Academic Excellence Transfers into Sporting Arena
23/02/2018 No Comments
Dual role sees Professor of Psychology build success in student-athletes as Head Coach of MCLA Lacrosse team Professor Maria Bartini, brings a wealth of
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Why Bullying Doesn’t Build Mental Toughness
01/02/2018 No Comments
Accountability is a prerequisite for high performance and is an essential theme or value, which takes specific systems and strategies to establish. Bo Hanson, Senior Consultant for Athlete Assessments talks about two of the key factors he encounters regularly which prevent the outcome of accountability occurring.
Getting Comfortable with The Uncomfortable
18/01/2018 No Comments
Earlier this year I released a Handbook and Video Series called Athlete Tough. This project came about because I wanted athletes to understand that qualities such as mental toughness, resilience and grit were in fact teachable skills. Mental toughness is not a mythical quality some are born with and others without.
Do Millennials Really Lack Mental Toughness?
18/01/2018 No Comments
Mental toughness is like a muscle that needs to be exercised regularly. In this article we’ll examine whether we as Coaches are providing Millennials (or any aged athlete) with enough opportunities to grow the mental skills that produce award-winning performances.
Cutting Through the Confusion Encompassing Mental Toughness
17/01/2018 No Comments
You’re not alone if you’re confused about the various terms used to describe mental toughness, from grit, sport psychology and mental skills to resilience, there are numerous ways to describe and refer to mental toughness. Do they mean the same thing, or are there important distinctions between them? In this article we cut through the confusion surrounding mental toughness and focus on the most important elements for success in sport.
The Ultimate Equalizer in Sport
15/01/2018 No Comments
Is the obsession with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities a misguided focus, even a missed opportunity? By Mim Haigh, Sports Writer – Athlete Assessments Visit
Forum For Sports Thought in Sport Psychology
25/09/2017 No Comments
Athlete Assessments Exhibit At 2017 AASP Conference In Florida, October 18 – 21, 2017. By Mim Haigh, Sports Writer – Athlete Assessments Amidst the
Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Annual Conference 2016
30/08/2016 No Comments
Athlete Assessments will be exhibiting at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) 31st Annual Conference from September 28 – October 1, 2016 at the
In Pursuit of the perfect Post-Graduate Job
31/05/2016 No Comments
Beginning a lecture by explaining DISC theory may not sound exciting. But when the theory relates to how the students can find the best suited post graduate job, they tend to listen more carefully.
This was the case in Associate Professor, Dr Gonzalo Bravo’s Leadership in Sport Management class at West Virginia University.
Choking in Sport: Inside Every Athlete’s Worst Nightmare
19/10/2014 3 Comments
How many times have you witnessed the heartbreak of an athlete faltering at a crucial moment? The painstaking drama of the moment can be excruciating to watch, particularly when the athlete is at the height of their career or even worse, an athlete you coach. At these times, the terms choking or panicking are thrown around loosely to label the under-performance of the individual or team. But what do these terms mean? Is there a difference between them? And can anything prevent an athlete from choking?
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