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 to developoptimism and ambition. These happy schools are not based on airy-fairy wishful thinking, but on the empirically researched psychological...
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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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Applied Sport Psychology

Aytron Senna - Inside the Mind of a Champion
I was originally going to write a post just about the power of the placebo effect in sport after watching the film Senna. This led me to watch another documentary...
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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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Theories

Coach, The transformational leader
The Transformational Leader is someone who inspires others to go further than what they are capable of. A good coach is able to help others reach beyond expectations. In modern...
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Physiology

Tony Strudwick: Should there be more psychological testing in elite football?
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Nutrition

James Collins: How do you help motivate athletes to stay to their diet?
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