Performance

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) in Sport
Creating a rich, full and meaningful life (while accepting the pain that goes with it) Quote by Russ Harris In this brief article I will be offering an outline of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for sport and how it can help to improve psychological skills. During competition an athlete...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Pressure in Sport, do athletes unlearn skills?
10,000 hours, this is the number many researchers have advocated that it takes for athletes to master their craft. Day in, day out, athletes practice to fine tune their skills...
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Team Building

Pressure Inurement Training: How to Build Resilience Like Our Olympic Athletes
Every 4 years, athletes from across the globe look to make their dreams of becoming an Olympic champion reality. This often rests on one chance to show the world what...
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Performance

ACT your way to controlling anxiety
Anxiety is part and parcel of performing in sport for a majority of athletes and being able to manage your anxiety can really help you produce a better performance. Under...
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Performance

It’s Time to Do Better by Women and Girls in Sports
My journey with sports hasn’t been easy. Like fellow athletes all over the world, I’ve been cut from a team, yelled at by coaches, and pushed my limitations mentally, physically,...
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Performance

Mental Discipline
In order for athletes to become elite and perform consistently at a high level, they must exhibit mental discipline.  They must create and follow productive routines. They also must control...
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Mental Health

The development of Identity in Youth Sport
A bit of background on identity… If we start with the wider idea of self-identity, it is a clearly delineated self-definition…comprised of those goals, values and beliefs which the person...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Stressors, Sports Performance and the Perception of the Athlete
Sports competition has the ability to continually draw large amounts of spectators. A reason because of this is due to the multiple situations in which no one foresees occurring. The...
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Performance

Pushing athletes harder: Why getting too comfortable can be hazardous
The date was 10th October 2017. The hearts of 325 million people were racing with nervous excitement as their country played for a spot at the FIFA World Cup 2018. A...
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Mind Buddy

#6 Finding my relaxing and happy place
When I feel anxious or nervous I like to spend 5 minutes imagining I'm in a really relaxing and happy place.
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