Sports Psychology Tips: How to Find Your Why My WHY is crystal clear I’m pretty sure you’ll have often heard that to get the most from your talents as an athlete or coach that you need to know your WHY. It is argued by knowing your WHY that it will propel you into taking action …
Sports Psychology Tips: 4 Steps To Form A Habit That Actually Sticks The Art of the HABIT is fraught with difficulties but… A habit is a routine of behaviour that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. The American Journal of Psychology go on to define a “habit, from a psychological standpoint as a …
Sports Psychology Tips: Why You Should Stop Setting SMART Goals Why not set goals that work for you? You have probably been force fed this goal setting structure since you were in PE, at the age of 10! Well, you’re not 10 anymore (If you’re 10 this still applies!). So, let us bypass the catchy …
Sports Psychology Tips: How to Set Goals for Netball Success? Goal setting is a simple motivational tool yet often it is misused The new year or the start of a new season often encourages people to dream big and set new goals and resolutions to stick by. It can be a great opportunity to reflect on …
Sports Psychology Tips: 6 Reasons Why Goal Setting Doesn’t Work Goal setting can be a very powerful process but… Goal setting is widely used in the field of sport and performance psychology. Goal setting consists of defining specific short term and long term goals. This is in order to have a sense of direction and …
Sports Psychology Tips: Mental Health Guidance For Coaches When Supporting Athletes Without Positive Mental Health Athletes Performances Will Dip Coaches often state their number one priority is the athletes they work with. They are the people you sacrifice many hours of work for, putting on extra sessions and providing support whenever needed. You are used …
Golf Psychology Tips: How to Stay Focused During the Off-Season Do you try to maximise the time you get to comeback mentally, physically and technically stronger? Many golfers struggle during the winter months to stay motivated, throw in COVID-19 restrictions that have been placed on us in many different countries. It can be very difficult. …
Sports Psychology Tips: How to Keep Goal Setting Simple? Many people over-complicate goal setting and get overwhelmed I had an interesting call with a client recently, I’ll give her a pseudonym to protect her real identity – Paula, a professional golfer. Paula had felt that she done a great job of setting out her goals and …
Sports Psychology Tips: How To Learn From Last Year Set aside some time to reflect It’s nearly the end of the year. Have you sat back and reflected on what you have accomplished in the past 12 months? This is a great time to do it, as well as planning and plotting what you want …
Sports Psychology Tips: Is Sports Psychology Measureable? Many people don’t recognise that Sports Psychology can be measured in many ways… Sports psychology coaching is regarded by some as touchy/feely or pink and fluffy. For instance, I’d be a very rich man the number of times I’ve heard the line, “You’re the guy who does the …