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Performance psychologists do not necessarily equal performance psychology.
The psychology of performance, as a branch of psychology pretty much is what the title suggests a domain within psychology that focuses...
stewartcotterill
Sep 4, 20172 min read


Shooting yourself in the foot: How anger and aggression aimed at sports officials impacts upon perfo
This weekend has seen an unprecedented step taken by amateur football referees in the UK. 18-year old local football referee Ryan Hampsen...
stewartcotterill
Mar 6, 20172 min read


Contemporary and innovative practice: CPD in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Across the world a significant time and effort is invested within the profession of sport, exercise, and performance (SEP) psychology in...
stewartcotterill
Oct 31, 20162 min read


What should we be teaching trainee sport, exercise and performance psychologists?
As we approach the start of a new academic year in many UK University’s and the running of many Masters degrees in sport and exercise...
stewartcotterill
Sep 5, 20163 min read


Professional development after ‘qualification’ for sport psychologists
While attending the International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP) 2014 in Paris this week I have been fortunate to be able to...
stewartcotterill
Jul 11, 20142 min read


But they said they were a sport psychologist!
It continues to be a frustration of my’n that the profession (sport & exercise psychology) in the UK continues to lack any real clarity...
stewartcotterill
Oct 21, 20132 min read


How long does it take to build a new team?
The sacking of Paulo Di Canio yesterday, by English Premier League team Sunderland Football Club, got me thinking about how long Head...
stewartcotterill
Sep 23, 20133 min read


Five ways a sport psychologist can help to improve performance
I still regularly come across the perception of sport psychologists as practitioners who ‘fix’ broken players or help to rebuild...
stewartcotterill
Sep 2, 20133 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


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


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


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
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