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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…
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John Nassoori
30:13
The Integration Blueprint: How Elite Sport Psychologists Win Team Trust
Alex Auerbach, the Toronto Raptors' ex-Director of Wellness and Development, looks at lessons from his time in the NBA and how psychologists can forge…
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Alex Auerbach
The first psychological skill I taught every athlete I worked with in the NBA
Alex Auerbach, the Toronto Raptors' ex-Director of Wellness and Development, explains one principle that's proved especially powerful when working with…
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Alex Auerbach
How half-time team talks are changing
A rundown of the key challenges facing sides between the first and second half - and what coach and Minute9 founder Eamon Devlin is doing to help clubs…
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John Nassoori
48:31
'A lot of athletes have a skewed perception of what it is to be a person versus what it is to be a commodity'
Mind Room columnist Jonathan Harding speaks to German national team psychologist Julia Eyre about the need to develop athletes' understanding of…
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John Nassoori
28:37
'When you have 5 minutes and $50m on the line, 'it depends' doesn't work'
Alex Auerbach, the Toronto Raptors' ex-Director of Wellness and Development, on the sport psychology advice that helped shape the side's NBA Draft…
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John Nassoori
40:32
'Athletes don't have to be super competitive, super ruthless and win at all costs'
The full interview with Nottingham Trent researchers Laura Healy and Joseph Stanford, exploring the way in which narcissism, Machiavellianism and…
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John Nassoori
32:55
Embedding sport psychology across an elite European club (Part 2)
In the second episode of a two-part podcast, Dan Abrahams explains how he worked with colleagues from Feyenoord’s playing, coaching and backroom teams…
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John Nassoori
24:00
Exclusive: Dan Abrahams on Feyenoord, Arne Slot and how 'shared mental models' stand up to 70,000 fans (Part 1)
In the first episode of a two-part podcast, the ex-England rugby 'psych' discusses his two-year spell with the Dutch cup holders, from working with Slot…
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John Nassoori
27:28
Karl Marius Aksum on transferring psychology theory from the classroom to the pitch
Mjallby AIF assistant coach discusses his journey from visual perception PhD to success in Sweden's top flight
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John Nassoori
40:50
How do you psychologically prepare for the Olympics?
Misia Gervis, the first psychologist to work with any of England's national football teams, discusses how she's worked with athletes, coaches and…
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John Nassoori
28:17
Why psychologists should be involved in coach and player recruitment
From Toronto to Tottenham, a look at why psychological evaluation of prospective recruits makes sense
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