You don’t need the armband to lead. Learn how to be a good team captain, with or without the title, and help build a winning team culture.

Where do your eyes go in the second before you shoot, putt or kick? Learn how quiet eye training steadies your aim under pressure.

Half of you is playing. The other half is on the sideline, checking what the scout, your parents or the coach made of that last pass. Fear of judgement is wired into all of us, and it pulls your attention off the game exactly when you need it most. Here’s how to stop worrying about what people think when you play sport, from shrinking the spotlight to giving your attention a proper job.

There are two kinds of athletes after a game. The first replays one mistake for three days and calls it “learning”. The second has forgotten the whole match by the time their boots are off. Neither of them improves much, for opposite reasons. Sound familiar? Most of us have been both at some point. The good news is there’s a middle path, and it’s simpler than you’d think. Knowing how to reflect after a game is one of the most underrated skills in sport, so let’s look at how t

A single mistake on the day, and it’s the only thing you can think about on the drive home. Sound familiar? High standards are a strength, but harsh judgement quietly costs you confidence, freedom and enjoyment. Here’s how to stop being so hard on yourself in sport: spot the shoulds and musts, put some distance between you and the thought, and build self-talk that backs you rather than beats you.

Your team is training and you're not there. A long-term injury takes more than your fitness: it takes your routine, your control and a piece of who you are. Here's how to look after your head while your body heals.

You explain it clearly. They nod. Next session, nothing has changed. Feedback that fails to land is one of the most frustrating parts of coaching, and it usually has nothing to do with how well you explained it. Here are five shifts from motivational interviewing, and the conversation that kept Granit Xhaka at Arsenal.

You plan the week on a Sunday night. By Wednesday the kit bag hasn't moved. Learning how to stick to an exercise routine isn't about wanting it more, it's about design. Here are the four laws that make it stick.

Exercise is one of the best-evidenced things you can do for your mental health. But almost all of that research compares people who move with people who don't, which isn't your situation. Here's what the studies really found, why more training isn't automatically better, and how to get the mental benefit from the sessions you already do.

You play a huge role in the mental side of your child's sport, often a bigger one than you realise. This is a simple guide to sport psychology for parents: five simple, practical ways to support your young athlete's mindset and help them fall back in love with their sport, no jargon or pressure required.

One missed shot can suddenly feel like the end of the world. But it's not the mistake itself that causes the spiral, it's what you tell yourself about it. Here's how REBT helps.

That moment before the moment, when your heart is pounding and your mind won't quiet down, doesn't have to be left to chance. A pre-performance routine is the simple, repeatable tool the best in the world use to settle their nerves and stay focused under pressure. Here's the sport psychology behind it, and how to build your own.

There's a voice in your head before every big moment, and it's either steadying you or quietly tearing you apart. That voice is your self-talk, one of the most powerful (and most overlooked) skills in sport. Here's what it is, why it matters, and how to start training it.

We have all felt it: nerves spiking before a big moment, or frustration boiling over after a mistake and bleeding into the next few minutes of our game. You have spent years training your body for moments like these, so why leave your mind to fend for itself? Staying calm under pressure is a skill, not something you are simply born with. Here is what psychological skills training really is, plus five simple basics you can start using today to keep your emotions working for yo

Not sure sport psychology is for you? Maybe you think it's only for the pros, a sign of weakness, or just positive thinking dressed up. Those myths stop a lot of athletes from getting better. Here are six of the biggest, and the truth about what a sport psychologist actually does.

You've trained your body, but who's training your mind? When people hear "sport psychologist", they picture a couch and questions about your childhood. It's not that. Here's what a sport psychologist actually does, who it's really for (hint: not just the pros), and how it could help you perform when it matters most.

Coaches play a vital role in shaping a young athlete’s confidence, motivation, and enjoyment. By creating a supportive environment, communicating clearly, focusing on growth, and teaching simple mental skills, coaches can help youth athletes develop resilience, manage pressure, and thrive both in sport and everyday life.

Seven ways sports psychology helps athletes perform at their best.

The Paris Olympics is done and dusted. We saw some great stories and learned greater sport psychology lessons in the process. The mind is...