The Playing with Fire Podcast

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Please join us each week to learn about the secrets of world class performance and how to improve your game while living a virtuous life! Learn to "double" your talents from this 30-minute mix of pro-athlete interviews, practical-detailed sports performan

Dr. Bill Thierfelder


    • Aug 31, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 414 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Playing with Fire Podcast

    14-Less Than A Minute To Go (Plyometrics, Mental Pressure)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 11:21


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    13-Less Than A Minute To Go (Avoiding Back Injury, Australian Sportsmanship)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2016 9:41


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    012-Less Than A Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2015 10:19


    Prudence, Speed Endurance

    011-Less Than A Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2015 11:59


    Dr. David Joyner, Alcohol and athletic performance

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    010-Less Than A Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2015 13:24


    Bobby Allison, Improving Cutting Speed

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    009-Less Than A Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2015 11:23


    Genetically Engineered Atheletes, Performance Rituals

    008-Less Than A Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2015 11:06


    Improving Psychological and Physical Performance

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    007-Less Than A Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2015 11:05


    007-Less Than A Minute To Go ( Catching, Visualization )

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    006-Less Than A Minute To Go ( Dr Patrick Connor, Playing Ball To Ball )

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2015 10:48


    Dr Patrick Connor, Playing Ball To Ball

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    005-Less Than A Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015


    Sharpening Mental Skills, Virtue 

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    004-Less Than A Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015


    004-Less Than A Minute To Go ( Better Throwing, Hitting, and Kicking 

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    003-Less Than A Minute To Go ( Managing Emotions and Athletic Scholarships )

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2015 13:37


    Managing Emotions and Athletic Scholarships

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    002 - Less Than a Minute To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2015 9:26


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    405 - Less than a minute to go (Speed And Fortitude)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2015


    Less than a minute to go Episode 405: How can sprint drills develop virtue? Consider one hero's steadfast action in this week's podcast…

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    404 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2015 18:56


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    403 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2015


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    402 - Playing with Fire

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    402 - Playing with Fire

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    401 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2015


    401 - Playing with Fire

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    400 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2015


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    399 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2015


    399 - Playing with Fire

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    398 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2015 9:25


    398 - Playing with Fire

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    397 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2015


    397 - Playing with Fire

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    396 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015


    396 - Playing with Fire

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    395 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2015


    Man as a social creature: In this week's show, we consider the meaning and implication of peer-to-peer behavior.

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    394 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2015


    394 - Playing with Fire

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    393 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2015


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    392 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2015


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    391 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2015 10:13


    Are you letting others break your focus?Borrowing from Benedictine Spirituality, I consider the perseverant will in the face of adversity.

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    390 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015 14:25


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    389 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2015


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    388 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2015


    'Sport' is not a foul word, so why are there so many foul words in sports? In this week's podcast, we clean up our performance by going ball-to-ball.

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    387 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2015 9:51


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    386 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2015


    Hear about the art of jumping and the great need for fortitude when faced with difficult decisions.

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    385 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2015 9:55


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    384 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2015


    Privacy and Plyometics: this week, we jump into the advantages, and disadvantages, of social media.

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    383 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2015


    I share my thoughts on '4 Minute Mile' and weigh in on the necessity of prudence in decision making.

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    382 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2015


    For our Motorsports Management students, drive is essential on, and off, the racetrack.

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    381 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2015


    How are you exercising your gift of will? Fine tuning the will in everyday life can have a bigger affect than you think.

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    380 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2014


    Few things impact performance and beat the odds as much as attitude. Need proof? Consider which NFL athletes break the mold in this week's podcast.

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    379 - Playing with Fire (Christmas)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2014


    379 - Playing with Fire (Christmas)

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    378 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2014


    Time and talent: understanding the Master by better understanding these two great gifts. The clock is ticking in this week's podcast…

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    377 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014


    In this week's podcast, I reflect on the necessity of courage by considering a soccer match of David vs. Goliath proportions

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    376 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2014


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    375 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2014


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    374 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2014


    Worried before the big game? We consider virtue and peak performance in this week's podcast…

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    372 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2014


    This week, we bring it back to the basics of teamwork by balancing mind, body, and spirit. 

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    371 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2014


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    370 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2014


    When the chalk dust settles: finding a career after competing professionally. We prepare for the unexpected in this week's podcast.

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    369 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2014


    In this week's podcast, I remind you to watch (out for) your back. Also, I examine how focus contributes to success…

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    368 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2014


    Giving God the glory and not man: examining the importance of prayer before the big game.

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    367 - Playing with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2014


    What does that pat on the back mean to you after making a big play? Keep focused and find out in this week's episode…

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