Performance

Interactions of Motivation
Theories of Motivation Motivation is a key aspect of sport and can be used to predict an individual’s behaviour during a performance depending on what is driving them. It can be defined as: ‘the hypothetical construct used to describe the internal and/ or external forces that produce the initiation, direction,...
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Parenting Tips

Developing confidence in sport
Throughout my time of running BelievePerform I have had the privilege to interview professional athletes, coaches and managers within sport. In every interview I ask the same question to each person...
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Athletes Corner

Moving the goal posts
Nine weeks ago I sustained a bad knee injury in training and 7 weeks ago I had significant knee surgery to repair it. My hopes of qualifying for Rio were...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Believe to Succeed
Anything is possible!  The famous scream from Kevin Garnett, who won a NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008.  A statement so simple and full of emotion that even...
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News

How do you stop the All Blacks?
Rugby union is a game which is easily won, you put a physical person in a physical position. At the international stage there is arguable no better team at doing...
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News

6 Steps to developing Confident Athletes Online Course
Learn 6 basic sport psychology steps to help you to increase the confidence of your players and athletes About the course This course is all about developing confident and successful...
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Performance

Thyroid medication across athletes: understanding the cause for concern
There has recently been a lot of speculation regarding the use of medication for treating thyroid problems across the athletic population. It therefore seems fitting to try and grasp an...
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Mental Health

Social Influence and its effects on Exercise Addiction in Group Exercise
Social influence looks at how behaviour can be changed through pressures from others within a social context, once this pressure is understood it can be in turn used to influence...
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Audio

Podcast 010: Dr Ian Mitchell Swansea City AFC & Wales National Team Performance Psychologist
Ian Mitchell is currently the Performance Psychologist for Swansea City AFC and the Wales National Team. As a schoolboy he was linked with Chelsea FC and captained Wales Under 18s...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Goal setting: the key to lifestyle management
Goal setting is very important in sport. That is undeniable! Over time, athletes become very good at setting goals for training and competition, and often go through the process of...
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