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Panel on Running and Mental Health at the 2023 NYC Marathon
I had the pleasure of joining a great panel on running and mental health before the 2023 NYC Marathon. We talked about the runner’s high,...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Mar 8, 20241 min read
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Beyond Focus: The Art of Watching in Athletic Mastery
In the high-octane world of sports, athletes often hear the mantra: "Stay focused." But what if there's a richer, more nuanced approach...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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Harnessing Biofeedback for Mental Performance in Equestrian Sport
I had the opportunity to speak at the US Equestrian Team's Olympic Training Center on the topic of mental performance. We focused on how...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Nov 15, 20191 min read
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Mental Preparation for Golf
With so much time in between actions to think about your last shot or worry about your next one, the mental pressure of playing golf is...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Jul 10, 20191 min read
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Great Neck North Kicks Off Mental Health and Wellness Week
The week kicked off with guest speaker Isaac Zur, PhD, a mental health and performance professional who helps elite athletes manage...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Dec 21, 20181 min read
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Workshop | Ski Butternut Race Team
I had the pleasure of leading a workshop with the young athletes of the Ski Butternut Race Team in Massachusetts, focusing on peak...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Nov 11, 20181 min read
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My recent published article in Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
Don’t Make Me Angry! A Psycho-physiological Examination of the Anger–Performance Relationship in Intermediate and Elite Fencers. We aimed...
Isaac Zur, PhD
May 15, 20181 min read
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For coaches: principles for strengthening and maintaining players' concentration during a game
Game management is not an easy task, but a position that requires coaches to be focused on many factors at once, and to react to them in...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Apr 13, 20185 min read
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Parents and Sports
This article is for any parent with children in competitive sports; for any parent who is closely involved with their child’s world of...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Jun 30, 20174 min read
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The art of losing and remaining confident
From one week to the next and from one game to the next, sports clubs (the professional teams, parents, and players) live on an emotional...
Isaac Zur, PhD
Mar 31, 20172 min read
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