Applied Sport Psychology

Emotional thermometer – Controlling competition anxiety
Competition anxiety will affect all of us, although the extent to which it strikes varies from athlete to athlete. We are often told “it’s good to be a bit nervous” but anything more than a few butterflies in your stomach can prevent you from reaching your full performance potential. In...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Our greatest enemy… and our biggest ally?
Our greatest enemy… and our biggest ally? I recently tweeted a riddle a few days ago. Unfortunately nobody had the answer. The riddle goes like this “I will be your...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Imagery: Utilising the Minds Eye
Imagery and visualisation are the most widely used psychological skill used by athletes. Despite that, without informed psychological skills training (PST), athletes can often fall into negative imagery coping mechanisms....
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Applied Sport Psychology

Self-compassion: More adaptive than self-esteem in sport & exercise?
High self-esteem is a great thing to have, right? In sport and exercise, we think of self-esteem as vital in helping to maintain performance levels, as well as keeping up...
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Exercise Psychology

Why is it important to study Exercise Behaviour?
Approximately 60% of men, 70% of women, 30% of boys and 40% of girls do not meet recommended levels of physical activity. Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of death...
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Exercise Psychology

How does exercise impact well being?
To be healthy is not just about ridding yourself of disease but it is also about being in a state of complete physical, mental and social well being (Edwards, Edwards...
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Applied Sport Psychology

The need for change to enhance performance
It is natural that change is hard; it is human nature to struggle with change whether it is in jobs, personal relationships, moving etc. However, it could be argued that...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Positive psychology for peak performance
As a Positive Psychologist with a background in, and passion for, sport and exercise, I often get asked about the link between the areas, and where the disciplines of Positive...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Why mistakes are brilliant
Thankfully coaching these days is less about vilifying athletes for every mistake they make and about making them look foolish in front of their peers. Unless of course you still...
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Mental Health

How long until exercise becomes a habit?
I do a lot of work in health behaviour change in the NHS and one of the main goals for my clients is to get a healthier weight through being...
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