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Theories

Exercise behaviour and stages of change

In the United Kingdom around 70% of the adult population fail to meet the guideline amounts for physical activity (Adams & White, 2005). The current recommendations, as set out by...

Applied Sport Psychology

One way to get over choking in The Open

You have the talent, you’ve been working hard at your game, you’re physically in great shape and you’ve won plenty of times in the past - but when it comes...

Applied Sport Psychology

Anxiety in sports performance

Anxiety is a concept that is widely discussed by performers and coaches. Practitioners involved in sports performance need to be aware of anxiety related symptoms. Once awareness is built it...

Theories

Integrating your new transfer window signings (English Professional Football)

The transfer rumour mill is starting to crank up as Premier League and Football League clubs prepare to return for pre-season training in the very near future. Successful recruitment is...

Applied Sport Psychology

Stress appraisal: Challenge vs threat

This article focuses on the process of appraising stressors and the impact this may have for sporting performance. It will provide an overview of the theoretical assumptions of stress appraisal...

Applied Sport Psychology

Goal setting in sport

"If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there." The words of baseball legend Yogi Berra might be carrying particular resonance with Sir Bradley Wiggins right now....

Injuries

Athletic Identity

Athletic identity is the degree to which an individual identifies with the athlete role and looks to others for acknowledgement of that role (Brewer, Van Raalte, & Linder, 1993). It...

Theories

Hardiness Development

One common aspect in developing our culture of excellence is the concept of hardiness and handling adversity. Hardiness revolves around how a person perceives their environment especially as it relates...

Applied Sport Psychology

The Application of mindfulness practice in sport

This article will focus on the emerging practice of mindfulness within the sporting environment. An overview of what mindfulness is and how it can help athletes will be outlined. Some...

Applied Sport Psychology

Understanding confidence in sport

Confidence is best considered a belief a person has about their ability to execute a specific task successfully (e.g., a penalty kick in rugby) in order to obtain a certain...

Applied Sport Psychology

Positive psychology for peak performance

As a Positive Psychologist with a background in, and passion for, sport and exercise, I often get asked about the link between the areas, and where the disciplines of Positive...

Theories

Specialization in youth sport

When young children show a large amount of skill or potential talent for a specific sport, they are often pushed to exclusively pursue that sport by family or coaches. It...

Theories

How Sport can impact on Self-Esteem: – A Disability Perspective

Scope’s argument (29/8/13 http://www.scope.org.uk/news/paralympics-legacy-0) that the Paralympic legacy ‘hangs in the balance’ signifies a challenge to all interested in sport as therapeutic and sustaining influence in people’s lives. It had...

Applied Sport Psychology

Imagery: Utilising the Minds Eye

Imagery and visualisation are the most widely used psychological skill used by athletes. Despite that, without informed psychological skills training (PST), athletes can often fall into negative imagery coping mechanisms....

Applied Sport Psychology

Self-compassion: More adaptive than self-esteem in sport & exercise?

High self-esteem is a great thing to have, right? In sport and exercise, we think of self-esteem as vital in helping to maintain performance levels, as well as keeping up...

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?...

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...

Applied Sport Psychology

The importance of imagery in sport

Imagery has many uses not just in sport, but pretty much any occupation where motor (learnt) skills need to be performed to a high standard (such as surgery), as well as...

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