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Stress Management in Sport

THEORY: Stress is both good (positive) and bad (negative). It is how we deal with stress that is important. We need stress in our lives to provide us with opportunity....

Performance

Regulating Emotions

Key Learning Points: Becoming aware of own emotions Regulating own emotions Developing strategies to cope under pressure Identifying your emotions - Identify emotions can be easily identified if we write...

Performance

Football Parents, Coaches and Players; the Athletic Triangle

Youth sport is unique because it involves communication, coordination, and maintenance of relationships among multiple adults, all of whom are key stakeholders in a child-athlete’s sporting experience (Blom et al,...

Nutrition

Orthorexia: bridging the gap

Orthorexia is becoming increasingly well known across many individuals, within the media and by researchers. This relatively new identified eating disorder just may be the stepping stone between an individual...

Mental Health

Bigorexia: The Internal Mirror

The term 'muscle dysmorphia' was coined in 1997 (Pope, Gruber, Choi, Olivardia, & Phillips, 1997) to describe this new form of disorder, commonly referred to as 'reverse anorexia', and now...

Performance

Choking: How do athletes perform whilst under pressure?

Margins between success and failure in elite sport become smaller every year (UK Sport 2014). Consequently, performing under pressure can be extremely demanding for certain athletes (Hanton et.al. 2005 cited...

Nutrition

Keeping up with the Ketones!

In achieving optimal body composition for either aesthetic and/or performance purposes, we often cut calories and more specifically alter quantities of particular food groups that we consume. Namely, the low...

Mental Health

Professional Pressure - Football and Mental Health

Football has been described as “more than just a game” (Jones, 1995). As a result, footballers are experiencing psychological distress despite achieving great sporting success. To attest to this point,...

Parenting Tips

Parental Role in developing young athletes

Millions of young children participate in sports across the world, from joining a football team or training camp, finding a love for running or a natural ability to stand and...

Injuries

Role of Sport Psychology in a Physical Therapy Setting

The medical field has recognized the importance of physical therapy in regards to injury recovery for many years. Specific exercise plans are carefully designed to strengthen the muscles weakened by...

Performance

Pressures Athletes Face in Sport

Every range and level of sport demands correct and functional management in order to achieve a positive success rate. All athlete’s strive for excellence, where they will face stressors such...

Nutrition

Food For Thought - Sports Psychology and Nutrition

We all know that nutrition helps the body complete the tasks we set for it, but does it also influence cognitive and psychological systems? Nutrition is an essential part of...

Performance

Stress - It's Everywhere!

We would be naive to think that stress does not exists in most of our daily lives as well as in our athletes’ lives. The naive part of this aspect...

Performance

Why am I doing this at my age? Physical activity or competitive sport

Introduction The 4th October saw over 23,000 runners take to the streets of Cardiff for the annual half marathon. Although the final figures for this event aren’t published, the 2014...

Performance

Handling Pressure in Sport

THEORY: Pressure is something that we handle in two ways. One is positive, the other is negative. Performers who handle pressure in a positive fashion are more likely to enjoy...

Performance

Positive Self-Talk in Sport

THEORY: Positive self-talk relates to the ability to overcome negative thinking. Those who practice positive self-talk are more likely not to suffer from negative thoughts. Positive self-talk allows performers to...

Performance

Enhancing Self-Awareness - Maintaining a Psychological Mind Balance

Psychology is undoubtably a fascinating area that has many characteristics which can enpower people in both thought and emotion. Examples of extreme psychology can emanate from happiness, excitement and joy...

Applied Sport Psychology

The 12 point Self-Confidence Plan

This article is written for the purpose of practitioners and performers in facilitating self-confidence levels. In practice, the 12 point self-confidence plan is a useful tool. This self-confidence plan is...

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