Sport Psychology Today With Dr. Andrew Jacobs

This morning on the Sports Psychology Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, the doctor talks about the importance of confidence in athletes and how it can be the difference between success and failure.

On this week's edition of Sports Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs is joined by former professional boxer Gerry Cooney. The two talk about his life growing up and how it he overcame adversity to live the life he lived.

This morning on the Sports Psychology Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs the doctor talks to callers about sportsmanship. The Kansas/Oklahoma situation and the lack of sportsmanship showed is the reference point for the show.

On this week's edition of Sports Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs is joined by Dr. Albert Knuth, a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists. The two talk about young athletes specializing in sports and the risks of the injuries that come from overuse at a young age.

This morning on the Sports Psychology Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks with callers about how we are taking away the "play" in sports and what we can do to ensure kids are having fun when they play sports.

On this weeks edition of Sports Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs is joined by Dr. Stephen Mosher, Coordinator of Sport Studies at Ithica College, to talk about the direction youth sports is heading and cheating in the industry.

This morning on the Sport Psychology Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, the doctor talks about dealing with adversity with callers and how he is dealing with a personal adversity of his own.

On today's edition of Sport Psychology Today Dr. Andrew Jacobs is joined by Daniel Klinkhammer, the executive director of the Minnesota Youth Athletic Services. The two discuss the costs that come with youth sports today and the reason kids are playing compared to how youth sports used to be run and the negative effects these are causing.

On today's edition of the Sport Psych Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks about how young athletes are currently dealing failure and the way they should be handling it. The doctor talks to callers and coaches in the area about the methods they use to deal with failure and how to use it to their advantage.

On today's special edition of Sports Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks to the director of the Sports Governance Center at the University of Colorado about cheating at both the youth and professional levels and the books he has written over the subject.

This morning on the Sports Psych Hour with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, Dr. Jacobs talks about why we feel the need to cheat in sports across various levels but mainly at the youth level. Dr. Jacobs talks with callers about their experiences with cheating in youth sports and the reasons why kids and coaches feel the need to cheat.

On today's special edition of Sports Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks with Dr. Travis Dorsch, Assistant Professor and Founding Director of the Families in Sport Lab in the Department of Family, Consumer and Human Department at Utah State University. The two talk about the development of youth sports and the pressure we are putting on young athletes. Plus the two discuss how early it's ok for your child to begin to specialize.

On today's edition of the Sport Psych Hour, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks with callers, some of whom have coached and played sports competitively, about playing with pressure and tips coaches and young athletes can use to turn those pressure situations into a tool to help succeed.

On today's special edition of Sports Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talk to Eagle Gymnastics Owner and Head Coach Kim Fuchs about her philosophy on coaching and how she makes gymnastics fun for her young athletes.

Dr. Andrew Jacobs is joined in studio today by Kim Fuchs, owner and head coach of Eagle Gymnastics, to talk about how she handles her young athletes and parents who may be trying to rush their development.

On today's special edition of Sports Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks with Dr. Sharon Colgan about the positive but mostly negative effects competitive youth sports can have on your kids.

Dr. Andrew Jacobs goes over the comments the President made about NFL players and protesting and the importance of the role that athletes have in society.

In today's special edition of Sport Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks to Professional Speaker and Clinical Sports Psychologist, Dr. Eddie O'Connor, about youth sports and the pressure we are putting on our kids at a young age.

Dr. Andrew Jacobs talks with callers and discusses how young athletes can turn their failures into motivation and confidence to succeed.

In today's special edition of Sports Psychology Today, Dr. Andrew Jacobs sits down and talks to Rick Benben, UMKC Men's Soccer Coach about confidence and success and what leads to the other.