“Teams win games, squads win titles.” (Sir Alex Ferguson) Sir Alex Ferguson’s philosophy paid dividends in the 1999 European Cup Final when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjear (two substitutes) scored late goals to secure a 2-1 victory. Other high profile substitutes who have came to the fore on the big occasion include Kevin Mc […]
Creatine – The ‘Bulk’ of the story Is it fortunate or unfortunate we are to have an array of supplements and training aids available to our fingertips, not under prescription form nutritionists and dieticians but just there with no need for displaying proof of age when purchasing and with a choice and variety so vast […]
Have you ever been told that you are a perfectionist? Or have you ever felt that you a perfectionist? When everything needs to be “just right”? There is a difference between striving for excellence and wanting to do well, compared with excessive perfectionism. Perfectionism has been described as a personality trait or a set of […]
Despite the various benefits associated with competing in elite level sport, playing the game that they love will always remain the primary concern for the majority of athletes. Therefore, an athlete who finds themselves cut off from their sport through severe injury or an inability to reach the elite level may find difficult times upon […]
Professional players in the world of sport are expected to be, as they are labelled, professional. With recent events highly publicised in the media, how professional and level-headed are these athletes at the elite level? Are cases of over-the-top aggression becoming the norm? Or due to media coverage are we just hearing more about them? […]
“The mind’ll quit a lot sooner than the body will.” I had a coach a few years ago that would tell us this as we struggled to finish our workouts. It was something that was meant to inspire, but that we grew to hate. It was something that made us realize that there was no […]
As a player or a coach have you ever struggled to get yourself or your team to the optimum mental level needed for a top performance? The following article will explore how optimum performance can have links to the world of Sport Psychology. It will cite personal examples, cases from high performance sport and will […]
Since 1927, when America sent over 12 golfers to take part in the first ever Ryder Cup, the golfing landscape has never been the same. Contested on a biennial basis, the Ryder Cup brings together individual golfers to play in a team environment. This happens in many other sports around the world, for example The […]
Underneath all the glitz and glamour of the Ryder Cup at Glen Eagles this week lies a serious competition for every member of team Europe and USA. Both teams will be desperate to win the coveted prize which money cannot buy, and with the eyes of the golfing world upon them it becomes vastly important […]
Much research within the sport psychology field looks at how our minds can lead to be detrimental on our performance. Instead of focusing on the negative aspects, such as worry, pessimism and fear, this article shall be looking at how positive psychology, such as hope and optimism, can positively impact our sporting performance. Optimism and […]