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BOOKS, ARTICLES, BLOGS, & PODCASTS ON COMPETE-LEARN-HONOR®

BOOKS:

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Mental and Emotional Training for Tennis: Compete-Learn-Honor. (Coaches Choice, 2019). https://www.amazon.com/Mental-Emotional-Training-Tennis-Scales/dp/1606794477

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The Compete-Learn-Honor Playbook: Simple Steps to Take Your Mental & Emotional Tennis & Pickleball Game to a New Level. (Coaches Choice, 2023--AVAILABLE NOW!).

https://www.amazon.com/Compete-Learn-HonorTM-Playbook-Peter-C-Scales/dp/1606795724

https://www.amazon.com/Compete-Learn-HonorTM-Playbook-Peter-C-Scales/dp/1606795724

PODCASTS:

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Podcast for U.S. Center for SafeSport's A Champion in Every Corner: Coaches' Role in Creating Positive Environments

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/champion-in-every-corner/id1648558571

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Podcasts for United States Tennis Association's (USTA) Compete Like A Champion:

Part 1

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/689/15/peter_scales_part_1_.pdf

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Part 2

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/689/15/peter_scales_part_2.pdf

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Panel for TrueSport-US Anti-Doping Agency Conference on Mental Wellness & The Young Athlete, Dec. 2021:

Session recordings & resources at:

https://truesport.org/join-us/mental-wellness-resources/

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June 2021, 2022, 2023 Compete-Learn-Honor Webinars for THE Pickleball Summit:

 Sponsored by www.BetterPickleball.com

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Podcast for EssentialTennis.com:

https://www.essentialtennis.com/mental-and-emotional-training-for-tennis-essential-tennis-podcast-319/

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Podcast for Way of Champions.com:

 https://changingthegameproject.com/124-dr-peter-scales/

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Podcasts for PickleballTherapy.com:

5-part series, Sept-Oct 2020:

Part 1

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/pickleball-therapy/mental-and-emotional-wLJhAQOqd8v/

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Part 2

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/pickleball-therapy/mental-and-emotional-lz0aVi9HTYU/

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Part 3

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/pickleball-therapy/mental-and-emotional-wyJGMLTSbnv/

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Part 4

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/pickleball-therapy/get-your-miles-in-mental-and-Unzy35NbIDr/

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Part 5

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/pickleball-therapy/losing-focus-mental-and-tla-DA6n0Vf/

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Podcast for TennisFiles.com:

https://tennisfiles.com/mental-emotional-training-tennis-peter-scales-podcast

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Podcasts for ParentingAces.com:

1st aired Nov. 10, 2022: Improving the Small Margins:
https://parentingaces.com/articles/improving-the-small-margins-ft-peter-scales

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1st aired May 3, 2023: Raising Aces:

https://parentingaces.com/articles/raising-aces-ft-peter-scales/

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Mental-Emotional Training for Tennis:

https://parentingaces.com/articles/mental-emotional-training-with-peter-scales/

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Books, Articles, Blogs, & Podcasts on Compete-Learn-Honor

ARTICLES:

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Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Articles on Compete-Learn-Honor:

 

The Compete-Learn-Honor approach to coaching and player development: Promoting performance growth while enhancing well-being. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2022.2104979

 

Compete-Learn-Honor: A Psychological and Sport Science Evidence-Based Approach to Coaching and Player

Development, 2022. International Tennis Federation Coaching and Sport Science Review.

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Promoting Positive Youth Development Through Sports: Pilot Test  of Relational and Character-Based Team Culture Resources Among Middle- and High-School Student-Athletes. 2024--in press. International Journal of Sport, Exercise, and Heath Research.

