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Mental imagery: how do athletes use visualisation well?
Imagery, or mental rehearsal, is one of the most used tools in sport psychology. Research generally supports it…
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Mental fatigue: can a long workday make your session harder?
Many athletes notice that hard sessions feel worse after a draining day. Research on mental fatigue has explored this…
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Growth spurts in young athletes: adjusting training around them
During the adolescent growth spurt, bones can grow faster than muscles and tendons adapt, and coordination can…
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Why do so many girls drop out of sport in their teens?
Participation in sport tends to drop during adolescence, and surveys in many countries show this drop is steeper for…
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How many hours of training a week for young athletes?
There is no perfect number, but youth sport and paediatric sports medicine groups offer some rules of thumb to reduce…
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Giving feedback to young athletes: how much is too much?
Feedback is one of the main tools a coach has, but more is not always better. Motor learning research suggests that how…
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Mastery or performance climate: what kind of team do you coach?
Motivational climate describes what the environment rewards. Research in youth sport often contrasts two types, and the…
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Physical literacy: more than just being good at sport
Physical literacy is a term used widely in youth sport and physical education. It describes more than skill: it is the…
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Fundamental movement skills: the base before any sport
Fundamental movement skills are the building blocks of most sports: running, jumping, hopping, throwing, catching…
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- 5 hours, 46 minutes ago
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Social media and athletes: managing comparison and criticism
Social media can help athletes connect, learn and build a profile. It can also feed comparison, expose them to abuse…
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Pre-performance routines: useful structure or superstition?
Many athletes have a routine before a serve, a free throw, a kick or a race start. Research suggests well-designed…
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Where does sporting confidence actually come from?
Confidence is often treated as a personality trait, but research on self-efficacy suggests it is built from specific…
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Fear of failure: why some athletes play not to lose
Fear of failure is about the consequences people attach to failing: shame, disappointing others, losing their place or…
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Perfectionism in athletes: helpful drive or hidden risk?
High standards are common in sport. Research often splits perfectionism into two parts, and they seem to behave quite…
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Breathing techniques to calm down before competing
Breathing is one of the few ways to directly influence your stress response. Slower breathing with a longer exhale is…
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Mental imagery: how do athletes use visualisation well?
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