Dr. Dennis McCormick, Jr.May 27, 20203 min readThe First Tee’s Mission for a lifetime of GOLF!The First Tee Organization is a youth golf program that focuses of the physical fundamentals of the game, while helping to develop a set...
Dr. Dennis McCormick, Jr.May 14, 20203 min readPeer Leadership in Sport By: Dr. Dennis McCormick, Jr. Leadership Defined The definition of leadership as defined by Weinberg and Gould (2019) is “the process...
Dr. Dennis McCormick, Jr.Apr 30, 20205 min readIntroduction to Mental Skills to Young Athletes using Self-TalkHaving a verbal conversation with another person or people is called a dialogue. When you are speaking non-verbally in your own mind it...
Dr. Dennis McCormick, Jr.Apr 16, 20203 min readFitts' Law - Speed vs. Accuracy Trade-offFitts’ Law: The Speed vs. Accuracy Trade-off in Movement Skills By: Dr. Dennis McCormick, Jr. It has been established that a movement...
Dr. Dennis McCormick, Jr.Mar 21, 20203 min readReinvesting valuable learned skills can lead to choking under pressure.Ever wondered why you fail in a physical skill even after you have mastered the skill? The answer is called the Reinvestment theory.
Dr. Dennis McCormick, Jr.Mar 19, 20202 min readThe three "R's" in becoming choke proof 1) Routine You are what you repeatedly do – Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit – Aristotle Thoughts become your words, your...