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For TENNIS.com, Tennis Channel Academy:

Rectifying Road Rage. Oct. 13, 2022. https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/tennis-channel-academy-rectifying-road-rage-stress-nerves

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Articles for "The Bench" Column in Racquet Sports Industry Magazine:

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July 2021--Redefining Your Success, pp. 18 & 21:

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202107/the-bench.php

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August 2021--Positive Reinforcement (doubles emphasis), pp. 20-21:

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202108/the-bench.php

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Sept-Oct 2021--Close the Performance Gap (between practices and matches), pp. 20-21:

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202109/the-bench.php

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Nov-Dec 2021--Influence vs Control, pp. 20-21: 

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202111/the-bench.php

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Feb. 2022—Stress Relievers, pp. 22-23:

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202202/the-bench.php

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April 2022--In the Moment, pp. 18, 20-21.

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202204/the-bench.php

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June 2022--When the Game Goes South, pp. 16 & 18.

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202206/the-bench.php

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Feb. 2023--Play a Love Game, pp. 18-19.

http://www.tennisindustrymagazine.com/issues/202302/the-bench.php

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April 2023--Making it Work? When Students Complain About a Pro, Look at the Fit Before Looking for Fault, pp. 21-23.

http://www.tennisindustrymagazine.com/issues/202304/the-bench.php

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August 2023--Dealing with Bad Line Calls, pp. 18-19.

http://tennisindustrymagazine.com/issues/202308/the-bench.php

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Nov-Dec 2023--Hurt Locaker-When You're on the Disabled List, Change Your Mindset to Stay in the Game, pp. 16-17.

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202311/bench.php

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Jan-Feb 2024--Keep It Simple (Game Plans), pp. 25-27.

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202401/bench.php

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For TrueSport-U.S. Anti-Doping Agency:

"The 3 Jobs of a Youth Sports Coach"

Nov. 2022--https://truesport.org/teach-learn/coaches/

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"7 Ways to Create a Mistake-Friendly But Excuse-Free Sports Environment"

Article on a core Compete-Learn-Honor principle, based on an interview with Coach Pete Scales, Dec. 2021:

https://truesport.org/mental-wellness/mistake-friendly-sports/

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For Coach & A.D. Magazine:

“Compete-Learn-Honor”—A Unique Approach to Mental and Emotional Training. Coach & A.D. Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2019, pp. 42-44. https://coachad.com/articles/compete-learn-honor-enhances-mental-emotional-training/

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For the U.S. Professional Tennis Association, ADDVantage Magazine:

Build Your Players' "Developmental Assets"--And Chance for Success. ADDVantage Magazine, Jan. 2011, pp. 9-11.

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Mental Toughness Tips Your Players Will Remember. ADDVantage Magazine, Sept. 2013, pp. 17-18, 23.

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3 Simple Tactics to Help Your Players Get More Aggressive and More Consistent. ADDVantage Magazine, Nov/Dec 2018, pp. 47-48.

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Build Your Players’ Mental and Emotional Strength with “Compete-Learn-Honor.” ADDVantage Magazine, Feb. 2020, pp. 51, 53).

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Break the Making Excuses Habit. ADDVantage Magazine, Jan. 2021, pp. 59, 61.

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Performing Under Pressure--Can Your Students Trust in the Moment? Help Build Their "Trust" Muscle. ADDVantage Magazine, June 2023, pp. 52-53.

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For USA Pickleball, Pickleball Magazine:

Sept/Oct 2022: Compete, Learn and Honor Your Way to Better Play Through a Stronger Mental Game (with Martha R. Roper), Pickleball Magazine, pp. 92-93

https://viewer.joomag.com/picklenall-magazine-7-5/0627505001662640175?short&

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For BetterPickleball.com:

April 2023: The Mental Game Between Pickleball Points: Why It's Harder than Tennis

https://betterpickleball.com/between-pickleball-points/ 

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Artilces for the "Coaching the Mental Game with Dr. Peter C. Scales " Column, For the National Alliance for Youth Sports:

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Helping Young Athletes Not Be So Hard On Themselves. Sept. 2022.https://nays.org/sklive/featureshelping-young-athletes-not-be-so-hard-on-themselves/

How to Lessen the Practice-Game Day Gap. Feb. 17, 2023.https://nays.org/sklive/features/how-to-lessen-the-practice-game-day-gap/

