"When we think of sport psychology, it is easy to think only of one-to-one work with athletes. However, performance happens on the pitch or in the arena." Dr David McHugh discusses integrating sports psychology into training 👇 David McHugh loom.ly/qJqpxlY

A post below with my thoughts on how teams can use Sports Psychology to its full potential in the GAA. An example session plan that focuses on the mental skill of communication can be downloaded at the bottom of the article. 👇

Great to see so many current articles sharing sports peoples insights into how they benefit from Sports Psychology. This is very important support for coaches and athletes on their pathway and high performance journey.

Michele Kang, Dawn Scott, and the Spirit's Performance, Medical & Innovation team are spearheading groundbreaking efforts to revolutionize support around female athletes. If you read one thing this week, let it be this! washingtonspirit.com/blog/2024/08/2…

“Empower, educate and develop female players by providing bespoke high performance support, creating a unique and inspiring world-class environment.” An insight into how we are bringing our mission to life as a TEAM. 👇

The energy at the Washington Spirit is second to none 🔥

LAST MATCH AT AUDI FIELD IN 2024🥹 LET'S GET THE JOB DONE SPIRIT FAM 🗣️ A couple more tickets and it’s a SELL OUT ➡️ bit.ly/3O1V9wF

The journey continues 💪 The Spirit face Gotham FC in the NWSL semifinals!

HAL HERSHFELT WE FREAKING LOVE YOU 😍

TICKET PUNCHED. The Washington Spirit are heading to the NWSL Championship after defeating Gotham FC in PKs. 🎥 Attacking Third | Washington Spirit

What a game! I’m so grateful for what I’m living this season. We want more! Let’s go Spirit 🙌🏼⚽️

Athlone native David McHugh is the performance coach for NWSL side Washington Spirit who have gone from an underwhelming 2023 to reaching this weekend's Championship final. McHugh speaks to RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo about his role, implementing sports psychology in a professional

"We did a lot of work at the start of the year on team dynamics, team norms, cultural values that I think we're seeing as the season went on." Great to chat with Raf Diallo about all things mental performance last week 👇 rte.ie/sport/soccer/2…

Some great people doing great work Finn Harps FC Finn Harps Academy @KevinMcHugh10 Shane Elliott☘️ Delighted to support the club and it's plans for the future. There is huge potential in the club and this week is a big opportunity to impact the football industry in Ireland.

Our brain is smart. You aren’t fooling it with performative stuff. And you aren’t intimidating anyone else. Prepare to perform. Intentionally dropping your core and muscle temp doesn’t help. Confidence comes from evidence not performative fake junk.

Seeing as I shared my thoughts on proposed tactical periodisation for Soccer and Gaelic games, here is a Rugby example. Nice placement if days more detail needed in graph but article has some detail. 1/2 eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/4925/

‼️Coach Development Program‼️ Myself and David McHugh have put together a program for coaches interested in taking their coaching to the next level! It will support coaches to develop their tactical, psychological, and leadership skills.

From early mornings at the facility to last-minute problem-solving on the road 💪 Jordan Small and the rest of the equipment team are always making sure things are running smoothly so players and coaches can focus on the game!