
The Performance Psychcast
Welcome to our podcast around the mental side of performance, both in sport and business. Your hosts are Greg Parry from Arcope and George Mitchell from FocusPerform. Here we will speak to a variety of guests such as sportspeople, sports psychologists, members of the army, businesspeople, so basically anywhere where psychology can be applied to mental health and performance. We are hoping to shed a light on what it is like to work in performance psychology and how it can be applied to the individual and the real world.
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Latest episodes

Apr 1, 2025 • 48min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 58 - ADHD in Sport - Dr Josephine Perry
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Josie Perry. Dr Josephine Perry is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist who runs Performance in Mind, a consultancy focused on helping people accomplish more than they had previously believed possible. She integrates expertise in sport psychology and communications to support athletes, stage performers and business leaders to develop the approaches, mental skills and strategies which will help them achieve their ambitions. She has worked with athletes across 28 different sports, a whole range of professions and has published six books including Performing under Pressure, The 10 Pillars of Success and ADHD in Sport. Josie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-perry-2460655/ Greg: www.arcope.co.uk George: www.focuperform.co.uk The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day! #focusperform #arcope #sport #performance #pressure #psychology #stress #anxiety #motivation #confidence #coaching #podcast #podcastsofinsta #business #performance #ThePerformancePsychcast #support #toughconversations #mind #sportingbounce #appliedpractitioner #science #sport #flow #football #coaching #academy #mentalhealth #environment #ADHD

Mar 11, 2025 • 57min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 57 - Reimagining Talent Development in Sport: Seeing a Different World - Dr Andy Borrie & Dr Emily Ryall
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Andy Borrie and Dr Emily Ryall. Andy currently splits his time between working as a Senior Lecturer in Coaching and Professional Practice (University of Derby) and running his own consultancy business. Andy’s roots are in applied sport science and high performance sport but he is now consulting on professional development projects across multiple industries as well as leading the professional doctorate programme at UoD. During his applied sport career Andy worked as a consultant on a range of Olympic and Home Country performance programmes. He has also served as a Board member for three UK National Governing Bodies of Sport. andy.borrie@ahbconsultancy.co.uk a.borrie@derby.ac.uk Dr Emily Ryall is a world-renowned philosopher on issues related to sports, games and play. She has written and lectured on a number of topics over the past 25 years from good governance in sport, the implementation of technology in officiating, the value of games and play as part of a good life, and critical thinking. She is author of Philosophy of Sport: Key Questions and Critical Thinking for Sports Students, and co-author of a series of books on the philosophy of play, and is associate editor for the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport. She is also on the Rules, Standards and Ethics advisory committee for UK Athletics, and on the Integrity Advisory Board of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES). Email: eryall@glos.ac.uk Book: https://www.routledge.com/Reimagining-Talent-Development-in-Sport-Seeing-a-Different-World/Borrie-Ryall/p/book/9781032573946 Discount code for the book 25EFLY1 for 20% off the price. Greg: www.arcope.co.uk George: www.focuperform.co.uk The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day!

Feb 26, 2025 • 1h 15min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 56 - Sport Psychology Canvas: Sport Psychology Provisions in Men's Football Academies in England - Dr Niels Feddersen
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Niels Feddersen. Niels Feddersen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Teacher Education and Outdoor Studies at NIH. His background includes an MSc in sports psychology and sociology from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and a Ph.D. in organizational psychology in sports organizations from Liverpool John Moores University (Liverpool, UK). Niels has examined how organizational culture changes over time by focusing on subtle power relations. He has also outlined how destructive cultures develop in elite sports organizations and how individuals who break rules and norms can be reintegrated. This is in addition to many other research areas. In this podcast we discuss Niels, Francesca and Martin’s recent research - The Sport Psychology Canvas: Designing, Adapting, and Documenting Sport Psychology Provisions in Men’s Football Academies in England. Feddersen, Niels Boysen; Champ, Francesca & Littlewood, Martin A. (2025).The Sport Psychology Canvas: Designing, Adapting, and Documenting Sport Psychology Provisions in Men’s Football Academies in England.Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. ISSN 1041-3200. doi: 10.1080/10413200.2024.2446206. Greg: www.arcope.co.uk George: www.focuperform.co.uk The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day!

