Sports Psychology

This workshop provides a foundation understanding of the pivotal role the mind plays in our performance and well-being. Providing an insight into how psychology is used by elite athletes this workshop will offer practical tips to influence your own performance mindset, improve your mental ability and support the effectiveness of your physical, technical and tactical training.

Topics include:

• Knowledge and understanding of the role of psychology in sports performance
• Key components of sport psychology in fostering a performance mindset
• Self-awareness and the role of the mind in influencing our performance

The workshop is tailored for students of all levels seeking a foundation understanding of sport psychology.

This workshop will provide an understanding of how setting goals can help you achieve your objectives. Goals provide a starting point, a target to achieve and help you re-focus when concentration drops. This workshop will help illuminate how to successfully create goals to support achieving your objectives and highlight the pitfalls that exist when setting goals.

Topics include:

• Why setting goals is important to success performance
• How to create goals with purpose
• What to avoid when setting goals
• Writing your own personalised goal setting plan

This workshop is tailored to students of all levels.

Whether in sport or business, team dynamics are key to a winning team. This workshop focuses on a wide range of elements that are fundamental in being able to prepare a team to succeed, preparing a team for competition and building team identity.

Topics include:

• Understanding what makes a great team
• Exploration of team dynamics
• Behaviours, actions and communication within a cohesive team
• Exploration of team ethos and dynamics

The workshop is tailored to students of all levels wishing to build their understanding of team effectiveness.

Whatever the task, maintaining concentration over an extended period can often be challenging. Concentration is often lost at key moments, moments that can define success or failure. This workshop explores how to work on staying focused and being prepared for those key moments, whenever they present.

Topics include:

• Understanding key psychological components involved in directing attention levels
• Building attentional control
• Awareness and self-reflection on relevant and irrelevant task cues
• Practical tips on how to refocus and redirect attention

This workshop is tailored for students of all levels.

Whether you are moving to a new school or university, transferring to a new team or returning to sport following injury, transitions often represent challenging periods for many people.  This workshop provides participants with an awareness and understanding of what to expect during transitions, how to manage these periods successfully and how to thrive throughout the process.

Topics include:

• Exploration of the psychological challenges we face when experiencing transitions
• An understanding of the key skills needed to manage transitions successfully
• Making the most of learning opportunities provided by transitions
• Embracing healthy adjustments following a transition

This workshop is tailored for students of all levels and is particularly relevant for year groups making key transitions within the next 12 months.