Sports Psychology

Three common sports psychology mistakes athletes make and tips to help you avoid them.

Many athletes routinely use visualization techniques as part of sports training. Those who use them often report that it improves their sports performance, mental awareness and sense of well-being. What do you think? Have you tried visualization techniques to improve your performance? How has it worked for you?

Having supportive friends, family and teammates may just be an athlete's secret weapon to improving sports success by building confidence.

Research is finding that sports psychology techniques including guided imagery and self-hypnosis may be able to speed up the healing process in injured athletes. Learn how these simple techniques might help you heal faster.

Developing positive self talk is an often overlooked beneficial sports psychology skill.

How to Come From Behind Using a Simple Sports Psychology Technique

Superstition and ritual is widespread in pros sports, and even considered normal. To the onlooker, it may seem silly and strange, but if you consider how athletes use these rituals, you'll realize that they are often strategies used in the world of sports psychology.

Becoming a sports psychologist requires a degree and experience in both sports training and psychology.

Can you use your mind to improve your sports performance? It worked for Gold Medal winning Triathlete, Brigitte McMahon.

Tips you can use during your next big event to lessen you anxiety and stress.

Centering is a technique that allows athletes to recover composure

Visualization and Muscle Strength

If you are running to lose weight, you’re more likely to drop out of marathon training. That’s the result of a study that looked at the different motivations between first time marathon finishers and dropouts.

What is a sport psychologist?