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Stress in sport

Stress has been identified as crucial in sport, influencing performance as well as social functioning (Jones & Hardy, 1990). Increased anxiety and burn-out are symptoms which have been associated to...

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The science of human strength

Positive Psychology hit the headlines last year with announcement of the launch of ‘happy schools’. At these schools, happiness will be placed at the heart of the curriculum in order...

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Emotional intelligence in sports: The game within the game

This post was intended to be about self confidence, but I decided I needed to take a step back and rather than talk specifically about gaining confidence; a more general...

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Sport Psychology in performance

Self-Confidence in Sports Performance Self-confidence is a state performers exhibit before, during and after performance. Performers can either suffer from low confidence levels or exhibit high levels of self-confidence. In...

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Goal Setting

'My idea of paradise is a straight line to a goal’- Friedrich Nietzsche Every successful person whether that be an artist, sports person or leader has set goals which have...

Physiology

The role of the physiotherapist: a bio-psychosocial approach to rehab

Why is it that some athletes become crippled by injury, whilst others return to come back stronger than ever before? Both physical and psychological factors play a significant role in...

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Relaxation in sports

When gearing up for a big match, very few athletes actually take the time to sit back and take a breath. The simple acts of inhaling, exhaling and relaxing for...

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The importance of music to performance

How many of you have listened to music while you train? How many people do you see in the gym or running down the road with their earphones in? How...

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Sport Psychology in F1 – The difference between life and death

“The mind is everything” Sir Jackie Stewart admitted in a 2004 interview. "All the boys in Formula One today have gifts from God and there's 20 of them. Then there's the...

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Motivating players that are nervous or scared

How we try to motivate our players is often misunderstood, in particular prior to playing in a game. Most coaches spend years searching for an epic, hair-stand-on-the-back-of-your-neck style speech like...

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Overcoming fear in Sport: Creating a mastery environment

This article discusses the interventions that can be put in place to help performers to adopt a healthier attitude towards their sport. It follows on from a previous article ‘Motivation...

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What is mental toughness and why do you need it?

In today’s world, it is rare to see individuals competing for pure pleasure, relaxation and innocent recreation. Rare too is the phrase “it does not matter whether we win or...

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Shame – What We Won’t Talk About

I was invited to a conference on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders. I went to hear Harriet Lerner, Psychotherapist and Author of ten books. She was going to be speaking...

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Aytron Senna - Inside the Mind of a Champion

I was originally going to write a post just about the power of the placebo effect in sport after watching the film Senna. This led me to watch another documentary...

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Motivation and fear of failure

Motivation is often thought of as simply having the energy and enthusiasm to carry out a behaviour, task, or activity such as exercising and practicing. However motivation goes much deeper...

Performance

Mindset – The fundamental ingredient to success

Why is it that some player’s who are labeled as being “less talented” become more successful than their “more talented” peers? This question has frustrated many coaches over the years,...

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Anxiety within sport

You would be hard pressed to find an athlete who doesn’t react in some way to imminent competition. This article focuses on the feelings of anxiety and stress that some...

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When was the last time you did a cartwheel?

If you take a look at children, they hop and skip and jump, they run and bounce and roll, they move freely with energy, enjoyment and enthusiasm. But as we...

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