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Back to Our Players - Part 3

A weekly commentary presenting  the basic philosophical thought of Alfred Adler,  Haim Ginott, Carl Rogers or a related scholar. This week we will recall the author of Children the Challenge;  Rudolph Dreikurs. The third of Dreikurs’ Goals of Misbehavior is Display of Inadequacy. Many years ago I included in my writings the case of Harry the Hopeless.                  Dreikurs believed in prevention, and his main focus was on constructive behavior rather than coercive disc

Back to Our Players II

A weekly commentary presenting  the basic philosophical thought of Alfred Adler, Rudolph Dreikurs, or a related scholar. This week our...

Back to Our Players

A weekly commentary presenting  the basic philosophical thought of Alfred Adler, Rudolph Dreikurs, or a related scholar. Adler’s...

Haim G. Ginott, A school teacher.

When you type his name in your search address, that’s what you will be met with.Haim G. Ginott was a school teacher, and much more - he...

Paula the Pest - Attention

Recognition, Acknowledgement, Affirmation. I have discussed an issue during these blogs and given you this quote: “A mistake a player...

Intro to Rudolph Dreikurs and Sports

As I stated a couple of weeks ago, I was in my first college teaching position, about 1970, when Rudolph Dreikurs’ book, Children the...

Adlerian Parent Education

One of my favorite sessions as a college professor, working with teachers and prospective teachers, was based on Rudolph Dreikurs’...

A Special Sports Psychologist - Part 3

Bob Rotella, Author   Golf is Not a Game of Perfect , 1995   Golf is a Game of Confidence , 1996 The Golf of Your Dreams, 1997 Dr....

A Special Sports Psychologist - Part 2

Bob Rotella, Author   Golf is Not a Game of Perfect , 1995   Golf is a Game of Confidence , 1996 The Golf of Your Dreams, 1997  ...

A Special Sport Psychologist

Bob Rotella, Author Golf is Not a Game of Perfect , 1995   Golf is a Game of Confidence , 1996 The Golf of Your Dreams, 1997   Plus...

History of Sports Psychology

Sports psychology had an early start in the world of psychology in 1925 that lasted for about 10 years. In the 1960s there was a revival...

Sports Psychology - An Exploration

Dear readers: For the next few weeks we will be looking at the field of Sports Psychology and giving you what we know and have used in...

Level 7 – Olympic Rings

We have come to the top of the pyramid in our The Taxonomy of Competition  . We have noted that there are fewer and fewer participants...

Happy Independence Day!

We wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day! Always important to pause, reflect, and celebrate! As you enjoy the...

Level 6 – Craftsman & Professional

We have been neglecting to complete our review of all the levels in The Taxonomy of Competition  so we will be updating Level 6 -...

Child-Centered Learning - Review #2

You could use other terminology. I first used what we called “Individualized Instruction” with my fourth grade students in Barrington,...

Celebration a Sports Journey - Part 2

Basketball My first formal experience with basketball was during eighth grade. That year the LaSalle city schools joined a competitive...

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