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Applied Sport Psychology

Cultural Sport Psychology

In the summer of 2017, I had the opportunity to volunteer with a football academy in Ghana as a mental skills trainer. Many of the athletes I worked with in Ghana...

Applied Sport Psychology

Influence of team resilience on professional rugby union teams’ performance

Rugby union is a dynamic collision team sport requiring the coordination of various team positions and roles, where players are frequently required to move seamlessly between offensive and defensive situations....

Performance

Thriving as a Corporate Athlete: What is thriving? And how can you thrive?

A question fervently debated is what separates world-class performers from exceptionally good ones? Contemporary research has investigated the role thriving has to play. Elite athletes are some of the greatest...

Performance

Self-talk During Sport - Advantage or Detriment

Self-talk is the process of which an individual may guide him/herself to accomplish a goal. Whether or not the goals are specific or broad, all goals are important to keep...

Applied Sport Psychology

Shift from superstitions and develop your pre-performance routine

Many athletes talk about superstitions that they have in the build up to matches, races or competitions. These superstitions are compulsive actions that don’t necessarily serve a purpose and can...

Applied Sport Psychology

Exploring the relationship between alcohol and rugby

Our drinking club has a rugby problem? There is a long standing yet peculiar relationship between alcohol and rugby. Some of amateur rugby clubs throughout the UK and Ireland survive...

Performance

A Coaches Guide to Human Thriving: How Can You Facilitate It?

The Need for Achievement! Everybody has the inherent drive for self-improvement and development. This desire for achievement places us in new scenarios (e.g. first day at university, job promotion, sporting...

Athlete Development

The young athlete’s journey - transitions in youth sport

The 2018 Commonwealth Games has further reinforced the young age that some athletes are attending such high-profile events At just 11-years-old Anna Hursey became the face of the games in...

Performance

Surviving or Thriving? Developing Psychological Resilience into High Performing Contexts

In March 2015, Leicester City Football Club were facing relegation from the Premier League and embarked on what commonly became known as ‘The Great Escape’. Fast forward 14 months and...

Applied Sport Psychology

How Self-Efficacy can Improve Decision Making Abilities in Sport

Five seconds left and a basketball team has the ball, down by one point. The coach has set a play for the team to execute and so far it is...

Performance

Developing a Challenge Mindset – A Key to Resilience

“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward. A challenge mindset has long been associated with improved sports performance. However, it is only recently...

Mental Health

Manipulating the paradox of perfectionism: promoting healthy perfectionism in sport

Elite athletes are known for their exceptional physiology. Arguably, their superior strength, power, endurance and biomechanics all play a key role in enabling their success. However, these physiological factors tend...

Performance

Mental Health Helplines and Support

If you are experiencing a mental health problem or need urgent support, these helplines can offer expert advice. Samaritans www.samaritans.org Telephone: 116 123 Mind Infoline www.mind.org.uk/help/advice_lines Telephone: 0300 123 3393 Rethink...

Applied Sport Psychology

Student athletes - Demands faced and resources available

University and being a student-athlete is a great experience that many people reflect on with fond memories. Use this article and other resources or support available to you to help...

Applied Sport Psychology

EI and the golf round

The long route of the golf course contains a trail that can last anything between 2 to 4 hours. Whilst this is an incredibly long time for one to process...

Applied Sport Psychology

Why is Confidence important for Young Athletes?

Young athletes will experience times when they struggle with their confidence and it is low, they will also experience the opposite where confidence is high, and everything seems to be...

Introducing

Introducing Hannah Stoyel

Hello! I am Hannah Stoyel (formerly Cooper) and I am a HCPC registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist. I work in private practice in London with a range of athletes who...

Parenting Tips

Do you understand how expectations may affect your sport performance?

Expectation is defined as ‘a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future’. Expectations can affect athletes in various ways and can lead performers to...

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