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How Sport can impact on Self-Esteem: – A Disability Perspective

Scope’s argument (29/8/13 http://www.scope.org.uk/news/paralympics-legacy-0) that the Paralympic legacy ‘hangs in the balance’ signifies a challenge to all interested in sport as therapeutic and sustaining influence in people’s lives. It had been hoped that the Paralympics would improve the lives of disabled people by changing attitudes and increasing participation in sport...

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”...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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