Combat Sport Psychology

The purpose of this profile is to provide a forum for discussion, questions, and networking related to sport psychology for combat sports.My name is Dr. Randy Borum. I am a Certified Sport Psychologist (NIS) and university professor. I have held certification as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and in Strength Coaching Theory with Charles Poliquin. Did some S&C coaching for my University's Boxing Team (back when it was active). I began studying sport psychology and motor behavior principles back in the mid 1980s to help understand how they might be applied to help police officers perform well (mentally) in high-stress, high-risk situations. I taught classes on "Performance Under Stress" for several years at the police academy.I write for several MMA magazines addressing applications of sport psychology to MMA and other combat sports. I have articles in (or forthcoming in) Ultimate Grappling Magazine , TapoutT Magazine , Mixed Martial Arts Authority Magazine , and MMA Sports Magazine . I do a sport psychology column called "The Winning Edge" for FightZone Magazine . I am consulting with the National Academy of Sports Medicine , helping to develop and write a curriculum module on Sport Psychology for their Performance Enhancement Specialist certification. I am especially interested in how those concepts and strategies might apply to competitive combat sports generally and MMA specifically. Any interest in this topic?I am open to ideas about how best to facilitate discussion. I would be happy to blog some basic ideas if that would be useful - let me know...