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Student Delegate Spotlights

Bob Hoople, MS, Argosy University
other aspects of training (i.e., physical, technical)

to best facilitate the achievement and maintenance
What are you researching, and how is it useful in
of peak performance among athletes and other
applied settings?
performing populations (i.e., tactical athletes

I am currently researching anxiety (both cognitive such as ireighters). In addition, I am interested

and somatic), conidence, and performance levels in studying the effectiveness of interdisciplinary

in golfers for my dissertation. I am examining teams working to optimize athletes’ health and

semi-skilled golfers to determine if instructional performance. With purpose, the research projects

cues are effective in decreasing anxiety levels, are applied in nature, yielding results that may

while increasing conidence and performance. directly inform the evidence-based practices

The usefulness of this research could be applied of sport psychology consultants, performance

to semi-skilled and novice golfers who may use consultants, and/or other sport performance

my current research to develop regulating tools to professionals.

enhance their game.

What is your most memorable consulting Bob HOOPLE

experience and why?
How could someone use sport psychology in

everyday life?
To date, my most memorable consulting experience

occurred while working with my irst individual Sport psychology could be used in everyday life to

client. She was a high school track and ield athlete help individuals self-regulate their behaviors both

presenting concerns of pre-competitive anxiety and in and out of sport. Principles such as self-talk,

low self-eficacy. We had been working together breathing, or relaxation techniques could be

for approximately two months when, during one of used as stress relief strategies outside of athletic

our regular post-competition debriefs she told me events. Sport psychology techniques can relate

that she was proud of herself. Although seemingly to all individuals, especially if they learn breathing

minor in the grand scheme of “psychological or relaxation techniques, which could have a

breakthroughs”, it was a moment that helped meditation-type outcome to release any potential

solidify my decision to continue pursuing a career stress that may be bothering them on a daily basis.

as a CC-AASP performance consultant. When she

said that, I could not help but smile and be grateful
Stacy Gnacinski, MS, FMS, University of
for the opportunity to help others reach their goals
Wisconsin – Milwaukee
as well.

Stacy GNACINSKI
What are you researching, and how is it useful in

applied settings?

My doctoral line of research revolves around the

integration of psychological skills training with

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