Goal setting in sport
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” The words of baseball legend Yogi Berra might be carrying particular resonance with Sir Bradley Wiggins right now. With the Tour De...
View ArticlePersonality in sport: Everyone is different
Personality is difficult to define due to its complex nature; however one definition in the literature is ‘the characterisation of individual differences’ (Wiggins, 1996). It’s a well-known fact, and...
View ArticleThe process of achieving your goals: Committed action
Often, we make the excuse that if we were “motivated enough” to go to the gym to lift weights, shoot extra free throws after practice, or run that extra mile on the track, we could achieve our goals of...
View ArticleMaintaining motivation throughout injury
Unfortunately in competitive sporting environments, injuries are likely to occur. As a basketball player, despite strength and conditioning training, knee and ankle injuries are frequent occurrences...
View ArticleReflection and goal setting
Performance can be broken down into many different aspects. These aspects are psychological, technical, physical, and nutritional. Performers alongside their coaches need to be mindful about these...
View ArticleAre you mentally tough enough to become a US navy SEAL?
Advancing and optimising performance in military training has been of great interest to sport psychologists over the years. Performance enhancement is the deliberate refinement of an effective...
View ArticleSet SMARTER goals to help improve your golf!
As the new season draws ever closer there will be thousands of golfers hitting the range in a quest to have their game in tip top condition for 2015. However many of these golfers will just be...
View ArticleMaintaining Motivation for Exercise: New Year, New You?
Now 2016 is fully upon us, many of us will have noticed an increase in the amount of people in your local gym. A diverse range of individuals, some of whom may never have taken part in any exercise...
View ArticleGoal setting: the key to lifestyle management
Goal setting is very important in sport. That is undeniable! Over time, athletes become very good at setting goals for training and competition, and often go through the process of setting clear, SMART...
View ArticleGoals out of sport: facilitating the retirement process
“I am feeling lost and with no direction, no purpose, no career, no identity and who the hell do I go to?” and “How can I train myself for this? I’m in a world I don’t know.” (Gail Emms, 2017) Lots of...
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