Coaches may tend to be tough on performance while being tolerant on mindset. Reverse it! Be tough on mindset, tolerant on performance By doing so you give your players a better chance to actually have that great performance. You free them up. You help them play on the front foot

The culture you create should reflect the values you want to live. If your culture reflects what you think is “right,” and not who you are, you’re more likely to undermine yourself with misaligned behaviors. If it reflects what you value, the aligned behavior is effortless.

Sport is about perspective. Sometimes incredible effort doesn't pay off. Sometimes you still lose despite thorough preparation...despite the hard yards At these times you just have to look back with satisfaction and extract the joy from having been immersed in what you love most

I’m struggling to find the words to put with this post but please watch my most recent interview with Dele. It’s the most emotional, difficult yet inspirational conversation I’ve ever had in my life. Watch the interview on @wearetheoverlap here youtu.be/LyDL9EUIdy0

This Dele & Gary Neville interview has once again highlighted that fans dont know the full story and should remember that players might be going through stuff none of us know about or could even imagine. Hopefully him opening up can help people learn to listen before judging

Unfortunately none of this surprises me. It astounds that anyone still thinks it’s acceptable to weigh swimmers. Amanda Beard’s autobiography provides a heart breaking narrative on the impact of a focus on weight. Why aren’t we learning these lessons? bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

It’s not mental toughness that helps athletes succeed. It’s mental skills.

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou talking brilliantly about mental health in football ❤️

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁. Check in on those around you. #WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | Samaritans

In sport your thoughts HAPPEN to you...you DO your self-talk. By differentiating between thoughts and self-talk you may be able to learn to self-regulate quicker and more effectively: "I know I'll have unhelpful thoughts. I'll use my self-talk to ignore them and stay on-task"

Don't fight negative thoughts. They are normal. It's part of your brain being protecting, nudging you to remind you that you are doing something difficult When we fight things, we assign them value For negative thoughts: let them float on by, acknowledge them, or replace them.

So what might Pierre be doing? Using (mental) rehearsal to build complex & nuanced schemas (representations of information) in long term memory He is retrieving memories of the circuit…to (mentally) rehearse driving…to consolidate (declarative & procedural) knowledge

Whatever age, whatever shiny thing, whatever innovation, whatever podcast, whatever anything, this will not lose its value, so there you go #farmers

The Performance by Design Podcast is back… I am happy to welcome back Leah Barrow for the 6th episode of the PBD Podcast. Approaches to Sport Psychology: Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) & Motivational Interviewing (MI). open.spotify.com/episode/01rstb…

Incredibly refreshing to hear such perspective in the midst of performance disappointment! It is possible to express gratitude whilst wanting more. Attitude is a choice 🧠

Grateful to work with Podium Analytics to improve awareness and education around REDs within youth sport. Check out their SmartSport hub for more fab resources!

A great example of ACT in the field here. Acceptance of thoughts/feelings & a refocus on commitment to action/execution

Listen to your body. It whispers before it screams.

"By the time that you watch this I will no longer be here" We wanted to share Rob Burrow's poignant final message with you, recorded before his death for a special BBC documentary 'There's only one Rob Burrow'. The Rugby League legend will never, ever be forgotten ❤️

Impressive reflection from Jack Draper on his first grand slam semifinal 👏 Emotions of anxiety/nervousness. Feeling sick and like he can’t move. All normal experiences which we cannot necessarily get rid off 🧠 But we can learn to perform with these experiences present #ACT