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Applied Sport Psychology

Imagery and Visualization: Strength and Conditioning for the Athletic Brain

…”although successful performance is the greatest influence on confidence, vicarious experience – imagining success or watching someone else achieve success – is also a consistent source of confidence.” – Albert...

Applied Sport Psychology

Attention in sport

Athletes do not lose physical ability overnight. The reason for a change in performance is more likely to be related to fluctuations in cognitive processes, one of which being attention....

Applied Sport Psychology

Mental Toughness: Usain Bolt Style

Elite athletes possess characteristics that resonate closely to mental toughness. Arguably, Usain Bolt epitomises mental toughness that has acquainted him with success. Key characteristics of mental toughness include: 1) Ability...

Applied Sport Psychology

The power of sound

It is common to hear music blaring in sports stadiums and a frequent sight at events, such as the Olympics, is to see athletes ‘psyching’ themselves up with their headphones...

Applied Sport Psychology

How to Win and Keep on Winning

We are a society driven on ‘winning’, thirsty to attain a professional level status in our given sport and be praised as Demi-Gods by millions of fans and arm-chair quarterbacks...

Applied Sport Psychology

Practice or play in sport: What is best for creating champions?

In sports coaching, play and practice are said to be two of the key variables that influence skill acquisition. However knowing what is the more effective or what is the...

Applied Sport Psychology

Can you think too much?

This may seem like a strange question. Surely, mankind would not have got where we are today without the focused and intense ‘brainstorming’ of our finest intellectuals forcing ideas out...

Applied Sport Psychology

Motivating players through anchoring

We all have certain ‘anchors’ in life. We all have that particular sound, smell, taste etc. that takes us back to a certain place in our lives. I can still...

Applied Sport Psychology

Self-talk; Maximise your thoughts

We all talk to ourselves it is something we do every day. However our own awareness of this varies. If we are aware of our self-talk then we can utilise...

Applied Sport Psychology

Applying positivity in sport

Positivism is a framework in psychology that encompasses positive emotions in a re-evaluation of strengths and weaknesses. Researchers such as Eid and Larson (2008), and Lyumbomrisky and colleagues have focused...

Applied Sport Psychology

The paradox of trying

“You never fail until you stop trying”. This is famous quote by Albert Einstein. It is used for motivation, for recovery from setbacks and, until recently, I loved the ‘never...

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