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235 How To Use ACT To Improve Your Coaching In Sport #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - April 26, 2024 05:30 - 14 minutesMany athletes, golfers or people in everyday life take their thoughts too seriously. They then get caught up overthinking and it causes havoc with their decision making. In golfing terms, paralysis by analysis can take over, when the pressure is on and the result is often poor shots and missed...
234 How To Combat Overthinking In Sport #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - April 19, 2024 06:00 - 12 minutesHow often in sport do you see an athlete make the wrong decision under pressure? Often I’d say! Even at the highest level in elite professional sport. Indecision, overthinking, paralysis by analysis, having too much time to think of the consequences, a lack of trust in skills or fear are often ...
233 How To Help A Young Footballer Overcome Fear
Demystifying Mental Toughness - April 16, 2024 05:30 - 8 minutesIn the last of this 3 part series created for parents of young adults and kids who play football or soccer I discuss how fear can wreck a youngsters fun and enjoyment on the pitch. Common responses to fear before matches include performance anxiety, physical sickness, feigning injury and refusi...
232 How To Remain Composed As a Goalkeeper Under Pressure #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - April 12, 2024 05:30 - 10 minutesWhat is the most mentally challenging position on the football or soccer pitch? Many people would argue it’s the goalkeeper. Common psychological challenges goalkeepers face include; coping with mistakes and bouncing back strongly, dealing with tough and physical opponents, playing the ball ou...
231 The Relationship Between Self Esteem, Fun and Football Performance
Demystifying Mental Toughness - April 09, 2024 05:30 - 9 minutesIn the second of 3 episodes created for parents of young people who play football I carry on the conversation about enjoyment on the football pitch. Where on this occasion I introduce the relationship between enjoyment in football, the impact of playing poorly, performance levels and self-estee...
230 How To Help Perfectionists Recapture The Fun Part Of Their Sport #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - April 05, 2024 05:30 - 11 minutesToday, with my colleague Dr Alessia Bruno we discuss the downsides to perfectionism and how many athletes can get obsessed by their sports, training harder and harder, pushing themselves to the limit. The result can then be burnout, playing in fear or a lack of enjoyment. Enjoy tuning in! Key...
229 How To Help a Kid Who Isn’t Enjoying Their Football
Demystifying Mental Toughness - April 02, 2024 05:30 - 7 minutesThis is the first of 3 episodes created for parents of kids who play football with their enjoyment and the possibility of quitting playing football the topic I discuss today. When thoughts of quitting are considered, it can be very challenging for some parents to navigate as they try to decide ...
228 Lessons From Overconfident Golfers That Can Help You Perform Better
Demystifying Mental Toughness - March 29, 2024 06:30 - 11 minutesA lot of golfers lack confidence and trust in their ability to execute shots and putts and shoot the scores that they are capable of. As a result, they often cause themselves problems by the decisions that they make. Common things I notice are over practicing, reactively practicing, an over re...
227 How To Improve Football Coaches And Player Relationships
Demystifying Mental Toughness - March 26, 2024 06:30 - 6 minutesA football coaches role is multi-faceted from being knowledgeable about tactics and technical aspects of the game to being well versed in their understanding of physical attributes and diet. Psycho-social aspects also form a big part of the role too. Developing, managing and disciplining playe...
226 Helping Athletes Who Have Strong Physiological Responses To Fear #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - March 22, 2024 06:30 - 15 minutesFear is evident in every sport and affects athletes and performers differently. From overthinking to strong physiological responses in an athlete’s body. Decision making is then naturally impeded, impacting performance levels. In today’s episode an inspirational Olympian, Dan Steele offers in...
225 How To Offer Footballers Process Driven Feedback In Training
Demystifying Mental Toughness - March 19, 2024 06:30 - 8 minutesIt’s very easy as a football coach to offer short snippets of praise such as “great goal” or “good pass.” However, is this actually helpful for the footballer? In this episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness, the second of a 6 part series I argue that yes it is helpful, especially for those p...
224 How To Help Professional Rugby Players Perform Better Under Pressure #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - March 15, 2024 06:30 - 13 minutesIn episode #224 of Demystifying Mental Toughness, I share part of a conversation with Aaron Walsh a Mental Performance Coach with many Elite Professional Rugby Players. We discuss whether elite professional rugby union players view mental toughness as something that they can develop, our role ...
223 What Is Helpful And Unhelpful About Outcome Talk
Demystifying Mental Toughness - March 12, 2024 06:30 - 8 minutesIn and around most football clubs you’ll hear statements like “this is a MUST win game today,” “we HAVE to get 3 points today” or “great GOAL”. It’s common and very natural to be talking like this, to be talking about outcomes and results - though is it helpful? This is what I unpick in today...
222 How To Help Athletes Who Freeze Under Pressure #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - March 08, 2024 07:30 - 13 minutesHypoarousal – what is it in a performance context? It is our freeze response, when our mind and body shuts down when we are faced with significant pressure, at least in our own minds. In today’s episode I discuss with Ruth Chiles, author of The Focal Dystonia Cure how athletes and performers w...
221 How To Use Pre Performance Routines When The Pressure Is On #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - March 01, 2024 06:30 - 15 minutesIn today episode, I'm joined by former international cricketer and Senior Leadership Coach, Jeremy Snape. Jeremy and I discuss pressure, where he explains why our brains can be hijacked and hinder our performance. He also shares some great advice on using pre-shot or pre-performance routines as...
