Sport Performance Blog - Page 7

Athletes often face a lot of pressure to perform at their best. This can lead to anxiety and other mental health issues.... View More

Imposter syndrome in sport describes high-achieving people who fear being exposed as imposter. These high achieving... View More

Many years ago, two psychologists, David McClelland and John Atkinson, suggested a link between two basic achievement... View More

At one stage or another, we feel the self-conscious emotions of shame and guilt inside our heads. Shame and guilt... View More

What is productive procrastination? It is replacing one adaptive behaviour with another adaptive (but less important)... View More

We have all heard the maxim “there is no I in team”. Of course, we cannot spell team with the letter ‘I’... View More

Athletes drench sport practice and competition in mistakes. Mistakes are an avenue for learning; however, how many... View More

Few topics in sport psychology have aroused as much interest as anxiety and this is hardly surprising given the stressful... View More

Shame is an unwanted feeling that we associate with avoiding and withdrawing. When people feel shame, they just... View More