04 August 2023 Helping You Gain A Mental Edge 7 Problems Dysfunctional Teams Can Run Into In Sport Dysfunctional teamwork refers to a situation where a group of individuals (players and/or coaching/support staff) within a club or organisation fail to work effectively together. The end result often equals poor performances and problems in achieving common …
28 July 2023 Helping You Gain A Mental Edge 5 Benefits of Team Building Exercises in Sports How to create a team first mentality to improve results in sport. A team first mentality, could also be described a team-oriented mindset or team-centric approach, and refers to the belief and practice of prioritising the collective goals …
21 July 2023 Helping You Gain A Mental Edge How to Improve The Skills of Team Captains What you can learn from great captains? What makes a great captain? Who has been a great captain in their sports? We’ll all have different opinions, I’m sure. Three captains that stand out to me over the years …
14 July 2023 Helping You Gain A Mental Edge Do you leave leadership skills to chance? Do you leave leadership skills to chance? In a previous life before supporting athletes, parents, coaches and teams I worked in the travel industry, for the most part in corporate or business travel. In 2003, after being with a …
Sports Psychology Tips: Helping You Understand Sport Performance, Personality and Dealing with Pressure Better Your personality can be shaped by your involvement in sport In today’s video I build on the previous 2 weeks posts where I discuss some of our personality preferences and our ability to perform under pressure and transfer our skills when …
Sports Coach Psychology Tips: How to Stay Calm as a Coach in Big Matches Is coaching big games similar to riding a rollercoaster? If you watch the World Cup as it gets to the latter stages you’ll likely hear the coaches and managers talk a lot about dealing with pressure, about having confidence and belief …
Sports Psychology Tips: Creating a Mentally Healthy Sporting Environment Is the culture you and your organisation create helping your athletes or players? Most professional clubs, academies and governing bodies managerial staff are well versed in trying to ensure that their players or athletes are technically skilled and tactically well versed. As well, making sure that …
Sport Psychology Tips: 5 Reasons Team Captains Should Work with a Sports Psychologist Leadership support is vital for captains to perform optimally In 2002, I began a new role as a Business Travel Consultant after working in a variety of customer focused and supervisory roles in the travel industry. Within 9 months I was promoted …
Sports Psychology Tips: Coaches – Are You and Your Team Pulling Together During Tough Times? The culture of a team or club starts from the top Right now, we’re in the middle of a pandemic with the recent government guidelines hitting sport hard. Even prior to this announcement mental health was a concern for many …