For many years, I have had an interest in cognitive science and sports science. More specifically, how do we learn to perform all of the individual motor skills necessary to compete in any type of sports? Why do some athletes outperform others? Why can't all basketball players make 95% of their free throws? Why do athletes make "mental errors" or "poor decisions" during a game or competition?
Finding answers to these questions is the fun part for me and I'm happy to share what I learn with you.
I hope that Sports Are 80 Percent Mental becomes the community hub for coaches, scientists, parents and athletes of all ages.
I am also very grateful to the nice folks at LiveScience who have let me add my ramblings to their great site! Please come and visit my weekly sports science column archive.
Also, from the makers of LiveScience comes a new, slightly quirky site, Life's Little Mysteries. Its a wide ranging collection of intriguing questions and their surprising answers. I've contributed a collection of sports "mysteries", so just search for my name there.
And, if you're interested in health care industry issues, check out my thoughts on Change.org.
If you have questions or topics for me, please just let me know and I'll be happy to add them to my future stories.
Also, please provide your input on the future of the site by taking our Sports Are 80 Percent Mental 2-minute survey!
For any scientists or authors, if you have an article or book that you would like to get in front of our readers, just drop me a message. I'd be happy to help.
Again, I really appreciate your time here and hope it's worthwhile!
Dan Peterson
E-mail: dan@80percentmental.com
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