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Having Trouble Sticking to Your Exercise Program? Stay Motivated With These 13 Exercise Adherence Strategies

By Gabrielle Salvatore
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From AASP Members and Authors: Gabrielle Salvatore, MS, Sheila Alicea, PhD, CMPC, Cynthia Clarke, EdD, CMPC, and Michael Sachs, PhD, CMPC

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Coaching and Organizational Strategies to Support the Adaptation of International Athletes

By Jana Fogaca
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In the first post of this series, I wrote about how it is important that international athletes engage in efforts to adapt to the new culture and the receiving organizations attempt to learn about the…

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Our Words Matter: Suggestions for Communicating With Young Athletes

By Michael Huber
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How can parents help - rather than hinder - their youth athlete's motivation and mindset? Keep reading for tips from a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC) who works with young athletes and his own children to help cultivate self-determined motivation and accomplishment.

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Strategies to Support the Adaptation of International Athletes

By Jana Fogaca
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Moving to a foreign country is challenging. Athletes making international moves have to navigate new tasks and norms all while adapting to playing for a new club or university team. Part 1 of our 2-part series on supporting international athletes will focus on what athletes can do to cultivate success during the transition.

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Mindfulness as a Means of Coping with COVID-19-Related Stress and Uncertainty in Athletes

By Kayla Sliz
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As stressors that negatively impacted mental health accumulated and coping resources were stripped away during the pandemic, there was (and continues to be) a need to identify useful coping strategies for athletes.

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Facilitating Sport Injury Related Growth (SIRG)

By Rachel Shinnick
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An athlete’s perspective can and will shift throughout their injury experience. Learn more about key applications for athletes looking to achieve sport injury-related growth, defined as “perceived changes that propel injured athletes to a higher level of functioning.”

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