Feb 17, 2025 • 1h 14min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 55 - Professional Skills in Sport Psychology Consultancy - Dr Brian Hemmings
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Brian Hemmings. Brian has 30 years of experience in sport psychology consultancy. Working full-time in private practice since 2006, he is an author/editor of 5 books, 17 book chapters, and over 40 research papers. Having a world profile in golf psychology, he was the lead psychologist to England golf for 17 years, and has worked extensively across male and female professional tours. In golf coach education, Brian’s online Golf Psychology Coaching Certificate (www.golfpsychologycoaching.com) has been completed by over 1000 coaches/psychologists worldwide, and it is now translated into German, Spanish and South Korean. Brian has hosted 4 national golf psychology conferences, runs masterclasses, and has been a keynote speaker at five PGA National Conferences across Europe. He has also presented and given workshops internationally in the USA, Hong Kong, China, India, Australia, South Korea, Austria, Germany, Holland and Italy. www.golfmind.co.uk Brian also has a wealth of experience in numerous other sports, for example in professional cricket, Olympic and Commonwealth Games boxing, and motorsport including Formula 1/LeMans. Brian gained his PhD in sport psychology from the University of Southampton in 1998; and has mentored/supervised over 50 sport psychologists in the last 25 years. In 2010 he was awarded a Fellowship by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences in recognition of ‘esteemed personal achievement, skills, knowledge and service to BASES and the sport and exercise science community’. Greg: www.arcope.co.uk George: www.focuperform.co.uk The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day!

Jan 27, 2025 • 51min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 54 - The Role of High-Performance Environments in Mental Health - Professor Kristoffer Henriksen
Episode 54 Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Professor Kristoffer Henriksen. Kristoffer Henriksen is a professor at the Institute of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics at the University of Southern Denmark. His research in sport psychology takes a holistic approach and looks at social relations and their influence on athlete development and performance with an emphasis on successful talent development environments. His employment includes a specialised function as a sport psychology practitioner in Team Denmark (national elite sport institution) including support at World Championships and the Olympic Games with a focus on developing high performance cultures in national teams and mentally strong athletes and coaches. In this podcast we discuss the role of high performance sport environments in mental health. Research Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1612197X.2024.2437923 Greg: www.arcope.co.uk George: www.focuperform.co.uk The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day! #focusperform #arcope #sport #performance #pressure #psychology #stress #anxiety #motivation #confidence #coaching #podcast #podcastsofinsta #business #performance #ThePerformancePsychcast #support #toughconversations #mind #sportingbounce #appliedpractitioner #science #sport #flow #football #coaching #academy #mentalhealth #environment

Dec 23, 2024 • 1h 10min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 53 - Commonwealth Medalist to Working in Sports Coaching and Business - Colin Wilson
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Colin Wilson. Colin Wilson started his performance and coaching journey in sport from age nine, winning national and international age-group medals in Table Tennis from the age of 13, and two Commonwealth silvers, aged just 16. Colin was always curious from a young age, and fascinated by questions like, “Where does High Performance Really Come From?”. As a result of having two amazing sport-specific and philosophical mentors, Colin became a coach educator age 19. He coached England Women, Men, Girls and Boys and later his son Sam became England Under 21s No. 1. After gaining an Economics and Statistics Honours degree at UCL, he was asked to help coaches and coaching programmes in other sports too and worked on sport-wide development programmes in partnership with BASES, UK Sport, sportscoachUK (now UK Coaching) and the British Olympic Association. Working to develop Olympic level coaches was another wonderful opportunity and a further vertical learning curve. With further fantastic mentors and training in traumatology and psychodynamics he bridged the journey to becoming an executive coach and organisational leadership developer, and was invited to support Nokia, BT Global, HSBC, Barclays, Delphi, Unilever, a major political party, and more. He now specialises in developing senior leadership capability and supporting multi-stakeholder, multi-agency situations with significant human dynamics. Ultimately, he relishes helping people and teams to find themselves, their best direction/strategy and their optimal, adaptable development path over time to fulfil their desired aims. Colin’s Website: https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/about/ Email: info@businessathlete.co.uk Greg: www.arcope.co.uk George: www.focuperform.co.uk The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day! #focusperform #arcope #sport #performance #pressure #psychology #stress #anxiety #motivation #confidence #coaching #podcast #podcastsofinsta #business #performance #ThePerformancePsychcast #support #toughconversations #mind #sportingbounce #appliedpractitioner #science #sport #flow #football #coaching #academy

Dec 2, 2024 • 1h 5min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 52 - Cognitive Development in Football Players - Kris O'Hare
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Kris O'Hare. Kris is a football coach and a Sports psychologist with a distinct emphasis on making players more intelligent and specific concentration on how to make and improve in game intelligence. Kris works within a football academy in Spain and we enjoy a conversation around Spanish football coaching too. The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day! #focusperform #arcope #sport #performance #pressure #psychology #stress #anxiety #motivation #confidence #coaching #podcast #podcastsofinsta #business #performance #ThePerformancePsychcast #support #toughconversations #mind #sportingbounce #appliedpractitioner #science #sport #flow #football #coaching #academy

