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Sport psychology, confidence tricks and the dark arts
I read with interest the comments of Paulo Di Canio, the head coach/manager of Sunderland football club in the English Premier League at...
stewartcotterill
May 7, 20133 min read


Sport psychology, confidence tricks and the dark arts
I read with interest the comments of Paulo Di Canio, the head coach/manager of Sunderland football club in the English Premier League at...
stewartcotterill
May 7, 20131 min read


Applied Sport Psychologist Association
In many professions there are now organisations and associations that cater for the needs of the professional members. Examples in sport...
stewartcotterill
Apr 22, 20131 min read


The psychology of cricket
To coincide with the Launch of my new book titled ‘Psychology of cricket’ that I have co-authored with Dr Jamie Barker I thought I would...
stewartcotterill
Apr 15, 20131 min read


Prevention is better than cure
While there is starting to be some change in the way that psychologists are used in sport, in my experience it is still predominantly in...
stewartcotterill
Apr 8, 20131 min read


Repairing broken relationships
Successful performance in sport is all about effective relationships. Whether these are between teammates, the coach and the athlete, or...
stewartcotterill
Mar 26, 20131 min read


What is the best CPD for sport psychologists?
We all know that we need to engage in continued professional development as qualified/ registered practitioners, but what is sometimes...
stewartcotterill
Mar 20, 20132 min read


How to measure effectiveness as a sport psychologist
Increasingly in a range of spheres of life professionals are required to measure, report, and demonstrate impact. This is seen as how the...
stewartcotterill
Mar 12, 20132 min read


What’s in a name? Does it matter what our job title is?
The question of what we should call ourselves as practitioner applied sport psychologists appears to have been an ever present throughout...
stewartcotterill
Mar 5, 20132 min read


Sport psychology: A great career choice!
With all the bad news out there at the moment about the economy, employment, debts, and the cost of living I thought it was worth...
stewartcotterill
Feb 25, 20132 min read


How do you find a sport psychologist?
I always think this is an interesting question. If I was a member of the public and I wanted to find a consultant where would I go? For...
stewartcotterill
Feb 18, 20131 min read


Consultant models of practice: The reality is much more fluid.
Throughout my initial education as a sport psychologist I was treated to a constant diet of four main approaches to working as an applied...
stewartcotterill
Feb 11, 20131 min read


Do the public know what we do?
Over the last ten years I have noticed that sport psychology in the UK has been very preoccupied with issues relating to professional...
stewartcotterill
Feb 4, 20131 min read


Is it time for sport and exercise psychology to go their separate ways?
It is interesting that in the UK, and many other countries, the psychology of sport is grouped with the psychology of exercise. This...
stewartcotterill
Jan 28, 20132 min read


Performance or well being, what is most important?
There is an interesting debate that is taking place in the literature that supports the sport psychology profession. This relates to a...
stewartcotterill
Jan 21, 20132 min read


Supporting the support team when away on tour
Understandably there is significant attention paid to the physical, mental, and emotion well being of players and teams when away from...
stewartcotterill
Jan 14, 20132 min read


Integrity in Sport: Is honesty the best policy?
I watched with interest the various English Football Association (FA) cup games that took place over the weekend. In particular the...
stewartcotterill
Jan 7, 20132 min read


The Indian team are under pressure to perform – can they cope?
The big challenge in any performance environment is to be able to deliver when it counts. Whether it is in sport, medicine, the military,...
stewartcotterill
Nov 28, 20123 min read


Play to your strengths to bounce back from defeat
The first cricket test match between India and England ended a couple of days ago with a victory for the home team by what ultimately was...
stewartcotterill
Nov 21, 20122 min read


Sharing practice in applied sport psychology
Applied sport psychology consultants are both committed and required to engage in continued professional development (CPD). Indeed there...
stewartcotterill
Nov 12, 20123 min read
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