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SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY questions! (Patreon)

Published:
2018-01-10 02:09:59
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2018-01

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Headed to Calabasas tomorrow to interview Dr. Sari Shepherd, a sports and performance psychologist for next week's episode. 

I'm limiting listener questions to just you Patrons because you all rule, so leave them in the comments below.

I plan to grill her on how important sleep is in an effort to make myself do more it. 

Comments

Michael Gonzalez

How vital is a good night's rest for an athletes physical and metal performance and what is the optimum amount of sleep a human should get?

Alex Introini

Ok but for real, what's the mindset behind the immense importance in this country that we give to kids in sports, and especially in College athletics? Are parents compensating? Are schools taking advantage of their students? Or has it been sent just a big business?

Craig Minami

What is the ideal time of day to compete?

Priscilla Reimann

A fair few years ago, Anna Kornikova got the ‘yips’ while serving during her tennis matches. As a sports psychologist what sort of things would be used to get her past this?

Radha Vakharia

How do athletes overcome intense pain during competition (like Kerri Strug, gymnast in the '96 Olympics landing her vault on a leg with a sprain and tendon damage)? Is it adrenaline? Can one really push that kind of pain to the back of their mind? Every time I'm in that much pain I just get super dizzy.

Radha Vakharia

Why do some fans get so wrapped up in sports and specific teams that they get depressed or violent when their team loses? I'm from Philly and the sports fans here are pretty notorious.

Christa Avampato

I've been reading a lot about interval training. Are these short bursts of training that elite athletes do just as effective as longer workouts? Is interval training as beneficial for everyone as it is for elite athletes?

Dustin Growick

I've had so many discussions/arguments about attire and equipment for both general training and game situations. So I'll ask you, how much stock do you put in the "if you look good, you feel good, you play good" argument?

Dustin Growick

What are your thoughts on marijuana as a performance enhancing drug? I've heard some people use it as a pre-workout and/or pre-competition stimulant. Asking for a friend. 😏

Stroh

How should a coach be cognizant of attemping to get performance out of a player, screaming at the player versus the softer feeling approach?

Kayla Nimis

What are the differences between team and solo athletes? Relay vs sprinting, paired ice dancing vs figure skating etc.

snooks

I got hit in the head, hard, by a baseball as a kid, does this potentially explain my fear of clowns

The Project Project

Can you ask this -ologist to define "flow state" and it's relation to performance?

Michael Satumbaga

I’m an MMA/Muay Thai fighter, I also suffer from Anxiety. How does that even work?! My brain can’t handle irrational things, social functions, public speaking, and confrontations. But I willing put myself in a situation where physical harm is a known aspect of the sport?!

Michael Satumbaga

Ooooooooooh yessssss I I have experienced this flow state. I wanna know more!

Casey Handmer

How much can psychology improve the performance of an already top performing athlete? Does sports psych help motivate people to work out even more?

Jenna Kowalczyk

How or why do superstitions affect athletes?

Greg

What's the current demand for sports psychologists in the field today? Any stories about how a famous athlete overcame an obstacle or otherwise directly attributed their success to a sports psychologist? With the prominence of social media, how have sports psychologists adjusted their strategies for dealing with issues facing athletes and/or sports fans today?

Jennifer Overbye

Does the new info about CTE change the way football people feel about playing the sport? What would make a person decide to do something that gives them brain damage? Or just in general, why do people choose to do sports that hurt their bodies? The psychology behind that would be fascinating.

Erin Kelly

I co-sign this question.

Alie Ward

Ya guys, Dr. Shepp had an appointment and I'm so sorry I couldn't get to all of these great questions! I'll make sure we stay more rapid on the rapid fire next time!