psychology
For the latest information in sports psychology and sports motivation, read the following articles. Performance psychology is an important part of modern athletics… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.
Sports psychology: the theory of the decision training model in sport
Decision training is one way of developing intelligent athletes who can cut it in the chaotic sporting environment
Sports psychology: creating the right vibe in your training is vital for ensuring a productive session
If you are training where there is a good Vibe your performance will improve!
Sports psychology: developing a positive attitude towards pressure will improve performance
The psychological states associated with peak performance and how to achieve them regularly
Sports psychology: the role of emotion regulation, music and the coach-athlete relationship
How 10 years of sports psychology research can be utilised in your training programme
Sports psychology: the role of momentum in sports performance
The concept of psychological momentum in sport and ways to trigger, maintain and reverse it
Are you mentally tough enough?
Use these sports psychology techniques to improve your performance
Sports Psychology: the importance of long-term behaviour when creating a nutrition plan
The transtheoretical model of behaviour change for improving eating behaviour
Sport Psychology: how mental imagery and self-hypnosis can improve performance
Focusing your mind can result in huge performance gains
Sports equipment: how music and video can improve performance
Athletes value technology and coaches can build upon this by demonstrating how it can be used effectively to enhance performance
Sports psychology: brain training to enhance motor skills
Brain training exercises can result in succesful changes to your technique
Sports psychology: mental imagery can improve sports performance
Mental imagery can be defined as the process that occurs when we recreate experiences in the mind using information that is stored in the memory
Boxing: the psychology behind a successful boxer
Successful boxers must desensitise themselves to the effects of inflicting injury and accept personal risks each time they compete
Sport Psychology: listening to music can improve sports performance!
The relationship between music and sport
Motor Sport: the importance of concentration levels
Success in motorsport requires high-level decision-making skills and the ability to manage risk
Mountaineering: physiological and psychological training
How climbers can prepare effectively for living and exercising at altitude
Sports psychology: self-confidence in sport – make your ego work for you!
Self-confidence is not solely in the hands of fate, you are the person responsible for determining how confident you feel in a sporting encounter
Sports Psychology - Eating behaviours
New Ways to Develop and Assess an Athlete's Diet
Developing Self Confidence to become an Elite Tennis Player
Confidence in Tennis
Sports Anxiety Theory and Research
Competition Anxiety
Sports psychology: Post-game recovery for rugby players
Is exercise better than rest for psychological recovery after a game of rugby?
The sports psychology of tennis
Game, set, and match – developing resilient self-confidence in tennis
Competition Anxiety Needn't Get You Down
Learn how to control anxiety
Team sports have sports psychology benefits
Never walk alone
Sports Psychology and Yoga
How yoga and motivation exercises boost performance
Sports Psychology: Be Creative
'Tuning up' performance - music and videos as ergogenic aids
Motivation in Sports Psychology
The motivational dynamics of sport
Self-Hypnosis In Sport
Imagery in sport – how imagination can enhance performance
Sports Psychology: The Science and Practice of Sports Motivation
Using Mental and Physical Sports Motivation
Sports psychology: how to prevent competition anxiety and nerves from getting the better of you
The secrets to performing under pressure
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