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What next as Roy Keane leaves Sunderland?
This week Roy Keane left Sunderland, after just over 2 years in charge of the Black Cats. What's behind this? Is it a good decision for Keane?
 | Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
 | Posted On: | Friday, 5th December '08, 10:49pm |
 | Tags: | Coaching, Football, Psychology, Soccer Training and Team Sport |
 | Comments: | 0 comments, go to comments |
Athletes Missing the Point on Lottery Funding?
I was distressed to read this week that Andy Turner, the British 110m hurdler has decided to appeal against his lottery funding.
| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Monday, 17th November '08, 7:55pm |
| Tags: | Coaching, Running and Sprinting |
| Comments: | 1 comment, go to comments |
Experience and Sports Performance: A Personal Insight
Why is it that an overweight, undertrained 35 year old can do the times he did as a 17 year old swimmer? And no, the answer isn't "the suit"...
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| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Friday, 7th November '08, 11:37pm |
| Tags: | Coaching, Fitness, Psychology, Swimming, Training, Veterans and Winning |
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Knowledge, Quality and Web 2.0 in Sport & Exercise Science
One of the things that comes up in conversations about iStadia is the lack of quality control, or the lack of quality control as perceived by sport scientists that have been indoctrinated into the epi
| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Wednesday, 30th July '08, 9:33pm |
| Tags: | Coaching, Diet, Drugs, Exercise, Fitness, Genetics, Injury, Nutrition, Physiology, Psychology and Testing |
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Does Rugby Matter in the Global Sporting Context?
I recently watched the Rugby sevens World Series (or something) on the telly (well, I say that, but really it was just on in the background) and wondering what people out there in the world (i.e.
| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Wednesday, 30th July '08, 9:23pm |
| Tags: | Rugby |
| Comments: | 1 comment, go to comments |
When to turn to a clinical sport psychologist?
As a sport psychologist, there is always the possibility of encountering an athlete that does not simply need help with performance, but may need clinical help, for example relating to eating behaviou
| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Tuesday, 22nd January '08, 10:21am |
| Tags: | Diet, Drugs and Psychology |
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Is it a case of hearts over minds as Keegan returns to Newcastle?
When Sam Allardyce left Newcastle United last week after less than a year, it became clear that cold, hard analysis wasn't behind the decision.
| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Wednesday, 16th January '08, 10:19pm |
| Tags: | Football, Psychology and Team Sport |
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Strictly Speaking, is it Sport? Who Cares? Come Dancing Proves Great Competition
As this year’s Strictly Come Dancing season progressed, so it became quite a family ritual, a weekly treat that we let the kids stay up for.
| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Wednesday, 26th December '07, 10:49am |
| Tags: | Psychology |
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What is Mental Toughness, and How Does it Relate to Motivation?
Mental Toughness is a concept that has been given a lot of attention in sport psychology in the last few years.
| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Sunday, 18th November '07, 5:18pm |
| Tags: | Psychology |
| Comments: | 1 comment, go to comments |
Is 'Glorious Failure' the Comfort Zone of the Scots?
After watching Scotland just miss out again last night, I was reflecting on our National character and how it shows itself in our National game of football (soccer).
| Author: | robrobson (robrobson's profile, robrobson's blog) |
| Posted On: | Sunday, 18th November '07, 5:03pm |
| Tags: | Football, Psychology and Team Sport |
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