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Ten psychology tactics for training and match days
From preparing for World Cup qualifiers to seeing out crucial NBA games, here are ten tactics you can take into training and onto the pitch
 • John Nassoori
From Capello to Carlo: how to offer counsel for coaches
Support from psychologists can be vital for those in the firing line. Here's how it's worked for some of the biggest names in sport.
 • John Nassoori
When the Room Keeps Changing: Building Trust in a Transient Game
Performance psychologist Alex Auerbach explains how he earned the trust of ever-changing NBA staff rosters - and the steps sport psychologists can take…
 • Alex Auerbach
How to build an elite sport psychology programme: lessons from Benfica, Feyenoord and FC Nordsjælland
Top takeaways from psychologists who've created club-wide programmes with leading European teams
Managing Burnout in High Pressure Environments
Performance psychologist Alex Auerbach reveals how he managed burnout in the NBA pressure cooker - and how other sport psychologists can follow suit
 • Alex Auerbach
Sport Psychology Snapshot: 10 Key Insights From Interviews With Experts From Benfica To Liverpool
In a new monthly column, I take a temperature check of the sector, based on conversations with practitioners from the UK to Portugal
Exclusive: building Benfica's sport psychology laboratory
Tatiana Ferreira, Benfica's former Head of Sport Psychology and current first-team consultant, on how she helped the Portuguese club establish one of…
How can psychologists switch sports?
Leading practitioners from the NBA, football and cricket share their tips on how psychologists can successfully jump from one sport to another
Why 'PlayStation coaching' needs to stop
Listen now | Overly-prescriptive youth sport programmes are inhibiting individualism. Here's how coaches and backroom teams can counter the trend.
 • John Nassoori
21:49
How to land top sport psychology roles
Sport psychologists working with leading teams set out the steps to finding and securing jobs with elite sides
How clubs are coaching cognitive skills
Listen now | A breakdown of how teams (and athletes) are adapting the way they analyse and develop key cognitive skills
 • John Nassoori
32:35
How to sell sport psychology
Five lessons from talking to psychologists and analysts who've worked with Bayern, Brighton and a host of other top teams
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