Theories

Amateurs vs experts
There is a theory (K Anders Ericsson) that it requires 10,000 hours of 'deliberate practice' or 10 years (1,000 hours per year, 2.75 hours per day!) to become an expert in a given field. Although there are big holes in this theory (namely individual differences in acquiring skill and the...
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News

How will the British and Irish Lions succeed down under?
How a team operates and performs has been a major talking point amongst psychologists for years. Putting together a successful team is a great challenge across all sports for coaches,...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Anticipation skill in sport
Why do expert athletes often appear to have ‘all the time in the world’ to respond in highly time constrained sports, while novices appear challenged by rapid speed of play?...
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Team Building

Steve McClaren: Creating the Environment
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Applied Sport Psychology

The science of human strength
Positive Psychology hit the headlines last year with announcement of the launch of ‘happy schools’. At these schools, happiness will be placed at the heart of the curriculum in order...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Emotional intelligence in sports: The game within the game
This post was intended to be about self confidence, but I decided I needed to take a step back and rather than talk specifically about gaining confidence; a more general...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Sport Psychology in performance
Self-Confidence in Sports Performance Self-confidence is a state performers exhibit before, during and after performance. Performers can either suffer from low confidence levels or exhibit high levels of self-confidence. In...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Goal Setting
'My idea of paradise is a straight line to a goal’- Friedrich Nietzsche Every successful person whether that be an artist, sports person or leader has set goals which have...
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Physiology

The role of the physiotherapist: a bio-psychosocial approach to rehab
Why is it that some athletes become crippled by injury, whilst others return to come back stronger than ever before? Both physical and psychological factors play a significant role in...
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Mental Health

Exercise Addiction in Sport
Throughout sport, exercise has been universally acknowledged as a healthy habit which can have many psychological and physical benefits for an individual (Szabo & Griffiths, 2007: Bouchard, Shephard & Stephens,...
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