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April 25, 2025

Culture by Design, Not by Default: Implementing CORE Culture Design for Professional Organizations and Elite Collegiate Athletic Programs

This paper outlines Premier Sport Psychology’s CORE Culture Design framework, which emphasizes shifting from incidental or “default” culture to a “culture by design.” This approach…

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February 21, 2025

Cold Plunging and Intentional Attention: Building Resilience and Focus in High-Performance Environments

Cold plunging offers more than physical recovery; it provides an opportunity to build mental endurance, focus, and resilience. By training intentional attention (i.e., focus) under…

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February 7, 2025

ARTICLE: Dr. Carly Anderson featured in story highlighting sports superstition and Taylor Swift

Dr. Carly Anderson was featured in USA Today’s specialty section, where she discussed the role of superstition in sports. She explained how rituals and superstitions…

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February 4, 2025

ARTICLE: Dr. Harlan Austin featured in Runner’s World article about 8 Dimensions of Wellness for Runners

“Harlan Austin, Ph.D., principal sport psychologist with Premier Sport Psychology, says this concept comes up often in his work, especially with ultrarunners and triathletes. “The…

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August 26, 2011

Focus, Defined

Have you ever really thought about focus? Prime Ski Racing author Jim Taylor, Ph.D., looks at focus from an athlete’s...

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August 24, 2011

Playing in the Present Moment

We bring every past moment to the present moment. This is both good and bad. Thankfully, we carry all of...

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August 19, 2011

Are You Overtraining?

It’s not unusual for athletes to train according to the slogan “no pain, no gain.” Indeed, this is a worthy...

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July 5, 2011

Low Stress Levels Help Prevent Injuries

We all know the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But have you heard “lowering stress levels...

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June 8, 2011

The Irony of Injury

Although elite skiers in the 1997 Urdry et al. study thought of season-ending injuries as stumbling blocks that involved depression...

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April 13, 2011

What Creates Athletic Success?

What’s the secret to athletic success? People attribute their success to many things and it’s a helpful query to keep...

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