Praise the Effort, Not the Talent. May 22, 2023. https://www.nays.org/praise-the-effort-not-the-talent

To have a Great Youth Sports Program, You Have to Do The REPS! Oct 7, 2023. https://www.nays.org/to-have-a-great-youth-sports-program-you-have-to-do-the-reps

Nudging Athletes Out of Their Comfort Zones. Feb. 16, 2024. https://www.nays.org/nudging-athletes-out-of-their-comfort-zones

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Other Articles with National Alliance for Youth Sports:

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Compete-Learn-Honor: Keys for Strengthening Athletes’ Mental and Emotional Skills. Sporting Kid Live, online magazine of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, Feb. 5, 2020. https://www.nays.org/sklive/features/compete-learn-honor-strengthening-athletes-mental-and-emotional-skills/)

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Coaching Challenges: Making a Difference During These Difficult Times. Sporting Kid Live, online magazine of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, May 5, 2020.

https://nays.org/sklive/for-coaches/coaching-challenges-making-a-difference-during-these-difficult-times/

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Interview profile of Dr. Peter Scales by Greg Bach, for National Alliance for Youth Sports online magazine, Sporting Kid Livehttps://nays.org/sklive/for-coaches/compete-learn-honor/

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Articles for the "Raising Aces--Coach Pete's Guide to Empowering Tennis Parents" Column, For Parenting Aces.com, for parents of high-performance junior tennis players:

Feb 2024: Decisions Decisions Decisions: Staying in the Game Is Your Child's Decision. https://parentingaces.com/articles/raising-aces-coach-petes-guide-to-empowering-tennis-parents-part-4/

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October 2023: Placing Tennis in Perspective: The Game Is What You Do, Not Who You Are. https://parentingaces.com/articles/raising-aces-coach-petes-guide-to-empowering-tennis-parents-part-3/

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July 2023: Why Do Your Kids Play So Well in Practice But Fall Apart on the Match Court? The Myth of Staying in the Moment--And How Your Child Can Get Back into the Moment

https://parentingaces.com/articles/raising-aces-coach-petes-guide-to-empowering-tennis-parents-part-2/

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May 2023: Being a Tennis Parent Relationship Broker and Matchmaker: Four Criteria for Judging Your Child's Coaches

https://parentingaces.com/articles/raising-aces-coach-petes-guide-to-empowering-tennis-parents-part-1/

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BLOGS:

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Blogs for Positive Coaching Alliance:

The Excuse Box:

https://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/article/using-excuse-box-reduce-excuse-making

https://devzone.positivecoach.org/sites/uploads/files/PCA_ExcuseBox_0.pdf

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Keep the Fun in Youth Sports by Helping Kids Love the Game More than How They Perform:

https://www.positivecoach.org/the-pca-blog/keep-the-fun-in-youth-sports-by-helping-kids-love-the-game-more-than-how-they-perform/

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Blogs for Search Institute:

Tips for Youth Sports Coaches: Creating a Culture of Safety, Fun, and Growth.

Jan. 2023--https://blog.searchinstitute.org/tips-for-youth-sports-coaches-creating-a-cultue-of-safety-fun-and-growth

What Young Athletes Need for Mental Wellness: “You Can’t Grow an Orchid from a Can of Sawdust.”

https://blog.searchinstitute.org/what-young-athletes-need-for-mental-wellness

 

Mental Toughness—It’s About Relationships:

https://www.search-institute.org/mental-toughness-its-about-relationships/

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Developmental Relationships in Youth Sports Can’t Happen If Coaches Put Winning First:

https://www.search-institute.org/developmental-relationships-youth-sports

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Blog for ILoveToWatchYouPlay.com:

The 3 Most Important Words in Youth Sports. https://ilovetowatchyouplay.com/2021/06/16/the-3-most-important-words-in-youth-sports/

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Promoting Positive Youth Development through Sports: Pilot Test of Relational and Character-Based Team Culture Resources among Middle- and High-School Student Athletes. 2024 In Press.  International Journal of Sport, Exercise and Health Research.

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