Understanding where and how to focus your time, energy and effort, are tools that will serve you in sport, business and life. Learning to focus on performance (things you have control over) instead of outcome (results over which you have no control) is a skill that I have seen make champion gymnasts and drive success both personally and professionally. ‘Gymnastics Psychology: The Ultimate Guide for Coaches, Gymnasts, and Parents’ immediately makes the “must-read” list for parents and coaches of all sports.
~Mr. Bob Colarossi- Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG); Former Gym Owner- Massachusettes Gymnastics Center
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The sport of Gymnastics has always been about having a strong mind to support a strong body. In my career as a coach, whether I am working with a Level 4 or an Elite National Team Member, I find myself frequently returning to Doc’s papers, lectures, and articles. He manages to take complex topics and write in a way that is easily understood by the reader. His passion for gymnastics comes alive in his writing which really holds something for everyone-Coach, Gymnast, or Parent.
~Mr. Tony Retrosi- USA Gymnastics’ Educator of the Year Owner and Coach/Owner-Atlantic Gymnastics
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The Drs. Massimo are truly experts in the psychology of performance, particularly in gymnastics. Dr. Joe has more than six decades in the field, and Sue is approaching four decades. This incredible time frame of experience as performers, educators, researchers, coaches, judges, and sport psychologists, far exceeds Anders Ericsson’s “10 year/10,000 hours of deliberate practice” rule for becoming an expert. In reading about the psychology of gymnastics, rest assured that you are learning from two of the very best in the world of gymnastics psychology.
~Leonard Zaichkowsky, Ph.D.- Boston University Professor of Education and Graduate Medical Sciences(retired) - Sport Performance Consultant for NBA, NHL, NFL, U.S., Canada, & Australian Olympic Teams and World Cup Soccer