Creating a Daily, Mental Training Practice in 5 Easy Steps
The smallest efforts often lead to the greatest gains. Help athletes build a short, daily, mental practice that’ll take a fraction of their training time. Many athletes write off mental…
Nutrition for Better Performance
“Manage your energy, not your time” Tony Schwartz Poor eating habits can affect more than your waistline, it could also affect the way your brain works and your productivity at…
Preparing Mentally For The Marathon
With the Dublin City Marathon just around the corner I thought I would share some tips and advice I have given to some clients.
Brian Fenton of Dublin shoots under pressure from Cathal McNally of Kildare. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
The Performance/Pressure Model – Why Dublin Can Come Back From a Half Time Deficit to Win
There is no doubt that your ability to control pressure at crucial times can improve your results - but just as important is your ability to become more aroused or…
Phelan goes “In the Zone” for World Championship Bronze
Katelynn Phelan. Photo Credit: Tony Keane (Leinsterleader.ie) 17-year-old Katelynn Phelan is a World and European Championship bronze medallist who credits Alan Heary with playing a major role in her success…
Music for Productivity in the Workplace
For a long time, we have known that music has a beneficial effect on sports performance. According to Dr Costas Karageorghis who is head of Brunel University’s music in sport…
One Match to Glory – How Ireland and England will Prepare for Destiny in Twickenham
So here it is, a Six Nations Grand Slam decider in Twickenham that so many expected at the outset of the tournament, except not quite in the manner that had…
Do This To Have More Energy In The Afternoon
If you ever feel that your energy is starting to take a nose dive and you are exhausted in mid afternoon or by the end of your work day a…
Post Race Profiling – How Are You Going To Improve?
How did you do in your last race? Were you happy with your result? Do you know what you need to do to improve? In this article I want to tell you about what I think is one of the most important exercises you can do to help you continue getting better at your sport - Competition Profiling. There are far too many athletes who go into competition with only one goal (usually to win) and come away feeling as if they have performed very poorly because they did not achieve their goal.
Positive Vs Negative Self Talk
Self talk is something we all do. We are always explaining things to ourselves, and making comments to ourselves. The question is, what are we saying? What we say to…