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How strong are you? Mental and physical endurance in sport

“The mind’ll quit a lot sooner than the body will.” I had a coach a few years ago that would tell us this as we struggled to finish our workouts....

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Getting into the optimum performance zone

As a player or a coach have you ever struggled to get yourself or your team to the optimum mental level needed for a top performance? The following article will...

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The impact of hope and optimism in sport

Much research within the sport psychology field looks at how our minds can lead to be detrimental on our performance. Instead of focusing on the negative aspects, such as worry,...

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Psychological benefits of martial arts training

Many athletes and coaches believe that sport is played with the body and won with the mind (Moran, 2004). This being so, can the amount and intensity of the training...

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Developing an inner drive within players

My players don't want to be at training", "They are losing interest", "There is no motivation in our lot." From my coaching experiences over the last 10 years these are...

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Identifying talent - are we using the right tools?

Identifying talent is one of sports biggest and most profitable issues. There is a constant seek for a new Christiano Ronaldo in the world of football, the next LeBron James...

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Dealing with stress in athletes

It is common knowledge that people get stressed, any one person can suffer stress for numerous different reasons; work, studies, social situations, family situations, and in this case competitive training....

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Coaching for positive youth development: The right environment

Positive outcomes from sports participation cannot be assumed. This article explores the current evidence from Developmental Psychology on the right environment for positive youth development and discusses how the research...

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Leadership development

The age old question, are leaders born or are they made? I’m sure many have opinions but the question of leadership is not as simple as personality traits but rather...

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What is Talent - A Growth Mindset Approach (2/2)

The debate between nature and nurture in sports still exists. In my view the nurture part is more important than the nature part, because I believe a lot can be...

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Performance profiling in sport

Performance profiling is a valuable technique, used to identify and organise training, preparation and the development of an individual (Richards, 2008). This technique can provide important information on athletes, which...

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Are you mentally tough enough to become a US navy SEAL?

Advancing and optimising performance in military training has been of great interest to sport psychologists over the years. Performance enhancement is the deliberate refinement of an effective perception on success...

Injuries

Identify your fear of re-injury and overcome it!

Unfortunately injury is a common threat when it comes to both elite and non-elite sport. How we cope with it may determine our path to either full recovery or re-injury....

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Explaining motivational behaviour patterns

Motivation can be defined as the factors which direct and energise the behaviours of humans and other organisms- the drive behind the reasons we do things. Researchers have investigated a...

Team Building

Preseason psychology for team sports

In sport there are four main components to performance; physical, technical, tactical and psychological. Ideally in preseason each aspect will be addressed and trained to ensure the players are fully...

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Why are some players afraid to shoot?

Sports, such as basketball, require individuals to shoot under pressure, and under the observation of others, such as co-actors (other performers), an audience, or a coach. Performing in front of...

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Observation as an alternative to imagery?

Imagery is a great tool for improving sports performance and its use and benefits have been well documented. However it is thought that the weaknesses of imagery can limit the...

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A realistic approach to developing focus and concentration

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” - Zig Ziglar This month I would like to discuss the aspect of focus...

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