Applied Sport Psychology

Masters athletes: Negotiating the ageing process
I previously wrote an article on here titled, ‘why am I doing this at my age? Physical activity or competitive sport? Which looked at the contrast between why individuals over the age of 35 participate in one or the other. This article will focus more specifically on masters sport and...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Pre game routines - Maximising preparation opportunities
Consistent preparation prior to competing is a key influence on the actual performance that you deliver. From a mental perspective it’s worth remembering;Consistent preparation = consistent performance. Knowing that your...
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Athlete Development

Building your confidence foundations
Confidence is probably the most frequently talked about psychological factor. Confidence is typically noticed the most when it’s gone missing, so as a result effort is typically invested in restoring...
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Performance

Mindfulness: ‘letting it be’ in a performance driven context
Mindfulness is thought to be a tendency to be present in the moment and to mindfully accept naturally occurring events, emotions and thoughts. As a trait-like variable, some people are...
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Audio

Perform the Switch - Leon Lloyd - Life outside of sport
Following a successful career as a professional, international rugby player, injury forced Lloyd into an early sporting retirement at the age of 30. Here, Lloyd explains how he prepared for...
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Athlete Development

The young athlete’s journey - transitions in youth sport
The 2018 Commonwealth Games has further reinforced the young age that some athletes are attending such high-profile events At just 11-years-old Anna Hursey became the face of the games in...
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Mental Health

Coaching Resilience – A Military and Sport Psychology Perspective
Resilience is a hot topic in today’s world. From sport psychology to military psychology, it seems that everyone has their own interpretation of resilience, and how resilience training should be...
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Performance

6 steps to a winning mindset
The 6 Steps to a Winning Mindset course is a highly practical guide to understanding and building your own version of these tried and tested ingredients. Developed by Dr Chris...
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Performance

Mental Toughness in Marathon Running
The purpose of this article is to outline the concept of mental toughness amongst runners in a marathon with the use of mental skills. Mental toughness associates to the ability...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Underdogs vs Favourites: Managing expectations
It goes without saying that sport provides us with some competitive mismatches. When looking for examples of these it is difficult to look past the FA Cup or League cup...
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