Applied Sport Psychology

Music, Quotes and Exercise: Is it a ‘Fad’ or Fact?
Today we are living in a digital era, and the advancements being made in technology are continuing to grow at extortionate rates. Since the invention of gadgets such as the iPod Nike +, GPS watches such as the Garmin runner, coupled with the explosion of social media, we upload more...
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Performance

Continued Professional Development Workshops for Neophyte Sport Psychology Practitioners: Working with Team Sports
As Neophyte Sport Psychology practitioners with the Golf Union of Wales (GUW) we are always looking for ways to improve our consultancy styles. As part of this development we recently...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Attentional focus in endurance running.
Defining attentional focus. Attentional focus in athletes can be split into two broad strategies, that of association and dissociation (Lind et al. 2009). A range of terms for association and...
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Audio

Podcast: 007 with Paul Robinson Birmingham City Football Club Captain
In today's podcast we talk to Paul Robinson about the challenges he has faced as a football player. We discuss numerous aspects looking at the psychology behind football.
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Athlete Development

Behaviourist approach to diving in football
Behaviourism has been about for a long time in psychology circles. Piloted by Pavlov (1897) in his study with dogs, it posits that a persons actions are a result of...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Managing Emotions - The Traffic Light Approach
This is a short and simple article on managing emotions. The key aim is to allow performers an opportunity to utilise a strategy to enable them to manage emotions in...
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Applied Sport Psychology

What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is both a psychological and physiological phenomenon. Anxiety is related to emotions such as fear, and negative thoughts such as not being able to cope. The physiological aspects of...
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Audio

Podcast 005: Beth Bingham Welsh Hockey Player
In this podcast we talk to Beth about all things Hockey. We explore the psychology behind playing hockey and the demands that Beth deals within performance.
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Performance

Premier League Relegation Pressure
With 37 games played, the last match of the English Premier League (EPL) season on Sunday 24th May will see heroes and villains forged. Three teams (Hull City, Newcastle Utd...
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Physiology

Exercise and Sleep: a Double-Edged Sword?
Participation in regular exercise has been hailed as an effective intervention for promoting sleep, often promoted as a treatment for sleep-related disorders. Research associates higher levels of physical activity with...
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