by Josephine Perry | Dec 13, 2017 | Goal setting, Motivation, Nerves and emotions
We so often talk about positive or negative thoughts. And much of the work from a cognitive behavioural perspective (that many sport psychologists work from) pushes the idea of identifying and then reframing our negative thoughts into more positive ones. This can be...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 7, 2017 | Exercise Addiction
I have been working on a piece of research over the last year to try to see if there are any links between the amount of fitness technologies athletes use and their risk of exercise addiction. I am presenting the findings at the annual conference for Sport...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 22, 2017 | Sports psych profession, Sports Psychology
I get at least a couple of emails each month asking how to get into sports psychology and whether I can offer work experience. I also give quite a few talks to sports science students in schools on what sport psychology involves. While I love chatting directly (and am...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 22, 2017 | Improve
Most athletes in individual sports have now finished their seasons and many have had a training break too. Now comes winter training, which can feel a bit daunting when you don’t have anything in the near future to focus on. A great activity to do during this...
by Josephine Perry | Oct 3, 2017 | Athlete Wellbeing
As it is Sport Parent week I’ve been reflecting on some of the younger athletes I’ve worked with. What struck me was that often these young athletes don’t just excel in their sport. They excel in every area of their lives; their sporting performance,...
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