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Physiology

Napping for weekly sleep health in elite junior athletes

In my last clinical update on sleep and sports injury in adolescent athletes, I described the stressors that they face in day to day training and competition. As well as...

Leadership

Which is best for high performance team support? Coaching or playing experience?

There are many variables that impact on the success of a team. One variable widely acknowledged is the contribution of a coach or manager. Across time we have seen two models...

Mental Health

The increased risk and difficult detection of eating disorders among athletes

As a physically active population, athletes are typically viewed by the general public as healthy and strong, and so are not considered to be an at risk group for suffering...

Athlete Development

The path to expertise in young football players

1. Background In this article three developmental pathways to expertise in the field of sport were critically analysed. Activity patterns were explored and compared, in an attempt to find trends...

Team Building

Manchester United - from a group psychology perspective

In may 2013, Alex Fergunsons`26 years, successful leadership of Manchester United came to an end. During his career as manager, the club won the Premier League 13 times and Champions...

Applied Sport Psychology

Developing intrinsic motivation....The role of the coach

It is widely acknowledged that the most successful performers across varying sporting paradigms are those that have invested a significant amount of time acquiring the essential skills of their trade...

Applied Sport Psychology

How a Coach’s Pedagogical Philosophy Impacts the Intrinsic Motivation of Athletes

Intrinsic motivation can be defined as “engaging in an activity for itself and for the pleasure and satisfaction derived from participation” (Vallerand, 2004). The coach’s ability to intrinsically motivate players...

Parenting Tips

Read my lips: Narrative therapy in sport

Impressions that people hold of athletes commonly change in response to media reports. The phrasing of these can also affect how athletes consequently view themselves, which in turn affects their...

Leadership

Leadership: are you a Shepherd or a Sheep?

As with many theories in psychology, those on leadership have taken a few twists and turns before they arrived at their current position. Early psychologists tended to favour trait theories...

Parenting Tips

Parenting in sport

The role of parents in youth sport has recently been thrown into the media limelight following Gary Lineker’s article for the Newstatesman (link to the article available below). He apportions...

Leadership

Coach power in sport

Within our society, youth sport participation is continually growing and recent figures have shown that 90% of American children participate in at least one sport before they leave high school...

Applied Sport Psychology

Can we develop or enhance the concept of grit?

The concept of grit is often discussed in the field of high performance athletics. We have seen the post-game interviews with coaches and players alike stating that “we need to...

Applied Sport Psychology

Are top athletes born or made?

Have you ever seen the television series Made (MTV)? On this show one person wants to change his or her life and often wants to be ‘made’ into the person...

Applied Sport Psychology

How are sports stars motivated

Motivation involves the biological, emotional, social and cognitive forces that activate our behaviour. In simpler terms, motivation is used to describe why we do something. Motivation is a big topic...

Theories

Transformational leadership: Darren Lehmann helps transform 'no hopers' into Ashes winners

The turnaround in fortunes of the Australian cricket team has been a remarkable story as Darren Lehmann's men went from perennial losers to Ashes winners in the space of six...

Applied Sport Psychology

Skill acquisition in sport - The journey to expertise

Skill Acquisition in Sport This article attempts to provide simplistic insight into the concept of Skill Acquisition in sport, and specifically what actions coaches and teachers need to be conscious...

Applied Sport Psychology

Born to be number one, or is second actually the best?

There are many theories surrounding the development of personality. The Biological Approach to personality suggests that genetics are responsible, with a well researched link between genetics and personality traits (Eysenck,...

Applied Sport Psychology

Coaching clichés (part 1): Are they useful? Only if they’re truly heard.

According to dictionary.com, a “cliché” is “a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact...

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