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	<title>AMPED Sports &#187; focus</title>
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	<description>A Mixture of Psychology, Sports, and Other Related Topics: A Blog by Joe Spano</description>
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		<title>Thoughts on the NBA Playoffs &#8211; Eastern Conference</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/05/28/thoughts-on-the-nba-playoffs-eastern-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  If you&#8217;ve been following the Eastern conference finals this year he witnessed team that was 8-0 in the playoffs going up against a team that had to battle to make it to the Eastern conference finals.  As we enter game five tonight the 8-0 team, Cleveland, is facing elimination being down three games to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Thoughts on Preparation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 15:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know it&#8217;s been a little while since my last post. I&#8217;ve been really busy but I wanted to share some thoughts on a common theme I am seeing with many of the athletes I work with. Preparation before competition is a difficult thing to figure out. Having a routine that allows you to feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Tips &#8211; Improve Concentration, Using Goal Setting</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/03/21/quick-tips-improve-concentration-using-goal-setting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One way to maintain focus is to set process goals for each practice or competition. The athlete will have an overall goal for which the athlete will identify a number of process goals which help focus on specific aspects of the task. For each of these goals the athlete can use a trigger word (a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Tips &#8211; Try To Achieve &#8220;Flow&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/01/13/quick-tips-try-to-achieve-flow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flow is easiest to achieve when: You perceive that your skills are good enough to match the perceived difficulty of the contest. The competition is not so easy that you become bored and do not concentrate. You have distraction under control You are paying full attention to the performance, with no analysis of errors or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trying Too Hard?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2008/06/16/trying-too-hard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Year after year as sport fans we see teams/players in the playoffs or championship of their sport trying too hard. Initially it seems like an unlikely thing to do, how could an athlete try too hard? Don&#8217;t we expect our favorite athletes to give it everything they have. Of course we do, but it&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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