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Maybe Tubby should try this... nothing else seems to be working. From an article written during the Monson years:
"For the first time under sixth-year coach Dan Monson, the Gophers -- who play tonight at Michigan -- are working with sports psychotherapist Rick Aberman. The team met with Aberman on the eve of their first practices of the season and a handful of times since then.
Aberman, who also works with the Gophers baseball and men's golf teams, traveled with the basketball team on its victorious trip to Ohio State and he is with the Gophers here.
"I was pretty old-school coming around to it," coach Monson said. "But there were several reasons why I did.
"First, a lot of other schools are doing it, and you feel as a coach that you've got to be giving your team every opportunity to succeed. Second, the teams he has worked with in our department have had success. The third thing is that I got to know him on a personal level and got to trust him. And the fourth thing was that I knew this was going to be a very mentally challenging year for our basketball team. They were going to have to be very strong as far as their mental side."
Aberman described Monson as being ready to have someone work with his team.
"He was sincere and wants to make an effort to learn and grow," said Aberman, who is part of the Minnetonka-based Lennick Aberman Group.
"There's a lot of coaches who wouldn't want to be seen with someone like me."
Aberman has talked with the players on what goes through their mind in a tough situation. If they go to the free-throw line at the end of a close game, do they look forward to the opportunity to win the game? Or do they worry about costing the team a victory?
"Paying attention to this side of the ball is important," said Aberman, who previously worked at the University of Wisconsin. "Not enough people do it."
The Gophers players are mixed on what kind of impact Aberman -- who also has met individually with some players -- has made.
"It gets you thinking about things," Gophers center Jeff Hagen said. "It's a good outlet for everyone to get things off their chest when they need to.
"A large part of performance is mental preparation."
Monson doesn't know how much credit Aberman deserves for the improved play of the Gophers, who enter February with a chance to reach the NCAA tournament.
"For the first time under sixth-year coach Dan Monson, the Gophers -- who play tonight at Michigan -- are working with sports psychotherapist Rick Aberman. The team met with Aberman on the eve of their first practices of the season and a handful of times since then.
Aberman, who also works with the Gophers baseball and men's golf teams, traveled with the basketball team on its victorious trip to Ohio State and he is with the Gophers here.
"I was pretty old-school coming around to it," coach Monson said. "But there were several reasons why I did.
"First, a lot of other schools are doing it, and you feel as a coach that you've got to be giving your team every opportunity to succeed. Second, the teams he has worked with in our department have had success. The third thing is that I got to know him on a personal level and got to trust him. And the fourth thing was that I knew this was going to be a very mentally challenging year for our basketball team. They were going to have to be very strong as far as their mental side."
Aberman described Monson as being ready to have someone work with his team.
"He was sincere and wants to make an effort to learn and grow," said Aberman, who is part of the Minnetonka-based Lennick Aberman Group.
"There's a lot of coaches who wouldn't want to be seen with someone like me."
Aberman has talked with the players on what goes through their mind in a tough situation. If they go to the free-throw line at the end of a close game, do they look forward to the opportunity to win the game? Or do they worry about costing the team a victory?
"Paying attention to this side of the ball is important," said Aberman, who previously worked at the University of Wisconsin. "Not enough people do it."
The Gophers players are mixed on what kind of impact Aberman -- who also has met individually with some players -- has made.
"It gets you thinking about things," Gophers center Jeff Hagen said. "It's a good outlet for everyone to get things off their chest when they need to.
"A large part of performance is mental preparation."
Monson doesn't know how much credit Aberman deserves for the improved play of the Gophers, who enter February with a chance to reach the NCAA tournament.
