While attending the International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP) 2014 in Paris this week I have been fortunate to be able to...

Performance in sport is characterised by the ability to make the right decisions under pressure. Indeed, if you consider sports currently...

Following the England football teams (it appears) early exit from the FIFA2014 World Cup in Brazil after their 2-1 defeat to Uruguay; the...

Throughout my time as a trainee sport psychologist and since becoming fully qualified a number of years ago I have consistently heard the...

There is an increasing demand for more ecologically valid research within sport psychology. This is particularly true when exploring...

With the 4th One Day International (ODI) taking place between England and Sri Lanka today I thought I would take the opportunity to...

Ok, I know this is a long shot, but what would it take for England to win the World cup? It could be argued that the current squad are...

The debacle that was the performance of the England cricket team in Australia has brought to the fore the issue of the longevity of...

The Ashes are back, the great cricket rivalry between England and Australia recommences in earnest this week in Brisbane, Australia. It...

Recently I have attended a number of psychology careers events for students looking to apply for University courses. Every time at these...

It continues to be a frustration of my’n that the profession (sport & exercise psychology) in the UK continues to lack any real clarity...

Often in sport ‘the media’ get chastised for being too quick to judge, or biased in their views. However, this is often less more...

Watching the American Football over the weekend I was particularly interested in the references to winning and losing streaks. This...

The sacking of Paulo Di Canio yesterday, by English Premier League team Sunderland Football Club, got me thinking about how long Head...

Following a conversation with the Head of Science and Medicine at a professional sports club last week I have been considering whether...

In the world of performance sport and the drive for results a focus on good general mental health is often lost. In the rush to deliver...

I still regularly come across the perception of sport psychologists as practitioners who ‘fix’ broken players or help to rebuild...

It was interesting last week with the 20th Anniversary of Shane Warne’s amazing ‘ball of the century’ to dismiss Mike Gatting on day two...

I observed with interest the publication last week of the British Association for Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) position statement on...

I have watched the events of the last few days in sport play out with some interest. In particular Laura Robson’s fantastic victory...