Sports Psychology in Associate Press – By JANIE McCAULEY – July 30, 2015 – SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Willis walked away first with a nagging toe injury that kept him from being the dominant All-Pro linebacker of his prime. Then his heir apparent and San Francisco teammate Chris Borland followed with his own […]
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Special to JohnFMurray.com – Happy New Year 2015 from Sports Psychologist Dr. John F. Murray – Palm Beach, FL – Jan 4, 2015 – It was late in 1999 that I finished my post-doctoral training requirements, passed the Florida state licensing exam, and began working as one of a handful of legitimate and licensed clinical […]
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Sports Psychology Feature by Dr. John F. Murray SAN DIEGO, Jan. 27 – PRNewswire — The Raiders were favored, but the Buccaneers would win — and Dr. John F. Murray, sport psychologist and creator of the Murray Performance Index(TM) (MPI)(TM), told you so. “The Football Shrink” accurately forecast that Tampa Bay would dominate Oakland in […]
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Sport Psychology Commentary by Dr. John F. Murray – December 26, 2012 By DOM AMORE, The Hartford Courant It’s one of the most famous phrases ever uttered by a coach, and yet Vince Lombardi always regretted saying it. Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. “He actually hated that,” said Dan Lauria, the veteran actor […]
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Sports Psychology News – Dr. John F. Murray – February 10 2014 – A look into the locker room after Michael Sam. NBC News, Melissa Dahl – We now know what Michael Sam’s teammates have long known: The All-American defensive lineman from the University of Missouri is gay, and could very well become the first ever […]
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Sports Psychology Commentary – John F. Murray, PhD – December 14, 2013 – Two years after publishing my book “The Mental Performance index: Ranking the Best Teams in Super Bowl History” with the exciting news that mental skills matter, and that when you analyze the top 37 football performance statistics available including my newly developed […]
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Have you ever wondered what type of speech you would give to your team if you were a head coach and your team was about to play in the Super Bowl? What type of speech would be most effective from a football psychology standpoint? There are a few pre-game speeches that any general sports fan […]
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Sarasota, Florida – April 25, 2013 – By Dr. John F. Murray – A new football season is approaching and every year this brings back great memories for me. I was fortunate enough to meet a great NFL player whom I had watched play when I was a young boy. His name is Earl Morrall; […]
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Special Report by John F Murray, PhD – May 8, 2013 – The world of sports is constantly evolving. New techniques and plays are always being developed and there is an almost linear progression that seems to takes place from year to year as more money, research and accumulated experience contribute to a better performing […]
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Sports Psychology and Concentration in Football (Note from the author John F Murray: This article is somehow getting many hundreds of reads a week and I don’t know why. It is a very good article, but there are almost 2000 other articles like it and better too at https://johnfmurray.com … just use the search window […]
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