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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
Aug 8
2
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…
Jul 25
6
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
Jul 3
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.
Jun 5
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John Nassoori
3
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
May 22
6
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
May 9
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John Nassoori
3
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
May 2
1
Red flag
How social media monitoring can help clubs identify potential recruitment risks & dressing room friction
Apr 25
3
'Sport psychology is embraced here'
Listen now | Troels Thorsteinsson, FC Nordsjaelland's Mental Performance Coach, on the Danish side's devotion to sport psychology
Apr 4
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John Nassoori
3
31:21
Andrea Furst: 'I work with coaches that care about people'
Listen now | The ex-England rugby union psychologist on what's important when working with coaches and other backroom staff, her time with Eddie Jones…
Mar 28
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John Nassoori
1
46:57
The Many Hats a Sport Psychologist Can Wear
Alex Auerbach, the Toronto Raptors' ex-Director of Wellness and Development, examines the range of roles sport psychologists can take on - and outlines…
Feb 12
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Alex Auerbach
4
Why coaches should be thinking about 'psycho-social' skills and characteristics
From goal-setting and self-evaluation, to communication and leadership, research shows that focusing on the interaction between an athlete's psychology…
Jan 16
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John Nassoori
4
30:13
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