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 …
Golf Psychology Tips: How to Achieve my Golfing Potential Is Reaching Your Golfing Potential Important to You? If I had received £10 for every time I heard the following moans and groans from golfers, I’d be rich! Often hearing things like “I’m a better player than my scores show”, “I should have done better”, “If …
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 …
Cricket Psychology Tips: 5 Tips if you fall into the TRYING TOO HARD TRAP when bowling You must always give 100%!! From a young age we’re always told that we must try hard. We’re given so many messages from coaches, parents, teachers, motivational speakers and so-called experts on social media – it’s all about the …
Golf Psychology Tips: Do you try too hard on the golf course? Whatever you do, always give 100%!! We’re given messages from coaches, parents, teachers and guru’s on social media – it’s all about the effort you put in. “Make sure you give it all that you’ve got.” “All I want you to do is …
Sports Psychology Tips: Focus on the Process Do you pay too much attention to the score or result? It can be very difficult to get away from the score, the leaderboard or results. After all, that’s why people often play their sport, for the competitive element – right? You play to win, you hate getting …
Sports Psychology Tips: How to Make Your Post-Lockdown Return to Training as Effective as Possible Are the Coronavirus restrictions impacting on your confidence? Just like returning to training after an injury or end of season break, athletes are going to be a little rusty. However, in addition to rustiness, there are other factors that are …
Sports Psychology Tips: How To Raise Your Intensity Levels When Competing? Competing in front of no or little crowds are influencing the behaviours of professional athletes One of the favourite parts of playing professional sport is having a crowd watching you. The atmosphere is often filled with anticipation. The hairs on the back of your …
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 …
Sport Psychology Tips: Make Better Decisions to Help Your Sport Performance Balance is not something you find, it’s something that you create Your personal core values are the things that you believe are IMPORTANT in your life. Personal core values can exist at home, at work, in your sport or any area of your life. …