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

BOOKS:

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

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:

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

Podcasts for USTA's Compete Like A Champion:

Part 1

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

 

Part 2

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

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/

June 30, 2021 Compete-Learn-Honor Webinar for Virtual Pickleball Summit:

 Sponsored by www.WeArePickleball.com

Podcast for EssentialTennis.com:

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

Podcast for Way of Champions:

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

Podcasts for PickleballTherapy.com:

5-part series, Sept-Oct 2020:

Part 1

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

Part 2

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

 

Part 3

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

 

Part 4

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

 

Part 5

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

Podcast for TennisFiles.com:

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

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

Mental-emotional Training for Tennis:

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

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

ARTICLES:

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.

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

"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/

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/

For the U.S. Professional Tennis Association:

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

 

For the National Alliance for Youth Sports:

 

Dr. Peter C. Scales--Coaching the Mental Game: Helping Young Athletes Not Be So Hard On Themselves. Sept. 2022.https://nays.org/sklive/featureshelping-young-athletes-not-be-so-hard-on-themselves/

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/)

 

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/

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/

BLOGS:

 

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

 

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/

Blogs for Search Institute:

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/

 

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

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

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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