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Wee Chat with Dr Barry Cripps, Sport Psychologist

This week’s new episode features Dr Barry Cripps. Alison’s mentor discusses key aspects of mental prep that are crucial for him.

 

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Dr Barry Cripps, CPsychol, CSci, FBPsS

 Having spent his early career in Hampton School, RAF and Loughborough University, Barry undertook a doctorate in the Social Psychology of Sport, focusing his research on Team Interaction in Professional Soccer.  Career moves followed into the BPS/DOP and the role of Director of Training for a test publisher.  Barry has had a portfolio career focusing on individual, team and organisational work in industry and sport. Among the clients who have engaged Barry as a Psychologist are the CIPD, Cranfield Exec MBA, The Met Office and British Olympic Association.

 

Barry is a Founder Member of the British Psychological society (BPS) Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology. He was Winner of the Distinguished Contribution to the field of Sport and Exercise Psychology Award presented at the Inaugural Conference of the DSEP, December 2008. He has lectured in psychology and business with the Open University, the University of Plymouth, Exeter University, and Visiting Professor at the University of Commerce, Tianjin, China. Barry serves as an External Examiner in Business Psychology. Barry is Newsletter editor of the South West Branch, South West Review. He is particularly interested in personality, assessment, psychometrics, clinical hypnosis, positive and sport psychology; he has produced two books and is co-author of the personality questionnaire, Eysenck, Cripps & Cook Occupational Scales. His Consultancy is based in Exeter, Devon, England.

 

Barry was Alison’s primary supervisor for her applied work in sport psychology during her studies. He introduced her to elite archery, guided her closely in all aspects of the field and played a pivotal role in her growth as a young professional. She is deeply grateful for all his inspirational wisdom and all the hours spent at Lilleshall and hours of walking supervision through gorgeous Devon!

 

You can find more information about Dr Barry Cripps here: http://www.performance-psychology.com/

 

 

Wee Chat with Chris McLachlin, coach

In this new episode of Wee Chats, it features Chris McLachlin, renowned HS volleyball and basketball coach from HI and Stanford volleyball coach. Chris (or CMac) is well known as the High School basketball Coach for President Obama. Listen to hear about the mental aspects of the game that CMac thinks is important and to hear what he thinks the president has used later in life.

 

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Wee Chat with David Choi, musician

In this installment of Wee Chats with Brilliant People, David Choi, musician and songwriter, talks to Alison about what he does to prepare before a concert. This particular episode was recorded backstage about an hour before he performed in San Francisco in April 2015. He talks about mental strategies he uses, how an analytical mind can get in the way and how important his social support is. He reveals a couple of secrets even his die-hard fans don’t even know about him!

 

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David Choi is a native Los Angeles singer/songwriter/producer and former Warner Chappell Music staff writer whose songs and tracks have been heard on NBC, FOX, VH1, MTV, A&E, E!, Travel Channel, Style, PBS, Food Network, Disney, retail stores all over the world, as well as in national commercials overseas. He has worked with brands such as Kelloggs, Starburst, American Cancer Society, GE, YesStyle, Blue Microphones, Google, Toyota, Samsung, Hyundai and JC Penney. On YouTube, David has close to a million subscribers and over 125,000,000 total video views. He has been interviewed by such notables such as Larry King (Larry King Now), Baek Ji Yeon from “People Inside” (Korea), and was recently invited to be a speaker at the prestigious Tedx in Orange County.

David has toured all over the world performing his original songs and covers in front of tens of thousands of people — all without being signed to a record label. He wrote and self produced all his albums “Only You”, “By My Side”, “Forever and Ever”, and most recently “Stories of You’s and Me”. His recent collaboration with Indonesian pop star Maudy Ayunda for the song “By My Side” hit #1 on the charts.

He continues to tour and share his music with people from all walks of life to every corner of the world.

To find out more about David and his music, check out his website:davidchoimusic.com and follow him: www.youtube.com/davidchoimusic,@davidchoimusic, www.facebook.com/davidchoi, instagram.com/davidchoimusic

Wee Chat with Jeff Greenwald, sport psychology consultant – Part 2

Wee Chat with Jeff Greenwald – Part 2 focuses more on his experiences as a top tennis player and what happened when he won ITF Senior World Championships. He talks about what strategies he used and how he kept his confidence high.

You can learn more about Jeff’s work at: www.jeffhgreenwald.com

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Wee Chat with Jeff Greenwald internationally recognized sport psychology consultant

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Interview with Jeff Greenwald

Jeff Greenwald is an internationally recognized sport psychology consultant, author and licensed therapist specializing in mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy. He has also been a world-ranked competitive tennis player. Jeff was ranked #1 in the world by the ITF in the men’s 35 age division and #1 in the U.S. in singles and doubles by the USTA in 2002. He is the author of both Fearless Tennis and The Best Tennis of Your Life. Jeff has been an adjunct faculty member and supervisor at JFKU for graduate students in the sport psychology program. He earned his B.A. at the University of California at Santa Barbara and his Master’s Degree in clinical psychology with a specialization in sport psychology from John F. Kennedy University. Jeff has been a guest speaker for numerous sports organizations and a consultant for the United States Tennis Association. He lives with his wife and two children in Marin County, in northern California.

 

You can learn more about Jeff’s work at: www.jeffhgreenwald.com