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! …
Youth Sports Psychology Tips: 9 Tips for Children from Olympians Sport can help kids develop Mental Toughness and Resilience The Olympics is now in full flow with some outstanding performances from some athletes. So what can children learn from athletes competing at the Olympics? Here are 9 tips taken from the Demystifying Mental Toughness …
Youth Sports Psychology Tips: 5 Tips for Parents To Help Their Children Perform with Confidence Gaining control of a stressful situation Watching your children perform can be emotionally draining On a regular basis I am asked many questions by parents that relate to playing sport with confidence. Below are some common questions with some short …
Sports Psychology Tips: How does Counselling work in Professional Sport? To build your resilience talking is essential In professional football, rugby and cricket, I’ve supported a number of players away from their clubs, in a private and confidential setting to deal with situations such as: Falling out with teammates and coaches. Relationship breakups at home. …
Youth Sports Psychology Tips: What Mental Game Challenges Prevent You From Achieving Your Goals? Many athletes approach me because they know they are capable of much more. I’m currently in the middle of designing a range of resources for athletes across different sports designed to help you and your coaches to perform to the best …
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 …
Golf Psychology Tips: How Do You Give a Young Golfer Self-Confidence? Confidence is an important characteristic that can be developed Young golfer self confidence is a topic that many parents ask about. Over years of supporting parents of young athletes, I have often been asked the question, “What can I do to MAKE my child …
Football Psychology Tips: 5 Reasons Why Being Released from a Football Academy is Difficult Feeling lost and helpless isn’t much fun When youth team players aged between 15 and 18 are not signed to their adult squads depression, anxiety and loss of confidence are often experienced with some even developing drug and alcohol problems as …
Youth Sports Psychology Tips: Helping Young Athletes Manage Emotions My child get’s very nervous before competing what should I do? Often when working with young athletes, although it is clear that the child is nervous by the way they behave before a game or match, the parent often doesn’t want to broach the subject for …
Rugby Psychology Tips: How to Instill Self Belief and Self Confidence in a Young Rugby Player Having self-belief in your ability to play rugby can make a huge difference One of the biggest difficulties for parents is how to instill self belief and self confidence in young rugby players. As a child it’s very difficult to …