Smart Pro News 10 

by Dr. John F. Murray - April 8, 2005 

Commentary on improvement in sports, business, academics, and life!    
 
 


London Workshop: Learning + Inspiration + Amazement = SUCCESS 
Tennis guests in London were privy to an inspiring and educational day of learning the 8 Principles of Success ... and fun on and off the tennis courts, when Barry Cowan (player who took Pete Sampras to 5 sets at Wimbledon), Spoonbender Uri Geller, Dr. Murray and LTA Coach Paul Barton collaborated at the David Lloyd Club Raynes Park. Uri bent a metal tennis racket on Friday. Below are just a few of the articles and photos, and a national radio audio: 
URI Audio on National Radio:  http://www.smarttennis.com/images/URIrevised.mp3
 
Will the Red Sox Success in 2004 Inspire Chicago's Teams? 
See Mike Barardino's excellent article published both in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Daily Press of Virginia and comments on how Badura's theories of modeling and self-efficacy might help those franchises pull out of a historic slump! 
http://www.smarttennis.com/SunSentinelDailyPress040305.htm
 
Tedy Bruschi's world collapsed: Dealing with Retirement in Sports
Paul Doyle of the Hartford Courant writes a nice article about retirement in sports!
http://www.smarttennis.com/HartfordCourant032005.htm
 
Dr. Murray Promises to Defeat USA's #1 Health Problem by Sept. 15!
Enough is enough! After 5 years of struggling with weight control, Dr. Murray has found the answer and will prove it by September 15. More importantly, he shares  this message with thousands of others and invites them to benefit too. The press release is at: http://www.smarttennis.com/WeightLossPressRelease.htm and the Uri-Murray Smart Weight Meter to track the progress is at:
The Psychology of a Spelling Bee (Sport Psychology in Academics!)
Valerie Fortney of the Calgary Herald talks with Dr. Murray about the psychology of this most memory taxing task and it becomes clear that s pellers must get in shape, just like any contender.
http://www.smarttennis.com/CalgaryHerald031905.htm

The Stress of the Coaching Profession
The Rocky Mountain News writer, Lynn DeBruin, explores the wear and tear of the coaching profession and illustrates the potentialdanger of stress if not properly managed. 
http://www.smarttennis.com/RockyMountainNews030805.htm
 

 
New Website Should be up soon
For a glance at it go to:  
http://www.anydev.com/smartproinsight


 

 As always, there are so many more exciting things to report, but I better let you go for now! Please let me know if there is a particular issue that you would like to have addressed in a future article or interview. London was fun and we look forward to doing many more workshops in the future - with Paul, Barry and Uri!  


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Enjoy this listing of some links to recent sport psychology audios/videos and articles as a handy reference:

Audios/Videos:

Dr. Murray and Vic Braden talk about Fun in Sports and Life
http://www.smarttennis.com/images/VicBradenRadio.MP3

BBC Radio on violence in sports and the upcoming London workshops. 

http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/drmurray.mp3


Intro to Sport Performance Psychology
http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/IntroToSportPerformancePsychology.MP3

Vince Spadea on the Tennis Channel Discussing Sport Psychology:
http://www.smarttennis.com/images/VinceSpadeaTennisChannel128K.wmv for DSL or broadband connections 

http://www.smarttennis.com/images/VinceSpadeaTennisChannel32K.wmv if you have a dial-up modem.

MSNBC Interview on the NBA Basket-Brawl:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/MSNBC.mp3

NBC Local News Video on Ricky Williams Retirement and the need for more Proactive Services:http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/rickywilliams.wmv

MPI - rating Football Team Performance for coaches:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/mpi.MP3

The Psychology of Football Injuries:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/FootballInjuries.MP3

Bloomberg Radio with Bob Goldsholl - Pre-Super Bowl 2003:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/2003Bloomberg.MP3

Bloomberg Radio with Bob Goldsholl - Pre-Super Bowl 2004:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/2004Bloomberg.MP3

Vincent Spadea and Dr. Murray discuss sport psychology on radio WAXY 790 and WDJA 850:
http://www.smarttennis.com/images/SpadeaInterviewDec2004.MP3

Olympian Dan Jansen and Dr. Murray on BBC Radio during the AthensOlympics:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/images/JansenMurray2.MP3

Articles:

Stress of coaching in the Orange County Register
http://www.smartproinsight.com/OrangeCountyRegister021305.htm

8 Mental Keys to Success in the Palm Beach Post
http://www.smartproinsight.com/CoachesCorner.htm

MPI Sample Report - for football
http://www.smartproinsight.com/mpisample.htm

Sport Psychology Archive (Over 70 articles that can be adapted for any sport):
http://www.smarttennis.com/tennisarchivemain.htm

Dr. Murray's Famous Frat Brothers:
http://www.alphadeltagamma.org/history/famous.html 

Spadea defends his title in Arizona
http://www.smarttennis.com/ArizonaRepublic022005.htm

Perforamnce Psychology in Business
http://www.smartproinsight.com/CincinnatiEnquirer020605.htm
http://www.smartproinsight.com/miamiherald020205.htm


Kristin Haunss on Sport Psychology - Comprehensive!!
http://www.smartproinsight.com/SunSentinel021505.htm

Visit to Uri Geller's Home in the Summer of 2004

http://www.SmartTennis.com/UriGeller.htm  

The MPI is a Perfect 3 for 3!
 http://www.smartproinsight.com/StillPerfect.htm


 

Describing Sport Psychology:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/RealSportPsychology.htm

Article on the MPI and the Super Bowl by Howard Goodman
http://www.smartproinsight.com/SunSentinel020104.htm

Arizona Republic Article on the MPI after the 2003 Super Bowl:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/ArizonaRepublicJan302003.htm

Interview with Andy Roddick and others:
http://www.smarttennis.com/murray1.pdf

Shikha Uberoi Qualifies for US Open by Charles Bricker:
http://www.smarttennis.com/SunSentinel082804.htm

How a field goal kicker might overcome choking by Tom D'Angelo:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/PalmBeachPost090804.htm

The Art of Failure by Malcolm Gladwell:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/ArtofFailure.htm

Working as a Sport Psychologist in SI.com's "Work in Sports"
http://www.smartproinsight.com/SportsIllustratedOnline.htm

Need for Sport Psychology in theNewark Star Ledger:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/NewarkStarLedger080204.htm

"Prisoners of Depression" in Sports Illustrated by Jon Wertheim:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/SportsIllustrated090803.htm

"Troubled Players Can Help but only if they are Helped" in NY Times by Selena Roberts:
http://www.smartproinsight.com/NYTimesDec312003.htm

Articles on Vincent Spadea & Sport Psychology:

http://www.smarttennis.com/TennisWeekApril202004.htm  Tennis Week by Doug Robson

http://www.smarttennis.com/U+STAMagazineMayJune2004.htm   USTA Magazine by Mike McNulty

http://www.smarttennis.com/ESPN040204.htm  ESPN.com by Cynthia Faulkner

http://www.smarttennis.com/MiamiHerald020404.htm Miami Herald by Sandra Harwitt

ACE Magazine and Confidence Checklist
http://www.smarttennis.com/ACE.htm

Thanks for your continuing questions and comments!

John F Murray
Sport Performance Psychologist

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