Excellence Mindset For Harnessing Sport Psychology
Stillness 4 – Five key values to practice for effectively harnessing mental training in sport and exercise for improving performance.
This infographic forms part of the The Stillness Huddle — a space for sport psychology and mental training resources and tools for athletes, coaches, sport science professionals, parents, and students.
As sport psychology services and support are made an integral part for success across professional team and academy cultures, athletes believe in and proactively apply 5 values to get warmed up to mental training and reap its benefits.
Here are a few stories of sport psychology in action:
Lee Richardson, sport psychologist at Liverpool Football Club, on the positive attitude shifts in mental health, manager Jurgen Klopp being an ‘excellent communicator’, culture, and more
Dr. Kate Hays, Head of Women’s Psychology at the England Football Association (The FA), on creating a ‘how to win’ culture in the Lionness’ team, having a shared purpose, and more
Dr. Karen Cogan, sport psychologist for acrobat and combat sports at United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), on handling pressure, and more sport psychology professionals on their roles in athlete success
Daria Abramowicz, sport psychologist working with Iga Swiatek, on various mental training practices including building legos and more
Greg Harden, peak performance coach to Tom Brady and Michael Phelps, on the need to have an identity beyond high-performance sport careers, key techniques for psychological preparation, the advantages of mental training, and more
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