Dr. John Murray is a sports psychologist who works primarily with NFL, golf, and tennis athletes. As a sports psychologist, his roles include enhancing performance, helping athletes cope with pressure, recover from injuries, maintain exercise programs, and enjoy their sport. Murray has extensive education and experience in psychology and sports sciences. He believes it is important for sports psychologists to understand both the mental and physical aspects of sports. Murray now runs his own private practice in Florida and has worked with various athletes and teams, including NFL quarterbacks and athletes at the Olympics.

1. By: Anthony Ciorciari

2.  Dr. John Murray is a Sports Psychologist.
 He primarily works with NFL players , as well
as professional golf and tennis players.

3.  Sports Psychologist help
athletes do a number of
things. These tasks
include :
- Enhancing performance
- Helping athletes Cope
with pressure
- Recover from injury
- Keep up an exercise
program
- And finally enjoy
Sports.

4.  Murray started as a Tennis Coach.
 He had a BA in Psychology from Loyala
University. He then went to Florida and
received master degrees in Sport Psychology
and Clinical Psychology. Finally he received a
PhD in Clinical Psychology.
 He became an intern at Washington State
University and later a fellowship at FIU.
 Finally , He opened his own private practice in
Florida

5.  “ To be a sports psychologist you have to wear
many hats and credentials…the only way to do
it is to become a licensed psychologist… but a
license is not enough. You also have to have
studied sport sciences – the physical bases of
sport- the movement sciences, the biology…
the hardest part to acquire is the hands on
training…”- John Murray

6.  Dr. Murray enjoys playing the piano and metal
detecting.
 He as also helped NFL quarterbacks overcome
slumps, coached tennis at major tournaments
like the Australian Open and Wimbledon,
trained athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing and UFC 100 in Las Vegas.

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8.  Born on July 3, 1967
 From Rockville Centre , New York
 General Manager and Senior Vice President of
New York Yankees.

9.  Received a Bachelor’s Degree from the Catholic
University of America in 1989.
 Became an intern with the NYY in 1986 and
worked his way up to be a baseball operations
assistant by 1989.
 Promoted to assistant farm director in 1990
 Named assistant GM in 1992
 Became Yankees GM and Senior Vice President
in 1998 at age of 30.

10.  Brian Cashman played college baseball.
 Jim Thome , currently in Front Office of White
Sox- this is a way to stay part of the game.
 It is a way to be a part of the game without on
field experience and a way for retired players
to continue their passion.

11.  Billy Beane , General
Manager of the
Oakland Athletics,
feels the toughest
challenge is
evaluating skill and
putting a price on it.
 Multiple GM’s
referred to losing as
the toughest part.

12. GENERAL MANAGERS
TYPICALLY HAVE 9 PRIMARY
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
 Preparation and
Meetings
 Player Drafts
 Dealing with agents
 Salary arbitration
 Media Responsibilities
 Crisis Managements
 International Markets
 Contracts
 Rules

13.  12 hour Days
 100 hour Work Weeks
 Traveling with the Team , Winter Meetings ,
Farm System Operations, Scouting

14.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=m72uxJwwd_
 http://youtu.be/m72uxJwwd_A