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Book review: Where There’s A Hill by Sabrina Verjee

Book review: Where There’s A Hill by Sabrina Verjee

by Josephine Perry | Aug 27, 2022 | Book reviews, Performance Psychology, Support

As a runner that likes running a short distance over nice flat tarmac, Where There’s a Hill, Sabrina Verjee’s book about her four attempts at running the Wainwrights (214 hills covering 325 miles and 36,000 metres of assent in the Lake District) probably doesn’t sound...
Throwing your toys out of the pram…

Throwing your toys out of the pram…

by Josephine Perry | Aug 18, 2022 | 10 Pillars of Success, News, Performance Psychology

On Sunday night two football managers (Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel) watched their teams play at the Chelsea v Tottenham game – lost some emotional control and had a bust up. They both received Red Cards. I rarely comment publicly on the psychology of football...
Finding purpose

Finding purpose

by Josephine Perry | Aug 18, 2022 | 10 Pillars of Success, Improve, News, Performance Psychology

One of the hardest areas I find to work on with athletes is purpose. Why should they care about that when they just want to run fast / score more goals / jump better? But those who do want to figure out there find so many benefits. A powerful purpose gives you a...
Endurance athletes – 13 ways to reduce perception of effort

Endurance athletes – 13 ways to reduce perception of effort

by Josephine Perry | May 13, 2022 | Improve, Performance Psychology

If you want to be a great athlete then it is essential to train. There are a few short cuts (great coaching to help you be really intentional with what you work on or skills like visualisation to speed up skill acquisition) but mostly it is hard work and a positive,...
New research: Psychological resilience in multi-day challenges…

New research: Psychological resilience in multi-day challenges…

by Josephine Perry | Feb 28, 2022 | Improve, Performance Psychology

Lots of sport psychological research takes place in a fairly clinical environments – away from the cut and thrust of sport. It might take place in a lab (on treadmills, turbo trainers or basketball hoops) or by asking people to complete questionnaires or interviews....
New research: How to be a brilliant race supporter

New research: How to be a brilliant race supporter

by Josephine Perry | Jan 14, 2022 | Improve, Performance Psychology

I can still remember running my 10k PB. It was May 2006 and I ran 43:19. I don’t remember it for the speed though. I remember it because I just got through 5k, glanced at my watch and was blown away by how fast (for me) I was. As I looked up I ran past a mum with a...
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