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How to Help Sports Coaches Navigate Anxiety

How to Help Sports Coaches Navigate Anxiety By working with David Charlton, you and your organisation will be better equipped to rise to modern day challenges and better informed to thrive on and off the pitch, course or court. Where he inspires individuals and teams to: Cope with pressure and challenges more effectively Maintain positive mental …

How To Build Mental Health Literacy In Your Organization #BITESIZE

by David Charlton

EP 220 Episode Cover Dr. Paul Gorczynski

How To Build Mental Health Literacy In Your Organization #BITESIZE Paul Gorczynski, PhD, HCPC, CPsychol, AFBPsS: A Senior Lecturer and Chartered and Practitioner Psychologist. Paul has consulted for sporting organizations (e.g., IOC) and governments (e.g., a Women and Equalities Committee, UK Parliament on LGBTQ+ mental health service use and the Colombian Ministry of Sport on mental …

Self-Care: How to Prioritise Rest and Recovery #BITESIZE

by David Charlton

Self-Care: How to Prioritise Rest and Recovery #BITESIZE Nick Grantham is a performance enhancement specialist. His career spans four Olympic cycles and he is a founding member of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and an accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCC). He has become recognised as a specialist in athletic preparation and has a wealth of knowledge in …

25 Ideas that will boost your Performance and Mental Health

by David Charlton

25 Ideas that will boost your Performance and Mental Health Welcome to episode #211 of Demystifying Mental Toughness. Today we bring you the 1st of 2 compilation episodes over the festive period. The key takeaways from this episode come from the worlds of sport, business and healthcare. Mental health, burnout, injury recovery, managing difficult conversations …

Rehabilitation And Returning To Sport: How To Support Injured Athletes

by David Charlton

Rehabilitation And Returning To Sport: How To Support Injured Athletes Dr Carl Bescoby is an injury psychologist working at the intersection of injury, health, wellbeing, and performance. Carl works with injured athletes & performers through one-to-one consultancy and provides group workshops/psychoeducation to help cultivate a greater awareness of the psychosocial components of injury and rehabilitation …

Mental Health: How To Overcome Executive Loneliness

by David Charlton

Mental Health: How To Overcome Executive Loneliness Nick is the Co-Founder and MD of one of Asia’s premiere networking organizations, EGN. He built a caring community that provides hundreds of executives and business owners a safe haven to share their challenges, and receive support and learn from each other. Beyond his role with EGN, Nick …

When Being Tough In Sport Can Negatively Impact On Your Mental Health #BITESIZE

by David Charlton

When Being Tough In Sport Can Negatively Impact On Your Mental Health #BITESIZE Amy Izycky is a Clinical Psychologist and a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist specialising in Neuropsychology. She graduated from Durham University with an Honours degree in Psychology and a Masters of Science in Developmental Psychopathology. She later went on to complete her Doctorate in Clinical …

Peak Performance: Considerations For A Good Night’s Sleep #BITESIZE

by David Charlton

Peak Performance: Considerations For A Good Night’s Sleep #BITESIZE

Nick is recognised as the world’s first and leading Elite Sport Sleep Coach, probably the world’s first Sleep Coach and regarded as a leading human recovery innovator. He has over 35 years’ experience within the sleep and sleeping product industry and over 24 years dedicated to elite sport. His unique, passionate, and proven approach, is endorsed by leading sport science professionals, managers, coaches, organisations in sport and now business, health, and education worldwide.

International Elite Sport Sleep Coach Since 1998
Founder of the Game Changing R90-T Sleep RecoveryTechnique
Author #1 Best Seller SLEEP published in 14 languages worldwide
Accomplished Media Commentator Presenter Keynote Speaker

Rest and recovery is hugely important for us all, especially highly motivated and driven people. In this bitesized episode, I chat with Nick Littlehales, a Sleep Coach to many elite sports performers. Nick and I discuss sleep trackers and the upside to using them. He also talks about orthosomnia, which describes individuals who become overly concerned or obsessed with tracking their sleep, resulting in heightened anxiety towards their sleeping patterns.

Key Learning Points:

Orthosomnia refers to a situation where people rely heavily on sleep tracking technology and aim to achieve perfect sleep.
This can lead to stress and anxiety, similar to the athlete who tracks too complex or unhelpful data when they perform.
Maintaining a balanced approach to sleep tracking is essential.

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Book – Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps…and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind

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To Listen to Football or Soccer Podcast Episodes

Ep015: Nick Grantham – Essential Elements of Rest and Recovery

Ep065: Dr Amy Izycky – Encouraging Mentally Healthy Cultures in Sport

Ep092: Dr James Hegarty – ACT in Sport, Improving Performance through Mindfulness

Ep113: Polly Brennan – The Relationship Between Mental Fitness, Mental Health and Mental Toughness

Ep138: Nick Littlehales – Why do the Mentally Tough see Sleep and Recovery as Important

Other Helpful Resources

Blog: How Mentally Healthy is Your Clubs Sporting Environment

Blog: Does Your Warm Up Influence How You Perform?

