by Josephine Perry | Nov 29, 2021 | Sports psych profession, Sports Psychology
It can be really hard to make a career in sport or performance psychology. It is expensive to train (I estimate it cost me at least £25,000) and difficult to know if there will be a job to go to or if you want to build your own business. I get dozens of emails asking...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 10, 2021 | Book reviews, Books
I love cycling: riding in races, training or commuting, watching it standing by the side of a road, somewhere muddy or at the track. I’m also passionate about women’s sport; how can we get more women active, enjoying the brilliant benefits of movement, community and...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 5, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Sports Psychology, Support, Youth sport
I asked the parents of young athletes on twitter for their best advice for other parents. There were some brilliant messages summarised as… Let the coach, coach.Be the taxi, the finance, the kit washer, the refueller, the PA & the micro manager.Tell your children...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 2, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Improve, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
A group of sport psychologists lead by David Eccles at Florida State Uni joined by those from the University of Amsterdam have recently collaborated on a paper looking at ways to help get athletes adequate mental rest. The paper is in the Journal of Sport Psychology...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 1, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Goal setting, Motivation, Support
A new paper from Holly Bradshaw (yes – the Pole Vaulter and now Sport Psychology student), a fabulous sport psychologist Dr Karen Howells and mental health researcher Mathijs Lucassen has just been published on the post-Olympic blues. While it seems like it might only...
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