Exercise Psychology

Muscle Dysmorphia: Why do I look so small?
Muscle Dysmorphia, or Bigorexia as it is commonly known, is a body dysmorphic disorder which affects 1 in 10 male gym goers. The disorder revolves around an individual’s desire for a larger or more muscular body (Pope et al., 2000). When this concept was first investigated, it was originally diagnosed...
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Performance

Concepts Behind Culture
A lot of questions swirl around the concept of culture and developing teams. Culture is a word many organizations and teams from the amateur to the professional levels use or...
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Performance

Team Cohesion - help or hinder?
Team cohesion in sport involves a variety of factors e.g. coaches and the environment and can be defined as: ‘a dynamic process that is reflected in the tendency of a...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Characteristics of Mental Toughness
Mental toughness has been discussed in the sports literature for many years. Indeed, mental toughness has been related to both business and sporting worlds owing to the alignment and common...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Building Self-Confidence in Sport
There is no doubt that performers in sport thrive on high levels of confidence. Examples exist where performers score a goal and then continue to score as a result of...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Psychology in big wave surfing
The above image is credited to CSG Limited. For more information click on the following link https://www.cheapsurfgear.com/ This sport involves surfers to ride waves that can build to the height...
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Applied Sport Psychology

“The world of images” - Inside the dancer’s mind
What is imagery Imagery is a process of creating a mental image or intention, which a person would want to happen or feel and it engages all the senses. Using...
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Coaching

Emotional Intelligence: Applied Practice - A Perspective for Sports Coaches
Positive mindset allows performance levels to increase because it facilitates direction and focus. The relationship between mental preparation and sport psychology therefore becomes important and there is evidence of its...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Dealing with Pressure Triggers
Sport practitioners deal with a number of pressure triggers that can affect their athletes’ performance levels. Two common pressure triggers include physical and mental symptoms. 1) Physical symptoms that can...
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Performance

Managing Stress in Elite Junior Athletes
Exercise and sport, collectively, represent the most popular leisure activity for the adolescent age group (Gerber, Holsboer-Trachsler et al. 2011). As a result, there are many benefits, including increased social...
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