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Nutrition

Case Studies in Sport Science and Medicine

Practitioners, athletes, students and anyone interested in sport should find the content of these case studies relevant and useful; they are diverse and capture the...

Performance

Injury - physical or mental pain

Battling your way back to full fitness from injury can be a long, tough and difficult journey but ultimately rewarding. Often it can be a conflict between body and mind, head...

Applied Sport Psychology

Getting a mental edge: Preparing to compete

Athletes often prepare themselves physically, but don’t spend as much time preparing mentally for success. Athletes who are only physically prepared will perform well under the best of circumstances, but...

Applied Sport Psychology

Creating the winning mentality

Lately a metaphoric earthquake struck in football minded Holland. The Dutch FA & several ‘experts’ claim ‘Dutch football has to improve’. Despite a 3rd place during the last World Cup...

Applied Sport Psychology

Getting a mental edge: During the game

Preparing for a game physically and mentally will only get you so far. What makes sports fun to play and watch is that the outcome is unpredictable! You never know...

Applied Sport Psychology

Stress and coping strategies in sport

Your focus and concentration suddenly disappears as you attempt to shoot the game winning ball. The overwhelming pressure of receiving the baton correctly to avoid disqualification within a relay race...

Applied Sport Psychology

Denise Lewis: How did you mentally prepare for performance?

Physiology

Being an elite athlete boosts my sex drive

From youth into advanced age, sexuality continues to be a key quality of life issue. A satisfying sex life is a critical element of overall health and happiness for many...

Applied Sport Psychology

Time for a culture change?

Changing an environment or culture is no easy task and cannot be viewed in a quick fix scheme. As a leader in the core of the organization you must first...

Applied Sport Psychology

Ironman triathletes; Personification of self-actualization

Ironman triathletes; Personification of self-actualization The article presents self-actualization (the process of self-fulfillment and reaching one’s ultimate potential) in relation to the unique group of individuals who commit to the...

Performance

Self Awareness in Organizations

During the month of February I had a great opportunity to sit down with the hockey coaches from Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, SK. Among a variety...

Applied Sport Psychology

Mental toughness in cricket

With the Cricket World Cup fast approaching it seems a good time to look into the psychological aspects the game. With such a focus recently on mental health, people have...

Performance

Becoming a Growth Mindset Coach

Post by The Sport In Mind.

Applied Sport Psychology

Establishing efficiency

Focus, consistency of performance, concentration and overall an ability to succeed is always at the forefront of athlete, team or business development. However is there a way we can truly...

Applied Sport Psychology

Concentration, focus and flow in golf

Concentration in the context of golf means to exclude all unnecessary stimuli so that a performer can focus on a particular task so that you can execute your mechanics effortlessly...

Applied Sport Psychology

Talent Development in Young Footballers.

Talent Identification and development has become a key focus for National Governing Bodies, Regional teams and Local clubs all over the globe in many different sports. Being able to identify...

Applied Sport Psychology

Choice Words

Self-talk is a valuable tool, one of the most effective methods of instilling self-confidence. Talking to yourself, despite being the first sign of madness, is also capable of improving performance....

Applied Sport Psychology

Understanding Alcohol Addiction in Sport

Within sport there is a noted paucity of research on the reasons as to why sportspeople drink in excess (O’Brien, Kolt, Webber & Hunter, 2010). In sport, alcohol is seen...

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