Applied Sport Psychology

Ping Pong Panic: Explicit monitoring theory (EMT) and table tennis
The London Olympics of 2012 showcased a buffet of sporting heroes, but the Games also proved a ‘choking’ minefield for many athletes. Erratic shooting and overambitious passes in the Women’s Basketball resulted in the headline, ‘Team GB choke in final quarter’18. The Australian Men’s 4x100m relay team was accused of...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Debriefing in sport
In applied sport psychology debriefing is an area which has yet to be examined (Hogg, 2002).  Most research relating to debriefing has focused on performance evaluationwhich has been looked at in more depth (Hogg, 2002)....
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Mental Health

Exercise and psychological well being
In this article we shall look at the effects that exercise has on psychological well/ill being.  In todays society 25% of people experience anxiety disorders and 20% of people experience depression...
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Performance

How Important Is an Understanding of Decision Making to a Sport Psychologist Interested In Using it in Their Work With Athletes?
Decision making in sport has been a well investigated topic area in Sport Psychology, and it is one that is constantly developing and becoming more important in the world of sport...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Practice Better Than You Compete?
One common issue that athletes seek sport psychology services for is to learn how to perform in a competition as well as they do in practice.  Your physical ability has...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Effective sport psychologists – who are they?
In addition to the standards and competencies that sport psychologists must demonstrate to achieve accreditation with the relevant governing bodies, effective sport psychologists have been well-documented within the literature as...
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Team Building

Team cohesion
Coaches often talk about teams needing time to “gel” in order to perform at their maximum potential. What exactly does this mean? It has been evidenced time & time again...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Training to prevent choking
Within elite sport it can be a huge challenge to prepare not only physically but psychologically for the spike in pressure which can be encountered during competition.  The negative phenomena...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Hierarchy of needs
I am a great fan of humanism (i.e. belief in humanity) and one thing that has cropped up in my Psychologist training is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Broken down into five levels, ranging from...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Interventions to prevent choking in ping pong
Various intervention techniques may reduce choking.  Implicit learning strategies, such as analogy learning, have been found effective in table tennis44. This intervention provides support for EMT by showing that reductions in...
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