Applied Sport Psychology

Meditation in Sport
Within your life how often do you find time to relax and reflect? In today's society we often lead lives where we are working at 100mph and we take very little time to focus on ourselves. Over the last 30 years in applied sport psychology there has been an increased...
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Performance

Marathon Mindset
The 2015 Edinburgh Marathon is almost upon us. The gun will go off at 9.50am on 31st May with thousands of runners streaming out of Edinburgh on the 26.2 mile...
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Well Being

Rethinking Obesity
Four decades after the beginning of the global obesity epidemic, awareness of the threat of obesity to the population’s health and well-being can be seen in a plethora of national...
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Mental Health

What is a Panic Attack?
Given the high demands of life in our fast moving society, we are all vulnerable to experiencing feelings of both stress and anxiety. Feelings of nervousness, worry and fear are...
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Audio

Podcast 014: Dr Richard Neil Sport and Exercise Psychologist
Rich is a Reader in Sport and Exercise Psychology in the Cardiff School of Sport. He is also the Programme Director for the B.Sc. (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science Degree. ...
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Performance

Overcoming Open Water Swim Anxiety
All those hours of training, the expensive new gadgets, and missed social engagements, have all come down to this moment in a chilly lake with 100 other people, all fiddling...
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News

How will self talk influence tennis players competing at Wimbledon?
With the Wimbledon tennis championship fast approaching, there will be a number of the worlds best tennis players preparing physically and mentally for the challenges that await them. Tennis is...
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Performance

The Relationship Between Motivation, Self- Confidence and Anxiety
There are a number of psychological influences which are said to have an impact on sporting performance and motivation, self- confidence and anxiety are three main components which are vital...
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Audio

Podcast 012: Caroline Weir Bristol Academy Women
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Audio

Podcast 013: Jim Thompson Founder of Positive Coaching Alliance
Jim Thompson is founder and CEO of Positive Coaching Alliance, a national non-profit organization he started in 1998 to transform the culture of youth sports into a Development Zone™ with...
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