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Applied Sport Psychology

Talent Identification – What are we looking for?

Identifying talent in sport can be a tough challenge. From grassroots to elite level there are numerous scouts and coaches who attend games to try and uncover the hidden gem,...

Applied Sport Psychology

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in Sport

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a system of psychotherapy that attempts to reduce excessive emotional reactions and self-defeating behaviour by modifying the faulty or erroneous thinking and maladaptive beliefs that underlie...

Team Building

What are the effects of having roles and responsibilities in team sport?

What are roles and responsibilities? In order for a team to be successful it is important that players and staff all have set roles within the team’s own group structure....

Applied Sport Psychology

What is sport psychology?

A recent (and, it should be said, not very scientific) poll at my local triathlon club about sport psychology led to an interesting, and somewhat unexpected, result – the majority...

Applied Sport Psychology

Sport psychology v motivational speaking

People often question the value, methods and merits of a sport psychologist. In fact this area of sporting expertise still remains taboo for an awful lot of sports people including...

Applied Sport Psychology

Acceptance in Sport

“Don’t worry, it’ll be okay.” “Don’t feel bad about it.” “Stop thinking that!” How often do we find ourselves making these comments to ourselves or others? In today’s world, we...

Applied Sport Psychology

The role of yoga in sport and exercise psychology

The ancient practice of yoga is thousands of years old. It was first brought to India 3,500 years ago by nomads from central Asia practicing an intellectual discipline they referred...

Applied Sport Psychology

Are you struggling with motivation?

Whether you are an elite athlete or just someone looking to maintain their New Year’s Resolutions, motivation is relatively complex and extremely unique. There are multiple forms of motivation, each...

Mental Health

Exercise, brain health, and ageing

Although there might be a general relationship between our age and how efficient our brains are, what seems to matter more than our actual age is how healthy our brain is. So...

Applied Sport Psychology

Personality in sport: Everyone is different

Personality is difficult to define due to its complex nature; however one definition in the literature is ‘the characterisation of individual differences’ (Wiggins, 1996). It’s a well-known fact, and often...

Applied Sport Psychology

What is Sport Psychology?

This may seem to be a strange question, surely its obvious what sport psychology is? Not so, as even though it has been around for a few decades now, it...

Nutrition

Antioxidants: Help or Hindrance

Take a trip to any food retail store, find yourself in the health section and you are immediately struck by the vast quantity of available supplements all posing various remedies....

Applied Sport Psychology

Mental toughness: Nature vs. Nurture?

Having a strong psychological foundation will allow athletes to achieve the greatest execution of a skill can during a performance (Gucciardi et al, 2008). Ŝukys and Jansoniene (2012) reported, when...

Applied Sport Psychology

The social net-workout

With over a billion Facebook users, more than 9,000 Tweets posted per second and an average of 55 million photos uploaded via Instagram everyday, it's hard to escape the weird...

Physiology

Study skills: Making time for exercise might help your academic performance

Whether for exams or general school or university studies, it could be important to schedule time for exercise as well as for homework and revision. Exercise can not only help...

Applied Sport Psychology

Overcoming psychological limits

Whether it is an individual trying to make a stride in their daily workout regime, or someone who is starting a swimming class in an effort to train for a...

Applied Sport Psychology

Improving self-belief

The mind is a powerful tool and can easily make or break an athlete. Confidence in ones abilities is integral to success. Positive outcomes in a training environment will help...

Applied Sport Psychology

Using sport psychology strategies to reduce stress in the military

Military personnel face extreme levels of stress that impact not only their performance but also their readiness and personal relationships (Mastroianni, Mabry, Benedek, & Ursano, 2008). Prominent stressors include sleep...

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