Sports Psychology

Performance Anxiety in Sports
The ability to deal with anxiety is an integral part of sports training. People who are able to overcome their anxiety, perform much better than some of the strongest contenders of the game. Read on to know more...

The Psychology of Sports
On The Couch: An Analysis of Current Topics and Issues in Sport Sports.

Sports Memorabilia Collectors Love Sports Display Cases
The best way to protect the integrity of your sports memorabilia is by investing in an appropriate display case for the item. Available in dozens of different styles that are perfect for displaying all sorts of sports memorabilia, sports display cases are a smart purchase for those who collect and display valuable or even sentimental sports items.

Incite Motivation and Watch Your Team Soar To New Heights
Tired of watching your team members start a training program, only to beg out after a few weeks? Find out how to get that special spark that gets your team fired up and race-ready for the long-haul.

Top 10 List for Developing Confidence While Challenging Athletes
It is much easier to build your athlete's confidence when they are performing well, but unfortunately it is not easy to obtain successful results in sports. As the coach, it is unrealistic for your players to expect you to be positive 7/24/365. This raises the question: How do you correct your athletes without them getting down on themselves? This article describes ten considerations when providing constructive feedback.

Developing Players Confidence
Player’s confidence is fragile and must be handled with care. The key is not eliminating all fear, but having the player muster up enough confidence to perform despite their doubts. This article describes what coaches can do to install confidence in their players.

The Psychology of Competition
Training the body is all well and good but it takes the right state of mind to excel in competition. Read on to learn more.

Cycling: New Coach Puts Pendle to Metal
Britain's leading women sprinter, Victoria Pendleton, is set to reap the benefits of a new sports psychologist at the cycling World Championships in Mallorca, says Will Fotheringham.

England Turn to Sports Psychologists
Cricket: England have turned to the sports psychologists, realising they must win the battle in their heads if they are to win the battle on the pitch.

The Growth of Sports Psychology
Cricket: As Marcus Trescothick seeks psychological help to maintain his career, Andrew Culf investigates the growth of this new sporting trend.

Mcclaren Convinced His Players Need Their Heads Examining
Soccer: Both Steve McClaren and UK Athletics's Dave Collins risk over-doing sporting psychology at the expense of performance. By Richard Williams

Fergie's Mind Games Wasted on Mourinho
Soccer: As the master of football psychology takes on Chelsea Simon Hattenstone asks if Fergie's mind games have a potentially wider use.

'I just love the whole life'
Horse Racing: I was talking to a friend of mine, who has embarked on a career as a sports psychologist, about the mental approach required for sustained success and we came on to the subject of racehorse trainers.

Athletics: Sotherton's Silver Saves Collins' Day
Kelly Sotherton's European Indoor silver was a rare point of light during her sports psychologist's first day as UK Athletics performance director.

Super Psychology: The Super Bowl
The Psychology of Sports: On The Couch: An Analysis of Current Topics and Issues in Sports. The Super Bowl has become such an important event in our society that it has taken on the stature of many of our religious and national holidays and has become embedded in our family traditions.

Thoughts on Player-Fan Violence
The Psychology of Sports: On The Couch: An Analysis of Current Topics and Issues in Sport Sports

Uphill All the Way, Giles Pushes the Wheelie Bin to Its Potential
June 15: Ashley Giles, AKA England's wheelie bin, thanked psychology sessions for making Trent Bridge his most satisfying Test match.

Henry Fears for Kiwi Pack
June 11: All Black coach, Graham Henry has been attempting a spot of reverse-psychology, by talking up England's forwards.

Is parental involvement a liability in youth sports?
Is parental involvement a liability in Youth Sports? The answer is yes. Read on to find out why and what can be done about it.

The 10 Little Things That Mean a Lot
October 21: Mike Selvey finds the keys to English success, from first-ball psychology to notes under doors.

Round-up
Shaun McRae will reveal today whether his threat to quit Hull was genuine or merely psychology to fire up his team for the Super League play-offs.

Get a grip on anger, Clarke told
Scottish Open: As he continues his preparations for the British Open, Darren Clarke believes his sports psychologist could be the key to him winning.

A potter's tale: any colour but the blues
Perhaps the only man in sport to psyche himself down before a big one, misery has always been Ronnie O'Sullivan's biggest opponent.

Interview: Ronnie O'sullivan
April 20: Perhaps the only man in sport to psyche himself down before a big one, misery has been Ronnie's biggest opponent, even in the early days as an Essex prodigy.

Sports Psychology: Sports in the aftermath
Sporting events have always drawn comparisions to war and battles -- relating the competition on the field and in the ring to "battles" and "wars." These war analogies have helped to engrain sports into our collective American psyche.

Cricket: Time for a sports psychologist for Indian Cricket
After their eighth successive defeat in a tournament final, it's time to hire a sports psychologist for the Indian Cricket team.

PSYCHOLOGY: Sport and capitalism
High-priced athletes? What's the fuss all about?

PSYCHOLOGY: Gooden and Strawberry, brothers in arms
An analysis of sports and psychology from the couch of Dr. Richard Lustberg. This week: Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.

PSYCHOLOGY: When it's time to say goodbye
Troy Aikman and Evander Holyfield need to stop their careers and move on in life, e-sports.com columnist Matthew Traub writes. Calling it quits is never easy in sports.

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY: A look at Allan Iverson
A psychological look at NBA superstar Allan Iverson.

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY: Understanding the real world
An analysis of current topics and issues in sport from a psychologist's point of view. How ego affects sports figures.

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY: Overcoming the 'Me' Syndrome
An analysis of current topics and issues in sport from a psychologist's point of view. How selfishness can doom a team... and a career.

PSYCHOLOGY: On the Couch: By Dr. Richard Lustberg
An Analysis of Current Topics and Issues in Sport

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY: What's Going Through Their Minds?
An analysis of current topics and issues in sport from a sports psychologist's point of view.