#039;t everything. But losing all the time is a REAL BUMMER</description>
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		<title>Does Screaming at Athletes Work?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended a Kansas City Chiefs home game and observed first year Coach Todd Haley yell at a player when he came to the sideline after missing a tackle. As I watched Coach Haley get in the face of his player, it made me think about motivating and communicating with athletes at all ages. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear and Expectations</title>
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How often as a parent or coach have you wondered, &#8220;Am I putting too much pressure on my child or athlete?&#8221; Do you as an adult feel that sometimes you are making too many demands on your athlete to do everything correctly? What happens when this young athlete tells you they don&#8217;t want to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winning vs. Sportsmanship&#8230; Which is the winner?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In late January, a girl&#8217;s basketball team in Dallas, Texas defeated an opponent by the score of 100-0. Many people have shared their opinions about this game. Did the team pile up the score? Why isn&#8217;t there a mercy rule for basketball games in Texas? Was the winning team shooting three pointers in the fourth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are the qualities you should look for in a coach?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In mid January, the Kansas City Chiefs hired Scott Pioli as their new general manager as they attempt to turn the franchise around from a team that went 6-26 over the past two seasons. After a week and a half review, one of his first public moves was to fire head coach, Herman Edwards. Edwards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership and Sports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a sport psychologist, I am asked a wide variety of questions. Many athletes, parents and coaches want to know about what is the best way to get motivated, how can you improve your concentration and what are some of the important characteristics of a successful team. Usually, one component of all of these questions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheating and the Olympics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China showcased athletes from all over the world at their best. As always, spectacular performances occurred in a variety of sports. As I discussed in last month&#8217;s article, we had the opportunity to watch Michael Phelps put on one of the greatest performances not only in Olympic history, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Tenacity and Olympic Champions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the first week of the Beijing Olympics came to a conclusion, it became more obvious to me than ever about the importance of mental preparation. In my opinion, Michael Phelps performance was perhaps the single most amazing athletic feat in modern history. Phelps won an incredible eight gold medals. Five came in individual events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Self Confidence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently spent two days working with 80 high school basketball players who were participating in the MidAmerica Baskeball Academy camp at Benedictine College. This camp gives these young men the opportunity to showcase their basketball skills in front of numerous college coaches as they continue their quest to attempt to obtain a college scholarship. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Guarantee a Victory?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CAN YOU GUARANTEE A VICTORY?
On Saturday, June 7, 2008, the sport of horse racing was set to watch the running of the Belmont Stakes with the hope that favorite, Big Brown, would become horse racing&#8217;s 12th Triple Crown winner. Big Brown was the overwhelming favorite to win the race and become the first horse since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://winnersunlimited.com/weblog/can-you-guarantee-a-victory.php</link>
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		<title>Negative Self Talk: Why It Happens and How To Defeat It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It happens to all of us. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you play tennis, golf orÂ football. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you are a man or a woman. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you play youth sports or are playing senior golf. We are all guilty of thinking negative thoughts while we are participating in sports. Whether [...]]]></description>
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