UBC academic McEwen uses brain, brawn in bid for Rugby World Cup glory

The dialogue between athlete and sports psychologist is usually pretty straightforward: Don’t get caught up by what’s coming or what’s gone before; just keep your head cool and in the moment.
When it comes to Rugby Canada’s Carolyn McEwen, that dialogue could easily get turned on its head: she’s a sports psychology teacher at UBC, you see.
“When I am here, I’m present as an athlete,” McEwen said Monday over the phone from the team’s Women&rsq