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CHECK UP FROM THE NECK UP: How Insightful conversation is changing how Dr. P approaches the mental game (As published in Mile High Sports Magazine)
Insightful Conversation Click above to see Dr. P's Article in Mile High Sports!
CHECK UP FROM THE NECK UP How Dr. P’s Performance Psychology can change how we see the mental game (As published in Mile High Sports Magazine)
Performance Psychology Click above to see Dr. P's Article in Mile High Sports!
Interview with Reuters: “Beyond the ‘yips’: Dallas kicker Maher faces mental battle in playoffs”
By Amy Tennery Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher must tame his inner nerves in Sunday's divisional round of the playoffs against the San Francisco 49ers, after a record four missed extra point attempts in his last outing shook fans to their core. He sent his first two...
Performance psychology is the solution-based way to achieve your goals (As published on 104.3 The Fan in Denver)
When most performers (all of us) hear the word “psychology,” we tend to get a bit closed off to being analyzed or told how to think, feel and/or behave. However, in the modern world of performance, there is an exploding division of psychology called “performance...
Why is Nathaniel Hackett making so many mental errors? (As published on 104.3 The Fan in Denver)
For several years now, I (Dr. Rick Perea) have been telling owners, executive vice presidents and general managers in the NFL that hiring offensive coordinators for the position of head coach has inherent challenges. As an industrial/organizational psychologist...
Mental Monday: It’s time for a weekly “Check Up From the Neck Up” (As published on 104.3 The Fan in Denver)
As the performance psychologist for the 2015 Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos (and the Colorado Rockies and Denver Nuggets), many players, coaches and even front office personnel asked me, “So what is it that you do?” In essence, I teach people – and, on occasion,...
Leadership/Followership That Cultivates Winning
Although many books, articles and oral presentations focus and chronicle leadership and its many operational constructs, few renditions identify and delineate how leadership can be fostered and cultivated from the inside out. In other words: How does leadership...
Why being Mentally Prepared for Competition is so Important or How does Sport Psychology Actually Improve Athletic Performance?
Recent research indicates that many athletes, coaches and sporting administrators are reluctant to seek out the services of a qualified sport psychologist, even if they believe it could help. The primary reason for this hesitance appears to be the lack of...
Rockies hire Broncos’ Rick Perea as mental skills coach
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Rockies reached across town this week to hire psychologist and former NFL linebacker Dr. Rick Perea as their mental skills coach, a job with immediate concerns for club. Perea also works with the Denver Broncos as a sports performance...