Blog: Using ACT and Mindfulness to Improve Your Sporting Performances

Blog: Why You Should Meditate To Improve Your Sport Performance?

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How to Help Sports Coaches Navigate Anxiety

David Charlton

How to Help Sports Coaches Cope With Pressure and Stress Better

David Charlton

How to Help Sports Coaches Self Regulate Their Emotions

David Charlton

How to Enhance Focus, Motivation and Confidence

David Charlton

30 Further Ideas to Aid Your Performance and Psychological Well-Being

David Charlton

50 Ideas to Aid Your Performance and Psychological Well-Being

David Charlton

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How To Help Enhance The Psychological Wellbeing Of Children In Sport #BITESIZE

by David Charlton

How To Help Enhance The Psychological Wellbeing Of Children In Sport #BITESIZE

Camilla Knight is an associate professor in sports psychology at Swansea University in Wales, United Kingdom, and she is an expert in youth sport. One of her key research interests is in understanding the role that parents play in the lives of their young athletes.

Camilla completed her BSc and MSc at Loughborough University, and her PhD at the University of Alberta in Canada. She is also the lead of the Welsh Research Advisory and Evaluation group for the Child Protection in Sport Unit, a member of the Welsh Safeguarding in Sport Strategy group, and the Youth Sport lead for the Welsh Institute of Performance Science.

In today’s episode, I share a short yet very important extract from episode 122, where Professor Camilla Knight chats to me about the wellbeing of sporting children, communication between children and parents, parental stressors, as well as touching on self-care as a parent.

Key Learning Points

The sporting environment will naturally shape the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of children.
Understanding what your child’s typical behaviours are, is really important to be aware of, as you can then start to notice when their behaviours start to change.
Regular conversations with children are key, understanding your child as an individual whilst not getting drawn into comparing them to others.
An exclusive athletic identity too early for children can be detrimental.
Parents have to deal with their own time and financial stressors which isn’t easy for some.
It’s vital to recognise that the parent-child relationship is a relationship and that it is bi-directional.

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Podcast episodes related to the youth sport experience

Ep049: James Maurice – How Does Sport Psychology in Elite Football Academies Help

Ep082: David Charlton – Supporting Children in Sport with Positive Feedback

Ep122: Prof Camilla Knight – Helping Your Children Get The Most From Their Sporting Experiences

Ep131 David Charlton – How to Deal with Self-Criticism using Self Compassion – FINAL PART

Ep141: David Charlton – How to Help a Child Who Wants to Quit Sport

Blogs and case studies to support kids in sport

Blog 3 Tips to Help Children Enjoy Their Sport

Blog: Pre Match Tips for Parents

Blog: How does Counselling work in Professional Sport?

Blog: 5 Reasons Why Being Released from a Football Academy is Difficult

Case Study: How to Cope with Performance Anxiety in Gymnastics

Case Study: Supporting a Young Footballer to Overcome His Fears

Further resources for parents

Sports Psychology Resources for Youth Sport (Blogs, Podcasts, Video’s)

Sport Psychology for Children and Parents

Child and Youth Motivation for Sport Quiz

Parent Motivation for Sport Quiz

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How to Help Sports Coaches Navigate Anxiety

David Charlton

How to Help Sports Coaches Cope With Pressure and Stress Better

David Charlton

How to Help Sports Coaches Self Regulate Their Emotions

David Charlton

How to Enhance Focus, Motivation and Confidence

David Charlton

30 Further Ideas to Aid Your Performance and Psychological Well-Being

David Charlton

50 Ideas to Aid Your Performance and Psychological Well-Being

David Charlton

Search Our Sports Psychology Website

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Join Our Online Community Now!

Learn how Sports Psychology Coaching can take Your Performances to the next level

How To Bounce Back From Trauma To Thrive #BITESIZE

by David Charlton

How To Bounce Back From Trauma To Thrive #BITESIZE

From Wheelchair to World Champion

Steve Judge’s uplifting, yet poignant, journey will inspire you to achieve your own journey of excellence. Sharing his unique story, with takeaways, he’ll explain the many times he picked himself up after being knocked down both physically and mentally. Going from wheelchair to world champion and onwards to successful professional speaker, author and coach.

Steve Judge’s Book – Don’t Lean On Your Excuses: A World Champion’s Courageous Story That Inspires Living With No Regrets

Trauma refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience or event that can overwhelm an individual’s ability to cope and potentially cause lasting psychological, emotional and physical effects. In this bitesize episode, my guest, author and motivational speaker Steve Judge tells me about his inspiring journey.

In 2002, Steve was involved in a car crash near Sheffield, crushing both of his legs and very nearly losing his life. The episode highlights how Steve learned to walk again, he also shares some advice on how he picked himself up from rock bottom.

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