What might a Sport Psychologist help me with?
Not sure how a Sport Psychologist might help you? Read on!
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Laura Rowe
Jul 314 min read
Getting Started with Sport Psychology
Start working on your Sport Performance Mindset.
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Laura Rowe
Jun 54 min read
Choosing a Sport Psychologist - Five Tips to Help You!
So you’ve decided you would like to seek some support with the ‘mental side’ of your performance, and now comes the potentially daunting...
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Laura Rowe
May 15 min read
Should I keep a training diary? (how will it help me and what should I put in it?!)
This month I thought I would write about an extremely useful but, from my experience under-utilised, tool – the Training Diary! When I...
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Laura Rowe
Mar 206 min read
Mental Skills for Sporting Success
There are many reasons people come to see a sport psychologist (look out for a future post on that!). Most typically, clients contact me...
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Laura Rowe
Feb 134 min read
Feeling nervous ahead of competition? Try these five tips for managing pre-event nerves.
You’ve been training hard. Been crushing it in practice. But now, event day has arrived! For some reason things don’t feel quite the...
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Laura Rowe
Jan 94 min read
Are you seeing 2024 as a Challenge or a Threat?
One of my absolute favourite theories in Sport Psychology is the Theory of Challenge and Threat States (TCTSA) (Jones et al. 2009)....
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Laura Rowe
Nov 16, 20234 min read
Coping with injury and illness
It is an unfortunate reality that if we participate in any sport, it is highly likely that at some point we will experience an injury or...
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Laura Rowe
Oct 11, 20235 min read
Qualifying as a Sport and Exercise Psychologist
If you follow my Facebook page you have probably seen that a few weeks ago I received the amazing news that I have passed the British...
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Laura Rowe
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Dealing with Disappointment
An inherent part of sport (and life) is that on occasion, we will be disappointed. There will be times when we have put our full effort...
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Laura Rowe
May 22, 20233 min read
Controlling the Controllables
A phrase which you may (or may not) have heard used within sport and performance is ‘control the controllables’. But what is really meant...
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Laura Rowe
Jan 10, 20231 min read
You can now read my research!
Some of you may recall that two years ago now (where does the time go?!), and after a considerable amount of work (!), I achieved a long...
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Laura Rowe
Dec 15, 20223 min read
Forget Work-Life balance....
‘Work-life balance’. Anyone else feel like they hear that phrase all the time? “You must look after your work-life balance”. “I must...
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Laura Rowe
Jan 17, 20224 min read
Get yourself back on track! Tips for Training and Exercise Motivation.
This morning I have woken up to find everyone is talking about ‘Blue Monday’. Well, if you are feeling like the enthusiasm for your...
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Laura Rowe
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Confidence Boosts!
Perhaps not a great revelation, but confidence is a key factor for success. Top athletes will have confidence in their ability to perform...
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Laura Rowe
Apr 7, 20213 min read
Psychological Demands faced by Recreational Endurance Athletes
I recently read a fascinating piece of research examining the psychological demands experienced by recreational endurance athletes...
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Laura Rowe
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Goal Setting - More than being SMART??
Goals! Love them or hate them, most of us are familiar with them. As an athlete (at any level), you are very likely to have goals in...
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Laura Rowe
Nov 13, 20201 min read
New Branding Launch!
This week, it has been hugely exciting to finally launch my new branding! A lot of work has been going on in the background, and it is...
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Laura Rowe
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Time to ACT on Physical Activity?
Much work and research has been conducted on the benefits of an acceptance and commitment approach to various areas of health and...
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Laura Rowe
Oct 19, 20204 min read
Snooker Psychology - A Champion's Mindset
The World Snooker Championship gets underway tomorrow! As a keen snooker fan, what better way to kick off my new blog than with a snooker...
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