Sports Psychology Tips: The Importance of Mental Toughness Doug Strycharczyk is viewed as a rock star in the Mental Toughness world. He has pioneered the application of the mental toughness to a wide variety of sectors. He’s seen as one of the leading authorities worldwide on the application of the 4Cs Mental Toughness model, Doug …
Sports Psychology Tips: Introducing Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast David Charlton supports athletes, coaches and teams to achieve their goals faster working as a Sports Psychologist and Managing Director for Inspiring Sporting Excellence. In the 10 years he has worked in this role, initially as a performance coach, he has successfully helped 1000’s of athletes across …
Cricket Psychology Tips: Are you anxious about returning to sport? Sport is back! Well, nearly… As of 21st May, England’s bowlers will take part in staggered training sessions across seven grounds as a start of individual training ahead of the English Cricket Board’s (ECB) planned international fixtures this summer, due to start on the 8th …
Hockey Psychology Tips: Dealing with Identity Changes and Loss A sense of loss and frustration is normal right now. In response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, many sporting events, competitions, clubs, activities and classes have been forced to stop or be postponed. Whilst the majority of people understand and are very supportive of these actions …
Racquet Sports Psychology Tips: Helping Tennis Players Reduce the Risk of Injury You may agree – lockdown can cause immense frustration and stress Some elite sports competitions, such as the Bundesliga, in football, are starting to return, which is fantastic news for athletes and sports fans around the world, offering a beacon of hope. However, …
Goalkeeper Psychology Tips: Goalkeeper Mental Toughness Shouldn’t Be Left To Chance Most goalkeepers prefer to make technical or physical changes instead of improving their mental approach Over years of supporting goalkeepers I have noticed that if there is an issue in their game or if they’ve made a few mistakes. Rather than addressing what is …
Sports Psychology Tips: How to Adjust Your Goals for 2020 Make this time count It’s fair to say 2020 so far has been a strange year. A very strange year! I’d be very surprised if any athletes or coaches are on course to reach their goals. Are you? What did you want to achieve this …
Soccer Psychology Tips: How to Help Young Footballers Find The Zone Many children do not know how to mentally prepare before matches As a parent you naturally get worked up before your children compete in a football match. You might worry that they’ll make a mistake that costs their team a goal. Or how they’ll …
Rugby Psychology Tips: Dealing With Uncertainty We’re all experiencing a range of emotions We find ourselves in a situation that no-one thought we would be when reports of a new virus in China made its first appearance in the news a few months ago. Now, the vast majority of us are now living the shared …
Sports Psychology Tips: Setting Goals to Help Your Mental Health Forming new helpful habits At the time of reading this article you may be feeling overwhelmed by the way the Covid-19 situation has impacted on your personal or professional life. Your routine may have changed dramatically, some people may even be struggling to find a …