http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/noel-blundell/ Dr Noel Blundell has been dubbed the “sport psychologist to the stars” because of his highly successful results with elite athletes on the world stage. He is best known for his extensive work on the highly competitive, pressurized tennis and golf professional circuits. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, and educated in Australia and the US, he won numerous citations for academic excellence and his versatility is underscored by the many different sports with which he has worked both on an individual and team basis. He is equally comfortable working with players of all ability levels from beginner to superstar status. Dr Blundell is an experienced keynote speaker at international and national seminars and workshops and on expert panels. He is the author of the book “So You Want to be a Tennis Pro”. His expertise as a sport psychologist is also supported by doctoral qualifications in Skill Acquisition and Performance. Using a combination of these skills he has also coached successfully on both the ATP and WTA tours. Over the past 25 years Dr Blundell has spent 3 to 6 months per year travelling on the international circuits preparing athletes on site to meet the high pressure demands of elite sport. Be it at Augusta with US Masters champion Sandy Lyle, at Wimbledon with semi finalist Jason Stoltenberg, in pit lane with multiple V8 Super Car champion Mark Skaife, or at the Olympics with Slalom Canoe silver medallist Danielle Woodward, Dr Blundell’s unique international experience in the white hot, on-site cauldron of international sport, provides him with a wealth of experience that shapes his “real world” approach to consulting. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/eye-on-a-young-tiger-gave-an-insight-into-his-mind/ Editors’ note: Noel Blundell is a sports psychologist who works with elite athletes, including some of the world’s best golfers. He was totally absorbed for two hours. Tiger walked into the grass bunker near the club house at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney and randomly tossed five golf balls into the grass. They wandered into a range of lies varying from the impossible to very challenging. He chose to play every ball from where it lay. No short cuts. There were no adoring crowds and he had shot 79 in the first round. Was this kid overrated? Fortunately for myself and two colleagues Ken Berndt and Ian Triggs, we had chosen to take a break from working with one of our players Peter Senior who played the first 2 rounds with Tiger. It was chill time for us, sitting near the bunker with a couple of coffees reflecting on the day. The ensuing couple of hours provided clear insights into the mental template of arguably the greatest golfer to grace the planet. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Noel Blundell) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/eye-on-a-young-tiger-gave-an-insight-into-his-mind/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/eye-on-a-young-tiger-gave-an-insight-into-his-mind/#item1722 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:43:57 +0000 Noel Blundell | Author bios | The Punch