The Performance Psychcast

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Dawn-Marie Armstrong. She is a HCPC Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist, accredited with BPS. Dawn-Marie is also a former Caribbean Cricketer and Barbados National Development Scholar who possesses over a decade of experience in the successful development and delivery of Mental Skills Training (MST) Programmes at the individual and group level.  This conversation discusses racism in sport, how it has influenced people psychologically and how this was handled plus racism more broadly in sport. If anyone listening to this content has any concerns with what is being discussed then please send us a message via one of the links below.  https://twitter.com/drdawnarmstrong  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdawnarmstrong/  www.arcope.co.uk  www.focuperform.co.uk  www.sportingbounce.com  The online directory of sport performance specialists. Hundreds of sports professionals from sport psychology, nutrition and fitness trust sportingbounce.com to bring their services to local, national and international clients. Listeners of this podcast can get their first month free by entering the code PERFORMANCE on sign-up. 

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Martin Turner. If you are listening to this episode then you are most likely familiar with Martin and his incredible work with REBT in Sport. If you were to type in Dr Martin Turner and REBT into google you will be bombarded with in-depth research and scientific projects.  In this episode we discuss Martins latest book “The Rational Practioner - The sport and performance psychologists guide to practicing Rational emotive behaviour therapy.” Greg and I are both extremely privileged to be speaking with Martin and  are both advocates for this approach.  www.thesmarterthinkingproject.com m.turner@mmu.ac.uk  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rational-Practitioner-Performance-Psychologists-Practicing/dp/1032060409 https://twitter.com/BananaWalkers  www.focusperform.co.uk www.arcope.co.uk  www.sportingbounce.com  The online directory of sport performance specialists. Hundreds of sports professionals from sport psychology, nutrition and fitness trust sportingbounce.com to bring their services to local, national and international clients. Listeners of this podcast can get their first month free by entering the code PERFORMANCE on sign up.    

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. We are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr James Hegarty and Christoff Huelsmann. You may well recognise these names if you have come across the book ACT in Sport and we are extremely delighted to have these two authors and clinical psychologists with a load of experience on our podcast.  James Hegarty PhD, FNZCCP, is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist. He has worked with individuals, groups and organisations. His long-term interest in the psychology of sports performance has led to consultation work with athletes and the mentoring of other psychologists. He has trained psychologists and other professionals in ACT and mindfulness techniques since 2005. Christoph Huelsmann is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience working in mental health, rehabilitation, and sport psychology, including as a performance psychologist with High-Performance Sport New Zealand.  https://www.hegartypsychology.co.nz/about http://positivepsychology.co.nz https://www.amazon.co.uk/ACT-SPORT-Performance-Mindfulness-Acceptance/dp/1911121383/ref=asc_df_1911121383/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=500806356660&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2953482621146212214&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006502&hvtargid=pla-1030266820982&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 www.focusperform.co.uk www.arcope.co.uk  www.sportingbounce.com  The online directory of sport performance specialists. Hundreds of sports professionals from sport psychology, nutrition and fitness trust sportingbounce.com to bring their services to local, national and international clients. Listeners of this podcast can get their first month free by entering the code PERFORMANCE on sign-up.    

Welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. We are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Dior Anderson. Our podcast episode today is around Talent Pathway ID.  Dior is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Talent Pathway ID. Dior previously completed his PhD at Bangor University researching Talent Identification and development which was working in collaboration with the Welsh Governing body for Weightlifting.  Talent Pathway iD is a world leading research driven technology company, using state of the art machine learning and AI to provide organisations with intelligent and bespoke data insights.   www.talent-pathway.co.uk / Twitter: @ DiorAnderson / Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dior-anderson-b5b017bb  www.focusperform.co.uk www.arcope.co.uk  www.sportingbounce.com  The online directory of sport performance specialists. Hundreds of sports professionals from sport psychology, nutrition and fitness trust sportingbounce.com to bring their services to local, national and international clients. Listeners of this podcast can get their first month free by entering the code PERFORMANCE on sign up.  

Welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Robin Owen. Our podcast episode today is around Focus of Attention and the theories surrounding it.  Robin is a lecturer at Liverpool Hope University and is interested in all things motor control and skill acquisition. His research interests include how movement planning and execution are affected by pressure, anxiety, changes in self-control resources, and different attentional foci (i.e., focusing on the body vs focusing on an object/movement effect).  Twitter:  @RobinOwenPsych  Email: owenr@hope.ac.uk  www.focusperform.co.uk www.arcope.co.uk 

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Richard Keegan. Our podcast episode today is around the motivational climate in sport, from a theory and an applied perspective.  Richard works at the University of Canberra, Australia, specialising in sport and exercise psychology. As a psychologist he has worked in many sports including rugby union, netball, swimming, gymnastics, football, officiating, as-well-as winter- and motor-sports. His research focuses on four key areas: motivational processes; physical literacy; applied sport psychology practice; and resilience.  Richard.Keegan@Canberra.edu.au  Twitter & Instagram: @SportPsychAus www.focusperform.co.uk www.arcope.co.uk 

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Ella and Clara. Ella is currently completing her Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at LJMU. She lectures at the University of Bolton and consults with fitness companies to educate them on psychology and behaviour change. She has also developed a coaching programme for Fitness Professionals, that coaches them to feel more confident navigating their client’s psychological barriers to change.   Clara is a trainee exercise psychologist and online fitness coach. In her consulting work, she helps individuals initiate and maintain exercise, and develop better relationships with movement. She also works with fitness professionals, helping them learn about and use principles of exercise psychology to improve their coaching services.  Ella and Clara have come together and created their company called PsychSquarED, which aims to educate fitness professionals and their clients on the exercise psychology tools and skills that they can use to engage with long-term health-behaviour change. https://linktr.ee/the_exerpsych  https://linktr.ee/Thefitnesspsych www.focusperform.co.uk  www.arcope.co.uk  Insta: @thefitnesspsych_ @the_exerpsych @psychsquared_   #focusperform #arcope #sport #performance #pressure #psychology #stress #anxiety #motivation #confidence #coaching #podcast #podcastsofinsta #business #performance #ThePerformancePsychcast #support #journey #fitness #goals #views #joewicks #fitnesscoaches #myths #perspective #information #insta #goalsetting #weights #gym #lifting #deadlift #future 

Welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Sidd Sampla. Sidd is accredited with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science in psychological support and is the performance psychologist at Izone performance. This podcast discusses changes to the narrative: What it means to be an athlete competing in a high-performance setting. We also reflect on our own practices and our own journeys as sports psychologists. So without further ado, here is the conversation we had with Sidd.  https://twitter.com/PsychSidd  www.focusperform.co.uk  www.arcope.co.uk  #focusperform #arcope #sport #performance #pressure #psychology #stress #anxiety #motivation #confidence #coaching #podcast #podcastsofinsta #business #performance #ThePerformancePsychcast #support #sportpsychology #life #training #wellbeing #pathway #success #outcome #journey 

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Gordon MacLelland. Gordon created Working with Parents in Sport which supports organisations, parents and coaches in working together to provide children with the best possible sporting experiences. He is the author of three books, ‘Two Hats’ – a book for parent coaches who are coaching or thinking of coaching their own children,  ‘Great Sports Parenting’ – A pocket guide for parents of children in sports and ‘Engage’ – A coaches guide to building positive relationships with parents. www.focusperform.co.uk www.arcope.co.uk  www.parentsinsport.co.uk  www.twitter.com/_wwpis  

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode from The Performance Psychcast. We are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Mike Rennie (FBPsS, FICPEM, FISRM, MSyI, MInSTR). Mike is a consulting military psychologist and lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He is skilled in Crisis Management, Negotiation, Intelligence Analysis, Coaching, and Government. Recently he acted as an advisor on the BBC TV programme Secret Agent Selection: WW2. This is a fantastic conversation about the psychological support that happens in the army and the pressures that soldiers face. @OpPsychologist - Twitter www.focusperform.co.uk www.arcope.co.uk