When an athlete is about to compete, they unconsciously evaluate the demands and stressors of the event. The transactional theory of stress highlights that it is not the actual demands that are the issue, but how the athlete appraises them and the decision as to...
What is a Performance Slump? Every athlete experiences a slump in performance at some point in their career. Slumps are a decrease in your performance that can last for prolonged periods of time if you let it. It can also be described as ‘an unexplained drop in...
What is Reflective Practice? In short, reflective practice are mental thoughts through which individuals revisit and learn from their own experiences. The individuals explore their own experiences of learning through a questioning approach in order to better...
There are many definitions of resilience, however, it is important to clarify because this allows a common language between sport psychologists, coaches, and the athletes themselves when working to develop resilience in an athlete. Resilience is the ability to...
The Psychological Reasoning Behind Fear of Failure Fear of failure in sport involves being afraid of making a mistake due to the negative consequences that will result from the mistake. In most instances, the fear that athletes have is based on their perception of the...
What is Motivation? Motivation is the collection of psychological forces that allow us to initiate, organise and persist with behaviours that will ultimately lead to the achievement of a goal. Extrinsic Motivation Extrinsic motivation is when we participate in an...
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