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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...

Applied Sport Psychology

The power of the underdog

In August of last year I moved to the USA to play soccer for a small university in Tennessee. What we achieved as a team was more than any of...

Applied Sport Psychology

Bouncing Back From Adversity

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan In sport, the requirement to bounce back from adversity is key...

Injuries

Finding time for elite junior athletes

Few studies have investigated the role of overall life stress and wellness on performance and injuries in elite junior sport. The adolescent phase of development is one where athletes face...

Applied Sport Psychology

The process of achieving your goals: Committed action

Often, we make the excuse that if we were “motivated enough” to go to the gym to lift weights, shoot extra free throws after practice, or run that extra mile...

Applied Sport Psychology

A Guide to Controlling Competition Anxiety

Anxiety is a state consisting of psychological and physical symptoms brought about by a sense of apprehension of a perceived threat. However, levels of anxiety can differ according to situation...

Applied Sport Psychology

Mind games in sport

“They may have the 10-point gap, but they’ve got a big ask to stay at 10-points for the rest of the season, and I don’t think they’ve got the team...

Applied Sport Psychology

Creating a mastery-oriented performance climate - the role of a coach

Motivational theories assumes an individual as an intentional, goal-directed organism who operates in rational manners (Roberts, Treasure & Conroy, 2007). An individual participating in sports are consequently driven by motives...

Applied Sport Psychology

Flow - Playing in the zone

Understanding the psychological components that help with optimal athletic performance is a key priority for applied sport psychology. One factor that has been examined since the 1980s is flow which...

Applied Sport Psychology

Observation as an alternative to imagery II

Observation as an alternative to imagery – II In my last article (click to view) I suggested that observation could be used as an alternative to imagery. What I mean...

Applied Sport Psychology

Perfectly motivated?

A controversial issue within the psychology field is perfectionism. Perfectionism is described as a broad multidimensional personality trait characterised by the pursuit of extremely high standards; striving for flawlessness, and over...

Applied Sport Psychology

What is sport psychology?

Sport psychology means different things to different people, as I found out when the question was put to a group of football coaches in a sports performance workshop recently. To...

Applied Sport Psychology

Would cricketers benefit from visual information training?

To control a successful catching action it is essential cricketers obtain relevant information about the environment. The catcher must predict the direction in which the ball will travel in order...

Applied Sport Psychology

The athlete personality?

This article presents the first in a series of articles I shall write with regards to personality in the context of sport and exercise. The current discussion centres on whether...

Applied Sport Psychology

Coping with Adversity in MMA

‘Environmental demands’ can cause stress to fighters in the run up to a bout that can go beyond what is needed to keep them motivated. A certain amount of positive...

Nutrition

The Paleo perspective

What's it all About? Humans evolved during the Paleolithic era between 2.6million and 100,000 years ago and in accordance with Pritchard (2010), the changes that has come about related to...

Applied Sport Psychology

Intimidation in sport - Are you a wolf?

I was on a recent train journey and I needed something to read so I picked up a copy of New Scientist (1 June 2013). Several of the articles took...

Applied Sport Psychology

What is sport psychology?

Back in 1925, Coleman Griffith (soon to become known as the Grandfather of Sport Psychology) became the first person to make a career out of Sport Psychology by working with...

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