Dr. Chris Stankovich discusses the psychology of human performance, including the importance of attitude, getting in the zone, setting effective goals, anxiety reduction strategies, galvanizing human resiliency, using stress for success, plus much more.

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Pool may be as "mental" of a game as there ever was, as players regularly depend on self-confidence, focus, and concentration in order to help with overcoming nerves and making big shots in tournament play. Mind of Steel: Mental Toughness for Pool Success DVD will immediately help you play at your highest level - especially in clutch situations.

Mind of Steel for Pool Success DVD will teach you:

• How to develop an approach to pool that will allow you to reach your full potential
• How to use proven sport psychology mental training skills to increase self-confidence, focus, concentration, and resiliency
• How to reduce anxiety and "choking" so that you can play with the best
• Specific pre-tournament and pre-shot routines that will help you get "in the zone" and sharpen your focus
• Plus much more!
  

Dr. Chris Stankovich covers all the key sport psychology components to developing the mental toughness needed to reach full athletic potential, including strategies to help get in the zone, sharpen focus, improve motivation, beating pressure and "choking," and strengthening resiliency.

How much of the game of baseball is "mental?" While that question is difficult to answer precisely, most baseball players will tell you that at least 50% of baseball success relies on developing "mental toughness." Specifically, players who learn how to increase self-confidence, sharpen focus, minimize anxiety, and strengthen resiliency are the ones who develop precision mind-body synchrony and inevitably reach their full baseball playing potential.

Mind of Steel for Baseball Success, developed by nationally respected sport performance scientist, Dr. Chris Stankovich, will teach you how to:

• Develop specific, measurable, controllable goals that will help you maximize your baseball potential
• Incorporate proven sport psychology skills to help you get in the zone on a regular basis
• Minimize debilitating anxiety that often disrupts important muscle memory necessary for fast reactions on the field
• Create pre-game, pre-pitch, and pre-AB routines designed to improve confidence and focus
• Utilize "bounce back" strategies to help immediately dismiss errors and other negative events on the field
• Develop a perception focus of "playing to win" rather than playing to avoid losing
• Minimize "choking" so that you can make every pitch and AB count!
• Plus much more!
  

Dr Chris Stankovich will help you understand both traditional and contemporary sport issues that kids commonly experience while competing in youth and interscholastic sports, allowing you to help your child have a safe, fun, and meaningful sport experience.  The Parent's Video Playbook is filled with easy-to-understand, professional advice based on Dr. Stankovich's research findings and practical applications working as a professor and researcher in the field of Sport Psychology/Athletic Counseling. 

The Parent's Video Playbook will help you:

• Understand why kids play - and stop playing - sports
• Lean the realities of earning college scholarships
• Decide between specializing or sampling sports
• Familiarize yourself with today's big sport issues, including sports burnout
• Help your child develop emotional intelligence and learn invaluable life skills while playing sports
• Teach your child how to develop self-confidence, minimize anxiety, and ultimately play at his or her highest level
• Communicate more effectively with the coach, especially about issues like playing time concerns
• Use sport psychology skills to enhance on-field sport proficiency
• Understand the athletic identity and impact on human development and growth
• Prepare and successfully respond to the inevitable sport retirement transition every athlete eventually experiences