Monthly Archives: January 2010

Carroll: God of all coaches, but also a regular guy

I had precious little time with Carroll. I wanted to ask him about one of his favorite books, “The Inner Game of Tennis” by W. Timothy Gallwey, and why it meant so much to him. Continue reading

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Keep your eye on the ball

Gallwey was a tennis coach who was frustrated by the limitations of conventional sports coaching methods. He noticed that he could often see the faults in a player’s game, but that simply telling him what to do to improve did not bring about lasting change.
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An Unfair Advantage

He tackles this topic with great skill. He explains that the coach needs to help the learner focus their attention in the right area (or shine the light on the right area as he puts it) so that the individual can learn. Continue reading

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Revitalize Your Work – What to Do When You’re Stuck

In his brilliant book ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’ Tim Gallwey first showed a new way to look at this:
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The Inner Game of Golf reviewed by Golfing Sense

And now, after twenty years of applying his Inner Game methods to the royal and ancient sport of golf, Gallwey brings us this completely revised edition of his classic The Inner Game of Golf, nearly half of which is new material, published here for the first time. Continue reading

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The Inner Game of Stress reviewed by Passion Diva

As you might imagine I have read a LOT on the topic and more often than not it is several thousand words of meaningless drivel. I was pleasantly surprised when I dug into the book and I had to actually turn on my brain. Continue reading

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A Golf Lesson On Beating Tiger Woods

Today, more and more sports psychologists are advising golfers about golf’s mental side Continue reading

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Pete Carroll Coaching Style

On offense, Carroll is known for using an aggressive, nonconservative play-calling that is open to trick plays as well as “going for it” on 4th down instead of punting the ball away Continue reading

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Myles Downey The School of Coaching

Then, having read “The Inner Game of Tennis,” by Tim Gallwey, he began to work as a coach, initially in sport and then in business. Continue reading

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Teaching Tennis the Traditional Way

His name was Tim Gallwey. I knew I had to have a lesson from this man, and I was determined to go to the ends of the earth to find him. As it turned out, he was right there in my hometown of Los Angeles.
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