220 How To Build Mental Health Literacy In Your Organization #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - February 23, 2024 06:30 - 11 minutesIn today’s short episode, Dr Paul Gorczynski who has worked with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) shares his knowledge of mental health literacy in particular offering some excellent advice for decision makers in organisations who are looking to develop and implement mental health liter...
219 Golfers: How To Improve Your Putting With A Quiet Eye Approach
Demystifying Mental Toughness - February 16, 2024 06:30 - 14 minutesMany golfers get drawn into overthinking situations and overanalysing technique which leads to indecision and a lack of trust in putts and shots. Overtime, some players can then become overly anxious and nervous trying to control their movements and misplacing their focus. When putting this ca...
218 Mental Toughness In Football: How To Deal With Criticism #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - February 09, 2024 06:30 - 11 minutesIn today’s short BITE sized episode HCPC Registered Sport Psychologist, Michael Caulfield tells me about the challenges and pressures that elite professional football brings whether you are a manager or player. He shares his thoughts on what mental toughness is in this environment as well as of...
217 How A Marginal Gains Approach Can Help You Perform Better #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - February 02, 2024 06:30 - 11 minutesMarginal gains is an approach that was created by Dave Brailsford with British Cycling which led to many years of success. It’s an holistic approach where you can reflect on your habits and behaviours, looking for small 1% improvements to ensure you give yourself a better chance of success. ...
216 Self-Care: How to Prioritise Rest and Recovery #BITESIZE
Demystifying Mental Toughness - January 26, 2024 06:30 - 13 minutesCommitment is the ability to make and keep our promises which some people can find difficult. Especially as our journeys are often littered with challenges whether that is injuries, loss of form, loss of confidence or technical difficulties. In these moments, some athletes work harder but not ...
215 How Ice Swimming And Cold Immersion Can Help You Take Control Of Your Destiny
Demystifying Mental Toughness - January 19, 2024 06:30 - 40 minutesOn this episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness, David talks to Team GB Ice Swimmer, and Owner of H2O Trails, Fenwick Ridley. We chat about ice swimming and mental toughness, cold water immersion and it’s effects on the mind and body. How cold water can have a positive impact on mental health...
214 How To Create Helpful Eating Habits To Benefit Your Sport Performance
Demystifying Mental Toughness - January 12, 2024 06:30 - 44 minutesIn this episode, Ellen McDermott an Elite Professional Cyclist and Performance Nutritionist, shares her journey from novice to becoming an elite professional cyclist, taking part in the 2023 World Gravel Championships in Italy. She discussed challenges that she has faced and how she has dealt w...
213 How To Set Yourself Up For Success In 2024?
Demystifying Mental Toughness - January 05, 2024 06:30 - 33 minutesToday, in our first episode of 2024 I am joined by Sandro Forte, an inspirational professional speaker, author and successful entrepreneur. We discuss Sandro’s view on success and how to go about setting your goals for 2024. He also shares with you how to view obstacles and challenges this com...
212 33 Ideas That Will Optimise Your Performance
Demystifying Mental Toughness - December 29, 2023 06:30 - 26 minutesWelcome to episode #212 of Demystifying Mental Toughness! This is the second part of two specially created episodes over the festive period to show our gratitude to our fantastic guests in 2023. The episode is hugely insightful where a number of our guests from this year, share many fantastic ...
211 25 Ideas that will boost your Performance and Mental Health
Demystifying Mental Toughness - December 22, 2023 06:30 - 18 minutesWelcome to episode #211 of Demystifying Mental Toughness. Today we bring you the 1st of 2 compilation episodes over the festive period. The key takeaways from this episode come from the worlds of sport, business and healthcare. Mental health, burnout, injury recovery, managing difficult conve...
210 Why Breathwork is so Powerful
Demystifying Mental Toughness - December 15, 2023 06:30 - 43 minutesHave you ever thought about whether you breathe properly? Or do you take breathing for granted as something that we as living humans do automatically? Today’s podcast episode will be a big help to you should you wish to know more about breathwork, where the founder of Influential Breathwork, A...
209 How To Create Better Decision Makers On The Football Pitch
Demystifying Mental Toughness - December 08, 2023 06:30 - 46 minutesMental toughness development is all about helping people deal with pressure better. In general, you’ll see sports psychology practitioners advocate psychological skills training to create better decision makers in this regards. Our toolkit includes visualisation, cognitive restructuring, stra...
208 How To Help Footballers Ensure That They Keep Their Foot On The Pedal When Their Team Is Winning
Demystifying Mental Toughness - December 05, 2023 06:30 - 7 minutesToday, in the last of this 10-part series for footballer or soccer players, coaches and parents, I talk more about managing expectations, this time when your team is winning comfortably. Many players are guilty of taking their foot off the pedal, going into protect mode individually and collect...
207 And Breathe: How To Prevent, Manage and Master Difficult Conversations
Demystifying Mental Toughness - December 01, 2023 06:30 - 38 minutesIn business and sporting organisations conflict is widespread and there is a need for leaders and managers to be able to prevent, manage and master difficult conversations to improve the overall culture. As a result, people then feel more respected and valued, job satisfaction improves, as well...
206 How To Help Footballers Play To Their Optimum In Big Matches
Demystifying Mental Toughness - November 28, 2023 06:30 - 6 minutesIn episode 206, I add a further step to what I discussed in the previous episode, 204, when I talked about managing expectations. The situation I consider is big matches when football and soccer players can be guilty of focusing too much on opponents. The key message I look to spread includes ho...
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