Are you your biggest enemy on the golf course? In conversations with golfers I often ask them what their biggest obstacle is to shooting lower scores and playing better golf. The following words are usually uttered, “I need to be more consistent”, I don’t hole enough putts” and “I’m erratic off the tee.” Many golfers …
How to Cultivate Mental Toughness and a Growth Mindset in Rugby If you have a fixed mindset, you believe that basic qualities such as your intelligence, skills or talents fixed. In other words, they are considered a part of you that cannot be changed. However, the individual with a growth mindset believes that even …
How Committed Are You? Motivation is defined as “a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way”. Where as according to Professor Peter Clough and Doug Strycharczyk commitment is “To what extent you make promises and the extent to which you will keep those promises. In short, motivation is simply a desire …
How to Develop Mental Strength in Young Athletes You’ve got mental strength or you haven’t some people often wrongly assume. Mental strength or mental toughness can be developed with self-awareness, from experiences, coaching or psychological support. The upside then is an individual or a group of individuals are likely to make smarter decisions which goes …
Sports Psychology Tips: 5 Ways to Create a Psychological Safe Sporting Environment Do your players often play it safe and choose not to take a risk? Whether it is on the pitch when passing the ball or selecting a shot to play many players retreat into their shell taking a safe approach. Some even play …
The Importance of Effective Communication in Sports An important element of mental toughness which is often not thought about is our ability to communicate effectively, both on a 1-2-1 basis and in groups. In some individual sports, this skill is arguably not as important as it is team sports or in the workplace. However, you …
Why Mental Toughness is NOT a Male Macho Trait This episode shatters the myth that mental toughness is a male macho trait. Three very talented ladies from different fields demonstrate that it is far more complex than this basic assumption that many people have. Where Kate Mackay talks about embracing fear and Taz Bricknell and …
Getting Out of Your Own Way on The Golf Course Today, leading Sport Psychologist Gio Valiante discusses how to overcome fear on the golf course, European Tour player Chris Paisley chats about how he gets the most from your talent when you are not at your best and well respected putting coach Andy Gorman tells …
Why Talking Matters Mental Toughness is not just about getting your head down and gritting it out, it’s more complex than that. Simply talking about the situations that we find ourselves in, our problems or challenges can help people in lots of different ways, even if you are mentally tough. You’ll find in this episode, …
Mental Strength Does Not Guarantee Success This episode highlights some misconceptions placed on Mental Toughness where 3 leading authorities in the field; Doug Strycharczk, Professor Peter Clough MBE and Dr John Perry share insights into their applied work and academic research. Key Learning Points: Mental Toughness isn’t always a positive trait Mental weakness does not …