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Alumni Awards

For finding new ways to succeed in sports

John Hogg, '78 MA, '82 PhD, coach, professor

By Sarah Pratt

August 11, 2017 •

Yogi Berra once said, "Ninety per cent of this game is half mental." Well, the idea that sports are mostly a mental exercise is nothing new to John Hogg. Here are a few of his achievements.

He brought a winning mindset to the U of A. When Hogg introduced his innovative sport psychology courses, people took note. It paid off close to home, too; he was part of 17 U of A sports championships.

He helped the best get better. Hogg worked as a coach and sports psychologist in more than 10 sports, helping athletes succeed at the world-champion and Olympic levels. He shared his expertise in the field of mental preparation in hundreds of publications and conference presentations.

He brought teams together. Hogg's work as an innovator also extends to the U of A aquatics program. In 1978, he became head coach of the swim programs. Over the next 25 years, Hogg restructured the entire program, combining the women's and men's swim teams, along with the diving team, to create one unified group of athletes.

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