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COACHES WHO EXCESSIVELY YELL AT REFS DURING COMPETITION ARE PROVIDING THEIR PLAYERS WITH A JUSTIFICATION FOR LOSING.
Posted by: mindoversports on: April 27, 2012
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It’s not bad when a coach speaks up for his or her team during competition when a bad call is made by a referee, but when this behavior is carried to excess, it provides the team with a justification for losing. (“The ref ****** us.”) Coaches need to control their tempers and be cautious when [...]
WAS PHIL HUMBER’S PERFECT GAME HELPED BY SEATTLE PLAYERS’ SILENT ANGER TOWARD THEIR MANAGER?
Posted by: mindoversports on: April 22, 2012
Throwing a perfect game in Major League Baseball is a great accomplishment. But from my perspective, when White Sox pitcher Phil Humber threw his perfect game against the Seattle Mariners I believe he may have been helped by anger some Seattle team members may have had toward their manager, Eric Wedge, for showing preferential treatment [...]
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL TO SPORTS INJURIES.
Posted by: mindoversports on: April 19, 2012
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I recently had an opportunity to interview Dr. Tommy Burnett who spent 40 years as a professor at Missouri State University. Dr. Burnett has a PhD in Sport Psychology and is also an expert in Sports Law and Risk Management. He told me that when athletes exercise, the oxygen goes to the muscles first. But [...]
OZZIE GUILLEN AND THE ISSUE OF FREE SPEECH.
Posted by: mindoversports on: April 19, 2012
Though it’s true that Miami Marlin’s manager Ozzie Guillen has a right to free speech, his comments regarding Fidel Castro probably won’t get him fired. But what will get him fired is if Florida fans boycott Marlins games and stay away in droves. At that point it will become an economic issue and Guillen’s tenure [...]
ONE REASON WHY YEONIS CESPEDES IS PERFORMING BELOW HIS ABILITY IN OAKLAND.
Posted by: mindoversports on: April 18, 2012
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When Yeonis Cespedes fled Castro’s Cuba for an opportunity to play MLB is America, he was fortunate to have signed a four-year, $36 million contract as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. When he left, Cespedes was able to bring with him his mother, aunt and three cousins. However, his 2-year-old son, Yeonis Jr. [...]
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