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By Dr. John F. Murray – March 13, 2019 – I’m often asked what the most demanding sport mentally is and my answer is always “golf.” The types of demands placed upon a golfer define the fact that managing thoughts, feelings, and sensations are essential while the potential distractions are immense. The brain must figure […]
Dr. Murray’s Tips on Capital Hill here from the archive vault. I recently spoke with the editors over at “The Hill” (John Solomon) the largest Capitol Hill publication. It is aimed at the 100 senators, 435 House members, 40,000 aides and tens of thousands in the influence industry whose work affects the lives of all […]
Soccer Coaching Psychology with Tom Bates Liverpool vs Barcelona: Yet another reminder of the changing psychology of Champions League football Extremely different reactions from the most extreme of dramas – the sort of which have become the new norm for the Champions League. That is as many as in the 22 years of Champions League football […]
The Social Psychology of Crowds Trading Psychology: Think Like a Professional Betfair Trader You can have the best Betfair trading strategies in the world but, if you can’t stay in control, then you’re going to struggle to hold onto your profits. If you’re not going to patiently wait for the right trading opportunities, then you’re simply […]
Expertly Selected by Dr. JohnF Murray IN SAFE HANDS: A KEEPER’S PSYCHOLOGY | Goalkeeper Documentary Julius Thomas gives up football to pursue doctorate in psychology For a couple of years in the not-so-distant past, Julius Thomas was one of the most dangerous touchdown makers in the entire NFL. Over the course of his seven-year career, playing […]
Expertly Selected by Dr. John F Murray Nice Video on the Psychology of Leadership Above Enhancing Confidence in Football Confidence is usually spoken of as being a key to performance. It’s hard to perform well without confidence. The key is to assist players to do as well in actual games as they do in practice. […]
Expertly Selected by Dr. John F Murray Above Video: The hidden psychology behind the Super Bowl with Jon Wertheim Alabama coach Nick Saban’s ‘Process’ University of Alabama coach Nick Saban is one of the best coaches of all time. Saban had long been inquisitive about scientific discipline and needed to include an understanding of how […]
Expertly Selected by Dr. John F Murray Why do people suddenly ‘get into’ football during the World Cup? People’s behavior during the World Cup is very interesting for us psychologists, as we can see many examples of the theories we use in action. Social identities are aspects of our personality that relate in some way […]
Expertly Selected by Dr. John F Murray We Help People Who are Like Us The psychology of affiliation is fascinating. People like those who are just like us. It’s not simply this. We have a tendency to really help those who are similar to us. In one study, for example, people were very nice and […]
Expertly Selected by Dr. John F Murray UCFB-LMA Insights Series: Football & Sports Psychology Intelligence Testing in the National Football League NFL draftees have taken the Wonderlic test for years as a result of team owners need to decide if their million dollar player has the psychological features to be a star on the field. […]