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The Stepped Care Model in Sport Psychology: Evidence-Based Implementation Guide
Stepped Care Model in Sport Psychology The stepped care model in sport psychology provides a progressive way to help athletes with their mental health needs. Sport psychologists should record client sessions (with consent). These recordings are great tools to develop professionally, and they work really well with this framework. We have a long way to go, but we can build on this progress in applying sport psychology to coaching environments. Research shows that this field hel

Dr Paul McCarthy
Oct 1317 min read


Put ‘Em Under Pressure! Pressure Training To Prepare For Competition
To love truth for truth’s sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world and the seed-plot of all other virtues. John Locke, letter, 1703 (Cooper, 2022) Back in 1990, ‘Put ‘em under pressure’ was the official song for the Republic of Ireland national football team’s FIFA World Cup campaign in Italy. Jackie Charlton’s exhortation was to ‘put ‘em under pressure’. It seems axiomatic that each team puts the other under pressure, so coping with pressure represents a

Dr Paul McCarthy
Jul 173 min read
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