What is Resilience? Resilience is a skill that is essential for all young people to develop. According to Benard (2004) - “…personal resilience strengths are the individual characteristics associated with healthy development and life success”(p.13). These personal...

The past few weeks, I have been talking to people about mindfulness and how it relates to sports people. Subsequently, today I wanted to share some more about the why, what, where, who and when of mindfulness in sport. Let's get started...     Why Mindfulness in...

I have been talking about emotional intelligence in sport the past few weeks with colleagues. As I was discussing it, it got me reflecting, so I have decided to put something together under the over-arching theme Emotional Intelligence in Sport - Does It Fit?...

Sport can be challenging, especially when your livelihood depends on your performances. However, as an athlete you are more than your sport and are a human being first. Subsequently, today I wanted to share with you a way to start to reconnect with all areas of your...

Before we have a look at wellbeing in sport, let's have a look at what is wellbeing? Defining wellbeing is complex and an area that continues to evolve. Following are some surface definitions of wellbeing from a variety of sources: "the condition of being contented,...

The past few weeks, I have been talking to people about self-compassion and how it relates to sports people. Subsequently, today I wanted to share some more about the why, what, where, who and when of self-compassion in sport. Let's get started...   Why...

Today on the blog, I wanted to share about mental health and how it relates to sport. Let's get started...   What is Mental Health? Mental health is a term often used to describe an individual's mental state. The World Health Organisation defines it as: "A state...

When we start to reconnect with our authentic selves and who we are on a deeper level, we can start to recognise mental blocks and the impact they can have on the present (for example our sport and life). Subsequently, in this post I am going to share more about...

Recently, I have been talking a lot about resilience. And, yes this often misunderstood concept is something close to my heart. In fact, I wrote an article on it back in 2006 on it and republished some of it here. However, today I am just going to share some knowledge...