Football Psychology Tips: A Common Mental Game Error Many Footballers Make Is being too perfect a challenge for you? It doesn’t matter how old or how young you are or your level of skill. All footballers make mistakes because of mental game errors. These errors can be caused by a lack of self-awareness and a …
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 …
Sports Psychology Tips: How To Play Well When You Aren’t Feeling Great Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on email You will feel uncomfortable on occasions Do your performances suffer when you’re not “on it” or when you feel uncomfortable? Are you quick to get in your own …
Youth Sports Psychology Tips: How do You Respond to Errors Errors are a natural part of sport Whether you as an athlete, or your players as a coach hit the ball wide of goal, play a poor pass, mishandle the ball or miss a short putt… errors happen. Can you prevent errors? I say NO! …
Sports Psychology Tips: Why You Should Meditate To Improve Your Sport Performance? Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on email Often we can get caught up in judging ourselves, other people or situations Are you guilty of being too judgmental? When considering how and when we form judgements …
Sport Psychology Tips: Being Perfect Comes at a Cost for Athletes Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on email Do you have high expectations of yourself? A lot athletes I have supported have struggle with perfectionism when practicing and competing. Perfectionist athletes demand a lot from themselves. They …
Sport Psychology Tips: Do You REALLY Want to Succeed? Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on email If so a growth mindset is essential In my previous post I discussed different characteristics connected to the Fixed Mindset and showed how some athletes will react to different situations. In …
Sports Psychology Tips: I Must Work Harder Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on email Are you being effective in the way you train or practice? Many athletes tell themselves “I must work harder”, they often hear from coaches “To achieve your goals you must work harder” or …
Golf Psychology Tips: Do You Obsess over the Perfect Golf Swing? If the answer is yes, consider a change of approach Are you one of many golfers who hit the ball great in practise and fail to repeat this in tournaments and or competitions? – May be you have perfectionist tendencies. Perfectionists demand an awful …
Soccer Psychology Tips: A Common Mental Game Error Many Footballers Make Is being perfect a challenge for you? It doesn’t matter how old or how young you are or your level of skill. All footballers make mistakes because of mental game errors. These errors can be caused by a lack of self-awareness and a lack …