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How to win sport's leadership 'arms race'
A new battlefront is emerging in elite sport. Three experts explain why sides are finally focusing on organisational dynamics - and how to prepare for…
 • John Nassoori
Inside Australia's national wellbeing system
Bianca Fermi, National Wellbeing Lead at the Australian Institute of Sport, takes The Mind Room behind the scenes of the nationwide programme supporting…
 • John Nassoori
38:44
The psychology behind the rise of the Champions League's smallest team
Last October, Mjallby took Sweden's top-flight title for the first time in their 86-year history. Now, led by a visual perception PhD…
 • John Nassoori
Why mental health support for African players needs to change
Ex-Botswana national team psychologist Dr. Tshepang Tshube on why stars at the Africa Cup of Nations aren't receiving the help afforded to European…
30:12
Who's hiring, who's in-demand: the state of the sport psychology job market
A breakdown of the most frequent hirers, in-demand profiles and sport-specific job market stats in the second half of 2025
 • John Nassoori
The 'mental model' that helped Norway to the World Cup
How psychology helped Haaland, Odergaard and co make history
 • John Nassoori
From the Ryder Cup to Wigan: inside the psychologist-team leader relationship (with Tom Young) - Part 2
Team Europe & Wigan Warriors psychologist Tom Young explains how he's worked successfully with leaders from Luke Donald to Matt Peet - and offers…
 • Tom Young and John Nassoori
27:56
From the Ryder Cup to Wigan: inside the psychologist-team leader relationship (with Tom Young) - Part 1
Team Europe & Wigan Warriors psychologist Tom Young explains how he's worked successfully with leaders from Luke Donald to Matt Peet - and offers…
 • Tom Young and John Nassoori
29:31
From the NBA to Norway: how to build a league-wide sport psychology programme
A rundown of the lessons I've learnt from conversations with some of the world's leading league-wide sport psychology heads
Exclusive: Building Chelsea's sport science & psychology setup (with Tim Harkness) - Part 2
In the second part of an exclusive two-episode interview, Chelsea's ex-Head of Sport Science & Psychology explains how he helped build the club's…
47:27
How to integrate sport psychology across an elite environment (with Sara Symington)
Ex-UK Athletics & England Netball performance director explains how she ingrained psychology across Olympic & Paralympic sports & why the discipline was…
37:07
Exclusive: Building Chelsea's sport science & psychology setup (with Tim Harkness) - Part 1
Chelsea's ex-Head of Sport Science & Psychology explains how he helped build the club's pioneering backroom programme & why flexibility is key to a…
47:25
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