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Inside the minds of Dayton Flyer student-athletes: A conversation with Becky Cook

Inside the minds of Dayton Flyer student-athletes: A conversation with Becky Cook

Thomas M. Columbus • October 27, 2021

Everyone is excited for the return of sports played in front of fans, from the student-athletes to the Flyer Faithful. That also includes Dr. Becky Cook.

Players, coaches and staff on women's basketball on the bench
Becky Cook (far left) is part of the Flyer bench, there for players and coaches. 

 

A sports psychologist with Flyer athletics, Cook sat down with Thomas M. Columbus, sports editor of University of Dayton Magazine, for an insider's chat about her profession. For 12 seasons, she has helped women's basketball and other sports work off the court toward a win on the court.

Listen to her insight on questions such as: What does a sports psychologist do? How will the men's basketball team react to an Arena full of fans? And what do the big smiles on the faces of the players really mean?

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