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Why was Alex Ferguson so successful?

So we recognise that Alex Ferguson has been an inspirational leader in the football world for the past 30 years or more, winning numerous titles with Aberdeen and Manchester United....

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Professor Greg Whyte: What advice would you give to someone who wants to becoming a Sport Psychologist?

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Confidence keys and the mind-set to push forward – The British Open

In Phil Mickelson’s quest to conquer the 2013 British Open, I cannot honestly think of a better athlete who establishes confidence from other sources than just his golf game and...

Theories

How Sport can impact on Self-Esteem: – A Disability Perspective

Scope’s argument (29/8/13 http://www.scope.org.uk/news/paralympics-legacy-0) that the Paralympic legacy ‘hangs in the balance’ signifies a challenge to all interested in sport as therapeutic and sustaining influence in people’s lives. It had...

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How will the British and Irish Lions succeed down under?

How a team operates and performs has been a major talking point amongst psychologists for years. Putting together a successful team is a great challenge across all sports for coaches,...

Applied Sport Psychology

Aytron Senna - Inside the Mind of a Champion

I was originally going to write a post just about the power of the placebo effect in sport after watching the film Senna. This led me to watch another documentary...

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What could have motivated Lance Armstrong to cheat?

In the wake of the Lance Armstrong confession, the question on peoples minds is why do athlete risk their own health to cheat? The history of professional cycling is rife...

Theories

The home advantage phenomena and its effect on Team GB during the 2012 London Olympic games

Home advantage has been a widely researched subject area, and it is an area in which more and more research is conducted as we aim to investigate what it is...

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What does the future hold for Rory McIlroy: Hero or Zero?

For all of his greatness, I have always had my reservations about Rory McIlroy. He undoubtedly has spectacular golfing abilities and to have achieved what he has so far already...

Theories

Tiger Woods – can personality explain his behaviour?

Within Psychology personality refers to “psychological qualities that contribute to an individual’s enduring and distinctive patterns of feeling, thinking and behaving”. This psychohistory of Tiger Woods intends to examine several...

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