Guest(s)
Greg Chertok, AASP-CC
Topic
The Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Topic Info
The increased stress of competitions can cause athletes to react both physically and mentally in a manner that can negatively affect their performance abilities. They may become tense, their heart rates race, they break into a cold sweat, they worry about the outcome of the competition, they find it hard to concentrate on the task in hand.
This has led coaches to take an increasing interest in the field of sport psychology. That interest has focused on techniques that athletes can use in the competitive situation to maintain control and optimise their performance. Once learned, these techniques allow the athlete to relax and to focus his/her attention in a positive manner on the task of preparing for and participating in competition. Psychology is another weapon in the athlete's armoury in gaining the winning edge.
Greg Chertok, AASP-CC, Director of Sport Psychology at The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center (PMR), comes on the show to discuss how we can use these techniques used by professional athletes to increase our own fitness edge.
This has led coaches to take an increasing interest in the field of sport psychology. That interest has focused on techniques that athletes can use in the competitive situation to maintain control and optimise their performance. Once learned, these techniques allow the athlete to relax and to focus his/her attention in a positive manner on the task of preparing for and participating in competition. Psychology is another weapon in the athlete's armoury in gaining the winning edge.
Greg Chertok, AASP-CC, Director of Sport Psychology at The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center (PMR), comes on the show to discuss how we can use these techniques used by professional athletes to increase our own fitness edge.
Guest Info
Greg Chertok, AASP-CC, is the Director of Sport Psychology at The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center (PMR), a comprehensive outpatient spine, sports, and occupational rehabilitation facility in Englewood, NJ. His professional interests are in developing high-level mental and physical conditioning services for athletes. At PMR, Greg has constructed the EXACT (Expert Athletic Counseling & Training) and Just For KIX (Kids In 'Xercise) Programs, through which student-athletes and high-level teams work with professionals in Fitness Training, Nutrition, and Sport & Exercise Psychology to enhance overall athletic and personal performance. He has given seminars and workshops to coaches, parents, youth players, and professional athletes, and has written numerous articles on sport psychology topics, most recently co-authoring a book geared toward youth baseball coaches entitled The Baseball Starter: A Handbook For Coaching Children and Teens.
He received his B.A. in Psychology at Tufts University and his M.Ed. in Counseling specializing in Sport & Exercise Psychology at Boston University in 2007. While at Tufts, he captained the 2006 baseball team and finished his career as an ESPN The Magazine Academic Regional All-American and a New England College All-Star. He currently co-owns and operates a youth summer baseball academy called Pitch by Pitch Baseball, Inc., in Congers, NY, one of the area's larger specialty day camps that features both physical and mental skills training for 7-13 year old ballplayers. He is a Certified Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology as well as a Personal Fitness Trainer.
He received his B.A. in Psychology at Tufts University and his M.Ed. in Counseling specializing in Sport & Exercise Psychology at Boston University in 2007. While at Tufts, he captained the 2006 baseball team and finished his career as an ESPN The Magazine Academic Regional All-American and a New England College All-Star. He currently co-owns and operates a youth summer baseball academy called Pitch by Pitch Baseball, Inc., in Congers, NY, one of the area's larger specialty day camps that features both physical and mental skills training for 7-13 year old ballplayers. He is a Certified Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology as well as a Personal Fitness Trainer.
Website
Host
Melanie Cole, M.S.
Original Air Date
3 / 30 / 2010
