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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...
27 free courses in sport, psychology and wellbeing

27 free courses in sport, psychology and wellbeing

by Josephine Perry | Dec 7, 2021 | Athlete Wellbeing, Exercise psychology, Motivation, News, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology

Sport Psychology and coaching Exploring sport coaching and psychology Open University This looks at the influence of coaching and psychology through the lens of sports people and teams who have been successful. In it you focus on coaching practices used with young...
Mentally rest – perform better

Mentally rest – perform better

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...

The 10 Pillars of Success

by Josephine Perry | Oct 11, 2021 | News, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology, Uncategorized

Sport psychologist Dr Josephine Perry spends her life working with exceptional performers. She has identified ten psychological pillars that the ultra-successful have ingrained within their approach. And the good news is that we can all learn these mental building...
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