Conversations with Kids – Week 9 For parents and guardians where we give you prompts so that you can have more meaningful conversations with your children to help them build key characteristics such as mental toughness, resilience, confidence, creativity, focus and so on. A Question for your Kids When did you last step out of …
Gymnastics Psychology Tips: How to Stay Relaxed as a Gymnast When the Pressure is On Do you crumble in big competitions? If you watch Gymnastics at the Olympics you’ll likely hear gymnasts talk a lot about dealing with pressure, having confidence and belief in themselves, focusing on the right things and so on…. When competing …
Golf Psychology Tips: 5 Ways To Hit Longer Drives Without Changing Your Swing REALLY, YES!! You did read the title correct 😊 Recently, I’ve taken a keen interest driving statistics and I noticed something that I thought I should highlight to help you consider how you can increase your distances off the tee without changing …
Youth Sports Psychology Tips: How To Help Your Children Gain Self-Confidence Many children struggle with a lack of confidence which prevents them reaching from their potential In the last few months when carrying out parental support workshops, a number of parents have asked me the question what can I do to make my child feel …
Gymnastics Psychology Tips: How to Overcome Psychological Blocks in Gymnastics With the right adjustments psychological blocks can be beaten Gymnastics is a sport that tests many abilities such as balance, flexibility, strength and the execution of acrobatics movements. It is a very challenging sport, with gymnasts often coming up against significant psychological blocks. These difficulties …
Youth Sports Psychology Tips: How to Help Children Overcome Fear of Failure Does your child struggle to free themselves up when competing? In sport, the messages that children often get from coaches and parents include: “You must put in maximum effort.” “You can try harder, I saw you give up when……” “Keep going even when …
Soccer Psychology Tips: Case Study -Supporting a Young Footballer to Overcome His Fears This example represents a very common challenge we help solve The Client: A 12 year old footballer who has taken part in a series of unsuccessful trials at professional football academies. The Challenge: The client was a talented attacking player, who was …