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Sports and sports psychology

Who does not love sports? Sports played at any level can teach us a lot about ourselves and about how to deal with performance stress, with ego, teamwork and match preparation. TalksforTeens brings the science of sports and sports psychology to life, as well as stories about our great athletes and what we can learn from them.

FOOTBALL IQ, what’s that?

FOOTBALL IQ, what’s that?

Being good at football is not as straightforward as you would think. You need a high Football IQ too

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Sleep II. How to sleep like a pro

Sleep II. How to sleep like a pro

The long, everyday hours of training requires you to get the rest your body and mind need, find out tips on getting it right

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Jar of Capacity

Jar of Capacity

Do you bottle up your stress and allow it to overwhelm you? When it starts to mount up, as Sports Psychologist Juliette Lloyd explains, try to visualise a 'jar of capacity'

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What can basketball teach us about the importance of teamwork?

Basketball - a game many know, but few understand. The game where freakishly tall men and women throw that orange ball into a hoop.

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This Girl Can: do women’s sports require a different psychological approach?

This Girl Can: do women’s sports require a different psychological approach?

In 2015, Sports England launched a nation-wide ad campaign called, This Girl Can inspired women of all races, sizes and ages in the UK to hit the pitches.

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21/01/21

There’s no ‘I’ in team: working as a whole

There’s no ‘I’ in team: working as a whole

If a game like tennis involves a particular kind of psychology - one which takes into account the fact that success is reliant on the individual and the individual alone.

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21/01/21

Matthew Syed: buckling under pressure, how to overcome it and ‘Black Box Thinking’

Matthew Syed: buckling under pressure, how to overcome it and ‘Black Box Thinking’

The story of how Matthew Syed came to be a professional table tennis player, buckled under pressure at the critical moment, and then wrote his bestselling book

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20/01/21

Preparation is the key to success

Preparation is the key to success

We have already established that there are numerous psychological factors which affect athletes’ performances, in both individual and team sports, and for both women and men.

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14/01/21

Why tennis is such a psychological game

Why tennis is such a psychological game

Anyone who has played even one game of tennis will understand the frustrating feeling of losing.

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14/01/21