The power of labels. As expected, giving a negative label leads to more negative evaluations. Something to think about when providing evaluative feedback during assessments and selections?

It is with great sadness the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks have learned of the passing of Greg Francis on April 2. He was the university's first men's basketball head coach. goridgebacks.com/news/2023/4/3/…

I think it’s dangerous when individuals step out of their lane of competency and offer recommendations/guidelines for others

U16 AAA try-out 1st skate = 60+ kids on the ice 2nd skate = 35 kids on the ice 3rd skate = 25 kids on the ice Players find out if they’re released through an online portal with no feedback. That’s not concerning at all…

‘A perfect fit’ 🧐 tsn.ca/video/button-w…

Don't forget to listen to this weeks episode of The Sport Psych Show with Dr Kathryn Johnston and Prof Joe Baker @bakerjyorku. We speak about the impact of language and terminology on athlete development. A brilliant listen buff.ly/46mnTbq

Congratulations to the newest CMPCs! ✨ To learn how you can become a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC), visit our website: appliedsportpsych.org/certification/

Color of Hockey: Petgrave competes in 3ICE league via William Douglas nhl.com/news/matt-petg…

The Pittsburgh Penguins honored Adam Johnson prior to their game

In episode 198 of The Sport Psych Show "Understanding Personality Traits Within Coach-Athlete Relationships" I spoke with Dr Laura Healy Laura Healy and Joseph Stanford Joseph Stanford. Listen to the episode here buff.ly/2vkHN6j

Dr Daniel Fortin-Guichard and I speak about the identification of “sleeping” talent using psychological characteristics in this week's episode of The Sport Psych Show. Listen to the full episode here buff.ly/3MY0PYs

Sport psychology is not a hobby nor a weekend warrior endeavor. Individuals providing these services or those in training to do so are experts whom have met specific standards and requirements to ethically and competently do so.

Lanes are to ensure safety on the road. There should be some lanes in the sport psychology space that people follow too..

I aspire to have the confidence that coaches online have with their “blueprint to the mental game” programs. It’s almost comparable to Jackie Moon at the free-throw line.

As a 'young' mental performance consultant, listening to more experienced practitioners give advice/guidance is usually beneficial.. unless they start to recommend using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for athletes..

Kathryn Johnston and Joe Baker contributed this excellent piece - 'Take your pick! Examining decision-making behavior in athlete selection: A methodological description and pilot study'. psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-90…

The issue with programs like RBC Training Ground is that you don’t know whether success was due to talent (whatever that is) or the resources provided. theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/artic…

Why are most clubs/organizations failing to capitalize on data science? 🤔 Luke Bornn, one of the pioneers of data science in sport, discusses this unfortunate reality on a recent podcast with Training Ground Guru Training Ground Guru Luke Bornn Teamworks