Oct 16, 2024 • 52min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 51 - B.E.T on it: A Psychological Approach to Coaching Gen Z and Beyond - David Durand
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with David Durand. David Durand is a sports performance and psychology coach. His background and training is in clinical psychology, while he also has a strength and conditioning certification from the NSCA and a mental performance consultant certification from the AASP. His business, Real Development LLC, offers sports training services that combine mental, physical, and skill development for athletes. David focuses on helping individuals develop through a holistic perspective that increases their long-term potential rather than over emphasizing short-term success. His new book, B.E.T. On It: A Psychological Approach to Coaching Gen Z and Beyond, is a guide for coaches looking to make a difference in modern athletes' lives by understanding their brains and bodies on a deeper level and equipping them with tools to increase their health, well-being, and performance. https://www.amazon.com/B-T-Psychological-Approach-Coaching/dp/B0DB6SFDRK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NUQJJCKPWGMG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eoaf9FTSjdtYtTMZE78B8ettggUH6hP5Xd8Et6UOi1MWliBOfilpx9uhNBwUz7zBRIiEpSUgzh01s4g_h5U7d856oXNi6J2FDDpUqgGwHfA.nHVlSaU_r8iqkSfsGvpBJyUcFFkTms88aCfs6sJfjqM&dib_tag=se&keywords=bet+on+it+a+psychological+approach&qid=1722423966&sprefix=%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1 And here's the study referenced in the podcast: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2799812#:~:text=Motivated%20by%20the%20anticipation%20of,brain%20responds%20to%20its%20environment. Citation: Maza MT, Fox KA, Kwon S, et al. Association of Habitual Checking Behaviors on Social Media With Longitudinal Functional Brain Development. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(2):160–167. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.4924 www.sportingbounce.com The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day!

Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 5min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 50 - Catching up - The Performance Psychchcast Updates
Episode 50 Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. George: www.focusperform.co.uk X: GeorgeMBases LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-mitchell-sportpsychology?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app Insta: https://www.instagram.com/focusperformsportpsychology/profilecard/?igsh=MWkyNGtpb2x3YXU1dw== Greg: www.arcope.co.uk X: gregsportpsych LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-parry-888732124?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app Insta: https://www.instagram.com/greg.parry2?igsh=cHFkbjVnbjRsNW94 www.sportingbounce.com The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day! #focusperform #arcope #sport #performance #pressure #psychology #stress #anxiety #motivation #confidence #coaching #podcast #podcastsofinsta #business #performance #ThePerformancePsychcast #support #toughconversations #mind #sportingbounce #appliedpractitioner #science #sport #flow #mind #unconscious

Aug 22, 2024 • 59min
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 49 - Intuition, Peak Performance, Flow, the Unconscious and Conscious Mind and Performing at their Ultimate Best - Melissa Dhillon
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Melissa Dhillon. Accredited Sports & Exercise Scientist (Psychology) Owner & Performance Psychologist of Athletes InThe Zone Melissa’s deep-rooted passion for psychology came from her tennis career as an LTA player. Additionally, her curiosity stemmed further into psychology by wanting to understand human thoughts, behaviours and emotions to become the greatest. Her driving force is to become the best version of herself in all parts of her life. Melissa believes psychology is a huge part of our lives. She continues to explain that our mindsets impact our successes and failures. Our mindset matters because it directs our lives. Melissa provides every athlete with supreme levels of confidence, resilience, focus and optimism that enhance their inspired performances. Melissa is the driving force behind her Performance Psychology consultancy, “Athletes In the Zone”, which holds seven national and international partnerships with esteemed organizations in elite sports and business. Melissa’s elite sports and high-performance business collaborations: - Birmingham City Women’s & Girls FC - University of Warwick - Salford City FC - Birmingham City University - International Tennis Federation (ITF) - Julius Baer - Circle Rehabilitation - Aston Villa FC Foundation Privately, Melissa works with ITF & LTA players and academy footballer players. She has successfully worked with English League footballers, Alps Tour golfers and British gymnasts. Melissa’s vision is to inspire individuals to be the best version of themselves. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-dhillon-4ab7a2b4?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissadhillonitz?igsh=MXJhaXlzOHkzeDlxag== www.sportingbounce.com The online directory of sport performance specialists. Sportingbounce helps connect specialists in sport psychology, nutrition, sports massage, injury rehabilitation, coaching, and fitness training s with clients. With a daily spend on Google Adwords, social media advertising, and excellent organic rankings on search engines your business will get found on sporting bounce. Visit sportingbounce.com to find out how sporting bounce can help you. Don’t forget that listeners of this podcast can get 50% off the Premium membership package by entering the code performance, that’s “PERFORMANCE” meaning you get the best possible coverage for less than 20 pence a day!
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