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Mental Training for Athletes: Insights and Strategies
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Online sport psychology services – Are you ready?
We are now in the decade of the 2020s and much has changed in the world of sport and sport psychology support for the masses. The number...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 18, 20242 min read
How can I ensure I’m becoming a better golfer when I practise? Think FIFA
All athletes practise their skills daily or weekly in pursuit of excellence. But the question they all have about practice is a simple...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 18, 20243 min read
Which sources of information do coaches choose to form expectations about athletes?
Which sources of information do coaches choose to form expectations about athletes? Have you ever wondered how coaches make up their...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 17, 20242 min read
What golfers can learn from eye-tracking research to improve their putting? Learning from Tom Watson
Tom Watson, Ryder Cup player, captain and eight-time golf Major winner, explained that before hitting the golf ball: “I narrow my focus...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 17, 20243 min read
How do a coach’s expectations influence an athlete’s development?
Many people are familiar with the research finding from education, which shows that the most influential element for a student to learn...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 16, 20243 min read
How can we help coaches to set better goals?
Everyone has heard about setting goals. Everyone has heard that goal setting helps with our motivation. Though we know how important it...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 16, 20243 min read
What do I want from my sport psychologist?
Athletes come to a sport psychologist for support in one form or another. Some athletes know exactly what they want and are disappointed...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 15, 20242 min read
Are you better than average? The better-than-average effect
How do you judge where you are in the world? Other people hold unique skills, abilities, talents, and genes. How do you figure among the...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 15, 20243 min read
Does the size of the population where you live mean you will make as a professional athlete?
Did you ever wonder about professionals and world-class athletes that have made it to the top of the game and wonder how they got there?...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 12, 20243 min read
Keeping teams happy: Should I treat players equally or fairly?
Different things can add up in different ways whilst reaching an identical solution, just as ‘eleven plus two’ forms an anagram of...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 10, 20242 min read
Did you ever wonder why you work so hard to prove someone wrong? Motivated!
Did you ever notice yourself working hard to prove someone wrong and, by extension, prove yourself right? Did you ever wonder why you...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Jan 8, 20242 min read
Privately Peaceful and Grateful
Privately Peaceful and Grateful “So you took her in order to save her, Charlie, is that right?” “Yes, Mother.” “Well, you shouldn’t have...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Sharing for better caring in sport
We all have a story to share. The good news for us sharing those stories is that we can get some perspective on our lives through our...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Forever criticising - why?
Do you ever wonder where the shaming, criticising and sarcasm - ever present in many peoples styles of communication with each other -...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Core Shame in Athletes
Core shame is an instinctual judgement about the self, and it results in a sense of worthlessness, a fear of being found out, and a...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Football Psychology
What is football psychology? Football psychology is as the name suggests - the psychology of football and the psychology in football....
Dr Paul McCarthy
Sep 1, 20211 min read
Bob Rotella Golf Psychologist
Dr Bob Rotella's Books Dr Bob Rotella works with golfers to improve their mental games for golf performances. His books are a treasure...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Sep 1, 20212 min read
The psychology of the acceptable footballer
Many people advise us to accept the outcome of events and move on with courage and optimism. It seems from this point of view that our...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Aug 31, 20212 min read
A sport psychologist for golf and golfers
Choosing to see a sport psychologist for your golf is often a big step because of the time or cost involved; however, some investment...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Aug 30, 20211 min read
A sport psychologist for tennis and tennis players
We have a choice in life to help ourselves or to ask for help. High achievers struggle to ask for help because of what asking for help...
Dr Paul McCarthy
Aug 30, 20211 min read
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