Why We Love the Underdog
Correct me if I’m wrong, but we all love a good underdog story. Leicester, the 5000-1 outsiders, winning the Premier League in 2015/16. The inexperienced 1980 U.S. [...]
What’s Up With Mbappé?
The European Championships, 2020 (+1) edition, is in full swing. The fans are back, there’s football on tv nearly everyday and England fever is reaching new heights, [...]
What is… Motivation?
More often than not I’m asked what keeps me motivated. Specifically, what motivates me in my work as a sport psychologist, or in my continuing education. It’s [...]
Fans and the Home Advantage
By now, no matter what sport you participate in, you’ll no doubt have heard of the furore behind the plans for the creation of the European Super [...]
What Gets Them Out of Bed on a Morning?
A natural part of our career development is managing expectations as we age when we can't perform as we want. While our mind may be as experienced [...]
Developing a Winning Mindset
I recently had the pleasure of delivering a series of workshops to a group of talented academy football players. While still young, these players are expected to [...]