The Ask Me Anything is a popular format for discussions at events among an expert sports psychologist, Dr. John Heil, and those at the event venue.

1. CAPITOL CLASH 2020 – Sport Psychology
“Ask Me Anything” about Fencing & Sport Psychology
with 25 Years of USA Fencing Highlights &
Lessons from Outside the Strip
• How America Learned to Win at Fencing
• Modern Zen on the Strip
• Rebound from Misery
• The Team Game Chess Match
• Chess Master Marx
• Paul Plays Moneyball
• How NCAA Title IX led to USA’s 1st Fencing Olympic Gold in a century

2. The AMA Choice List
What would the Buddha Do? – Mental Training
Shock & Awe on the Olympic Stage–Mental Prep & the Venue Visit
Chess, Fencing and Genius Theory–Sport intelligence
Jason Crunches the numbers – Game Theory & Tactics
The Parent & the ABCs of Sport? – Sport as Education
How Jim Thorpe became the Worlds’ Greatest Athlete”-Role of Science
“The Extreme Stupor”’ - Choking
 “Iris’ One Touch at A Time” – Concentration
“Akhi, the Bobsled Pilot & the Tiger”- Fear
“Chess Master Marx” – Tactical Decision Making
“How Title IX Lead to Womens’ Saber Gold” – Opportunity & Talent
What Snowboarding & Women’s Saber Have in Common?-Talent Development
“Mindfulness Zinn or Zen” – Mindfulness in Sport
“Paul Plays Moneyball” – Team Competition
When a Bronze medal is a ‘Let Down’ - Psychological Let-Down

3. The Whole is More than Sum of Parts-Team Fencing
Mens Epee in Athens & Women’s Saber in Beijing
“Don’t Say Don’t”- Stripside Coaching
“Jan Socks it to Them” – Control
“Psychologist and the Kayak “ - Imagery
Why is Bill Belichick a Fan of Sun Tzu? - Strategy
Fencing & the Unconscious - Flow
Yuri Goes to Work - Skill Transfer
A Psychologist, Coach, Trainer and Armorer go into a Bar-Professional Role
Hit Them Before They Hit You-Tactics
15 Ways to Win the 14-14 bout-Critical Touch
No Pain, No Gain – No Brain?-Injury
Yelling-Communication
 “First Gold in a Century” – Luck & Opportunity
What About the Deer in the Headlights-Vision Training
“How could Seth know what he didn’t know?”-Role of sport science
Iris on the Ropes-Injury
After Its Over, Its Not Over-Psychological Recovery
The Art of Losing-Psychological Recovery

4. Ziemek’s Theory of Fencing-Sport Intelligence
Seeing Skiing is Believing-Imagery
Pain on the Run-Pain management
Nick Saban & the Zen Master-Vision training
Fencing’s Magic 10-Psychological Skills
The Infallibility Fallacy-1000 to 1ref decision
The Tiger of Golf-Child development
Reach for the sky-Goal setting
Jason on Zen & Chess-Psychological Skills
But Your Lips are Blue-Fun
Seeing Skiing is Believing-Imagery
Pain on the Run-Pain management
Nick Saban & the Zen Master-Vision training
Fencing’s Magic 10-Psychological Skills
The Infallibility Fallacy-1000 to 1ref decision
The Tiger of Golf-Child development
Reach for the sky-Goal setting
But Your Lips are Blue-Fun

5. FencingSportPsychology.com

6. Dr. John Heil, DA, FAASP, FAPA
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Certified Mental Performance Consultant-Emeritus,
CMPC-E
Psychological Health * Roanoke
2840 Electric Rd., Suite 200, Roanoke, VA 24018
Phone-Office: 540-772-5140; Direct: 540-772-5147;Fax:
540-772-5157
jheil@PsychHealthRoanoke.com
www.PsychHealthRoanoke.com
ZenZoneDigital@gmail.com
http://zenzonedigital.net/
http://swimsportpsychology.com/
https://fencingsportpsychology.com/
Dr. John Heil is the former chair of USA
Fencing Sports Medicine and Science,
the Sport Psychologist for the 1996,
2000, and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams,
and the editor of the Sport Science
column in American Fencing Magazine,
and served as President of the
American Psychological Association
Society for Sport, Exercise &
Performance Psychology.