by Josephine Perry | Jan 24, 2016 | Athlete Stories, Goal setting, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Photo credit: Susanne Hakuba Dr Edwina Brocklesby (or Eddie as she is known) is 72. She is possibly the best advert there can be for the benefits of staying active as you age. Having started exercising aged 50 she has since run dozens of half marathons and marathons,...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 17, 2016 | Confidence, Sports Psychology
In researching for an Athletics Weekly piece recently on the charms and superstitions used by athletes (you can read the piece here – it includes all the reasons why athletes may have superstitions and if they work or not) I came across so many superstitions reported...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 28, 2015 | Nerves and emotions, Sports Psychology
Choking in sport is horrible for an athlete. An element of choking is known as The Yips. This is a psycho-neuromuscular disorder, which affects sports where fine motor precision skills are required for success, such as Tennis, Archery and Golf. The yips can cause an...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 27, 2015 | Athlete Wellbeing, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology, Support, Talent needs trauma, Youth sport
Social support is known to be really important in sport, when dealing with injury and in helping you succeed in day-to-day life. It has become increasingly recognised as a key resource for athletes, and has been linked with enhanced coping with organisational...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 11, 2015 | Confidence, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Self-confidence, the belief that you are able to perform in the way you want to, is vital in sport. If you have it, you can put all your focus on executing the physical, psychological and perceptual skills you need to perform well, and you can trust that you have the...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 10, 2015 | Goal setting, Improve, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Over the next few weeks more and more thoughts and conversations will turn to New Year resolutions. They are a great way to remind yourself of what you want and to focus on achieving it. But they are really hard to keep and often not well thought through – making it...
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