Sports Psychology: The Power of the Mind for Peak Performance

Episode Summary

Dive into the world of sports psychology and brain training with an episode dedicated to sports and the mind. This episode focuses on enhancing brain-to-body connectivity, tackling broad and specific challenges including athletic performance optimization. This episode features hosts Bob Gold, a behavioral technologist with more than two decades of research in human motivation, and Dave Williams, award-winning radio news and talk show personality . They explore sports psychology’s essential role in achieving peak athletic performance. Bob shares brain training techniques that enhance physical actions and emotional responses. 

Our expert guests, Dr. Alan Goldberg and Donna de Varona, share their extensive sports psychology experience. Olympic gold medalist Donna de Varona talks about psychological strategies from her swimming career, highlighting how sports psychology supports high-level competition and advocacy in sports. 

This episode walks you through fascinating practical brain training exercises and highlights the broader applications of sports psychology. It demonstrates how these practices can improve mental and physical health, enhancing cognitive function and resilience. Listeners will learn to process sensory inputs like sight and touch at astonishing speeds, crucial not only for enhancing sports performance but also for application to everyday life.   

Hosts

• Bob Gold, Chief Behavioral Technologist, GoMo Health
• Dave Williams, owner and host of iCRV Radio

Featured Guests

• Dr. Alan Goldberg, Sports Performance Consultant and Expert in Peak Sports Performance 
• Donna de Varona, Former Olympian, Broadcaster, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Board of Directors