Hey Pete I posted a question directed to you in the Vet day free food thread that would be easily missed. Based on your post profiling Dtown's very own 'da boyz' errrr, Royal Oaks 'The Boys' I posted this:
Pete your profession coupled with a presumed sports wagering hobby has me intrigued. Does your profession influence your picks? Is there a specific sporting scenario that you love to play because of perceived mental state?
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First off, I was never in private practice as a clinical psychologist with a PhD in hand. Therefore, I am not especially wealthy LOL. I was primarily a school psychologist and at the time I began in my field a PhD was not required in my specialty. In many states now I believe that it is. So my tongue in cheek remark about leaving my couch open was just that, a tongue in cheek remark.
I am now retired but had a BS in general psychology and my MS was in child psychology and adolescent development. Though I did intern in a private practice among other settings. 95% of my career was involved with working in schools as well as our local children services board as an on staff and visiting (on call, and consulting) psychologist. So in some ways attempting to analyze the adult behaviors differs significantly from those behaviors of adolescents and younger kids. In other ways, not so much as it's my belief that many young athletes have not reached a high level of cognitive thinking and behavior.
To answer your question though, yes.
I do find the impact of how psychology relates to personal and team performance to be fascinating. I'm always looking for letdown spots when wagering and probably 80% of my plays center around what I perceive to be undervalued dogs based on that theory alone.
I do not wager on professional sports based on such angles but strictly college football and basketball and I also bet the PGA tour and a little MLB, but not based so much in that theory. I will have a special interest in the coming short term performance of Justin Spieth though
I'll never be one to post 20 plays a day or any such nonsense, but will post what I consider to be the best of the best when football season starts.
I'm happy that there is at least one other around here that finds the relationship between the two fields of interest.
Hope that answers your inquiry. :0008
