Sport Psychology Today With Dr. Andrew Jacobs

This morning on the Sport Psychology Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks with Brian Barlow, founder of stoprefabuse.com, to talk about parents going too far and abusing referees.

This morning on the Sport Psychology Hour, Dr. Jacobs talks about the role of a coach and whether winning or having fun and teaching life lessons is more important.

This morning on the Sports Psychology Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs discusses the question of "how do you react when parents of athletes display poor sportsmanship?" Dr. Jacobs goes over strategies on how to deal with the situation and how to keep the best interests of the kids at heart.

This morning on the Sport Psychology Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs, talks to callers about what is more important for their kids. Winning or having fun? The doctor talks to coaches about how they treat their kids and how they incorporate fun into practices and games.

This morning on the Sports Psychology Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks to callers about how to deal with losing and what methods you should take when approaching competition.

This morning on the Sports Psychology Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs, has his annual Father's Day Special where the doctor and callers talk about their fathers and the affect they had in their lives.

This morning on the Sport Psychology Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, Dr. Jacobs talks to Dr. Rory Murphy, psychiatrist and founder of Murphy Clinics about dealing with depression and signs to look out for in your friends.

Today on the Sports Psychology Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, the doctor talks to Patrice Wolfson, owner of 1978 Triple Crown winner Affirmed, to talk about the challenges and work everybody had to go through to win a Triple Crown.

Today on the Sport Psychology Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, the doctor talks about why sportsmanship is important and talks to current and former coaches about how they teach sportsmanship.

Today on the Sports Psych Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, the doctor celebrates the mothers that drove us, coached us and took care of us while we were kids and playing sports.

Dr. Andrew Jacobs is joined by Kansas City Royals broadcster Steve Physioc to talk about life, team building, winining and losing on and off the field, and Steve's book "The Walls of Lucca".

This morning on the Sport Psych Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, the doctor talks to callers about how coaches should handle themselves with their athletes. How much they should yell, when they should yell and does yelling even get accomplish what coaches think it does?

Dr. Andrew Jacobs discusses what to do when your child doesn't get to compete in athletics for multiple reason; Dr. Jacobs also points out strategies for appropriately engaging the coaches, the parents, and the players to all communicate.

Dr. Andrew Jacobs discusses the four mental keys that athletes of all ages need in order to be successful; he also discusses the importance of mental preparation and visualization as advantageous for athletes.

Dr. Andrew Jacobs discusses at what age keeping score should matter to both youth athletes and parents, and what the appropriate manner is to teach that to kids.

Dr. Andrew Jacobs discusses the mental aspect of athletics and how athletes deal with mental issues on and off the court, try to seek balance professional and personally, and just how important mental health is in light of the recent surge of news regarding the issue with athletes.

Dr. Jacobs discusses the role confidence can play in athletics, both on and off the court; he also discusses the how much of a role it can make in the outcome and performance of the individual.

This morning on the Sport Psychology Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs, talks about the NCAA Tournament and the teams that have overcome the pressure and the teams that have succumbed to it.

In this episode I join fellow podcasters for a discussion on the Aaron Hernandez case, specifically, the personal emotional and psychological issues that may have affected his behavior and why counseling should be made available for all collegiate and professional athletes and coaches. For a deeper look into his story, watch the two-night special "Aaron Hernandez Uncovered" Saturday March 17 and Sunday March 18 at 7/6c on Oxygen.

This morning on the Sports Psychology Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, the doctor talks about when athletes get away with breaking the law because of their athletic ability and their mental health that suffers from it.