SPOTLIGHT: ATHLETICS
Issue 004
The biggest event in sport arrives in Paris this summer and athletics is perhaps the most anticipated. With it comes an immense pressure. How can athletes handle the pressure on the biggest stage? This month, we look at how sport psychology explains some of the biggest moments during athletics at the Olympics fortnight and beyond.
ARTICLES
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Goal-setting for athletes: Apps that can help
Athletes use the psychological effects of goal-setting to enhance performance. We explore apps like Strava, MyFitnessPal, and Headspace and how they aid in tracking, nutrition, and mental strength.
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Biofeedback in Sport Psychology
Exploring the technique of biofeedback and its applications to helping athlete’s control their physical signs
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When Virtual Reality meets mental imagery
Mental imagery, or visualisation, has been a crucial technique in sports, enhancing focus, confidence, and performance, but what happens when you introduce virtual reality?
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Half-Time Team Talks: All They’re Cracked Up To Be?
In a bonus article this issue, we explore whether half-time team talks are beneficial from a psychological perspective.
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Media coverage of sports news often overlooks the importance of the mind and sport psychology. The Athletic Mind applies sport psychology principles to real life sporting news and events, offering commentary to explore the psychological side of the world of sport.
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