// Tag: Self Awareness
Doping in sport: Meldonium
One of the most discussed topics in sport at present is the doping scandal and corruption that has taken place widespread across athletics, resulting […]
Read more...Self-regulation – a cognitive skill to monitor progress?
Self-regulation – a cognitive skill to monitor progress? According to Richards (2011), “self-regulation refers to the process in which individuals monitor, manage, and control […]
Read more...Emotional Intelligence: Role in Coaching
Coaching is far more than just teaching sports skills to individuals and teams. It is also about inspiring, giving confidence and motivating others by […]
Read more...Enhancing Self-Awareness – Maintaining a Psychological Mind Balance
Psychology is undoubtably a fascinating area that has many characteristics which can enpower people in both thought and emotion. Examples of extreme psychology can […]
Read more...Self Awareness in Organizations
During the month of February I had a great opportunity to sit down with the hockey coaches from Athol Murray College of Notre Dame […]
Read more...Positive self-talk versus acceptance self-talk
Internal dialogue or self-talk, as it is most commonly referred to in sport psychology, is an occurrence nearly every athlete experiences. Although positive self-talk […]
Read more...Psychological benefits of a warm-up
‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit’ – Aristotle Novices and experts alike are all, or […]
Read more...The importance of awareness
For me awareness is one of the essential ingredients of developing belief. Awareness has been highlighted by many as a key indicator of success […]
Read more...‘So What’s Next?’ – Life After Professional Sport
Retirement – the reality! For many years, sport psychologists have referred to retirement from sport as a ‘transition’. However, Nesti and Littlewood (2010) argue […]
Read more...Self awareness
High performance athletes spend a crucial amount of time into skill development, physical conditioning, and nutrition. However at the high performance stage there is […]
Read more...Demonstrating the power of coach suggestion, feedback and self-talk
This is an extraordinary exercise to show fellow coaches and your players the power of mindset and positive thinking. I won’t claim it as […]
Read more...Increasing internal self-awareness to improve performance
Creating and developing an internal self-awareness within athletes is, for me, the most important job a sport psychologist has within applied work, and is […]
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