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Athlete Development

Sport Psychologists - Preventers or fixers

Sport Psychology is a growing discipline and one that I find myself privileged to be involved in. Despite this growth, I still wonder why it can often be viewed as...

Performance

Coaching Styles and Performance Outcomes

Coaching styles and coaching strategies are terms typically thrown around in academia, the media, and sport. For the purpose of this read, I will refer to a coaching style as...

Physiology

The Influence of Sleep on Performance

Sleep is an integral part of what makes humans function (Harris et al., 2015). It is a common need that, if neglected, has the potential to negatively impact our daily...

Performance

Increasing and Maintaining Emotional Control Under Pressure

In today’s fast-paced society, coping under pressure seems more vital than ever and is often a necessary skill across many professional domains. But how can individuals learn to cope in...

Performance

Why is goal setting important

Much research has been conducted which specifically focuses on athletes, with the aim of to determine their most personal effective goal-setting strategy. Larsen and Engell, (2013) state that goal setting...

Exercise Psychology

The Influence of Media Portrayal of Women on Female Participation in Sport & Exercise.

As the greatest show on earth – The Olympic Games – grips our attention once more, there is an increased focus on the way in which women are portrayed in...

Performance

Actovegin: the new performance enhancer on the block?

No sooner have the news reports ended, are we commencing speculation over a 'new' drug. Earlier this year there was wide spread panic over the use of Meldonium which was...

Performance

“The Naked Sport Psychologist – Is there a role for self-disclosure in the Sport & Exercise Psychology context”?

Self-disclosure As new and innovative skills in therapy evolve and are discussed, self-disclosure is becoming an increasingly hot-topic of debate between different theoretical orientations (Aron, 1996; Casement, 1988; Farber, 2006;...

Performance

Emotional Intelligence & Effective Leadership

“those to whom much is given, much is required” - John F Kennedy Following the culmination of this year's Superbowl, the NFL's end of season extravaganza, one member of the...

Performance

Changing The Focus: Appreciating the need for four corner coaching education

If we are to acknowledge the ability of coaches to have a significant effect on an athlete’s psychological welfare (Chelladurai, 1990, Mageau & Vallerand, 2003, Potrac, Jones & Cushion, 2007) it...

Performance

The problem with self-control

DO NOT THINK ABOUT A PINK ELEPHANT. When reading a command like that, the majority of people invariably think of a pink elephant. It's pretty unavoidable, the more we try...

Mental Health

Mental Toughness: Olympic Greatness

It doesn't seem that long since the London 2012 Olympic Games were gracing our TV screens in the Summer that saw Great Britain achieve 29 Olympic Gold medals across 26...

Theories

Doping in sport: Meldonium

One of the most discussed topics in sport at present is the doping scandal and corruption that has taken place widespread across athletics, resulting in many athletes losing confidence in...

Applied Sport Psychology

Mindfulness: Improving Sports Performance & Reducing Sport Anxiety

Athletes spend much of their time mentally and physically preparing for athletic competitions in hopes of improving playing performances. However, many athletes are inconsistent with their athletic performances due to...

Physiology

Directing Attentional Focus during Resistance Training

The focus of attention is influential in how well athletes learn sport-related and movement skills (movement efficiency, such as force production, speed, and endurance) and how well those skills can...

Performance

Rio 2016: Inspirational GB hockey Gold

Rio 2016 will be remembered for many amazing moments and the huge number of medals that were won by our GB athletes in the Olympics and Paralympics (Mo Farah, Nicola...

Performance

Sources of confidence: England rugby team 2016

After the huge disappointment of the last rugby world cup, not many people would have expected the England rugby team to bounce back and win 14 games in a row...

Performance

Emotional Intelligence Applied Practice in Football

Positive mind-set allows performance levels to increase because it facilitates direction and focus. The relationship between mental preparation and sport psychology therefore becomes important and there is evidence of its...

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