The Performance Psychcast

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Ella Whitcomb-Khan, who you may remember from episode 22.   Ella is currently completing her Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at LJMU. She works within the fitness industry, applying exercise psychology to support fitness coaches to enhance client reten...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with John Nassoori.   John is a freelance journalist writing about psychology's influence on sport. He works with titles including the BBC and The Guardian, telling stories on subjects ranging from the first World Cup-winning psychologist to the impact of unregulated mental health...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Peter Sear.   Peter is a psychologist, writer, and consultant. He gained his PhD from Loughborough University with his thesis Understanding Empathic Leadership in Elite Sport. He also holds a master's degree in Jung and Post-Jungian Studies, a master's degree in Human Reso...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with David Smith.   David is a PhD student in sport/exercise science and sport/exercise psychology at the German Sports University in Cologne. He is a ASP licensed Sport Psychology Professional, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Sports Diversity Leader with an M.S...

Episode 41   Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to welcome back Dr Jonathan Rhodes, who you may remember from Episode 13.   Jonathan (Jon) Rhodes, is a chartered British psychologist, researcher, lecturer, and performance consultant specialising in cognitive psychology.   He helped develop Functional Imagery Training by raising p...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Associate Professor Tom Webb and Professor Camilla Knight. Dr Tom Webb is an expert in the global management, leadership, operational environment and working practices of sports officials. Dr Webb has published extensively on sports officials, including two books and over 40...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Kieran File.   Kieran's research explores how professional athletes, coaches and managers use language when engaged in team and media communication. His current research focus is on how athletes, coaches and managers build team culture through their communication choices....

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Ben Sharpe and Dr Phil Birch.   Benjamin is a lecturer and a researcher in cognitive psychology at the Institute of Psychology, Business, and Human Sciences of the University of Chichester. Ben is currently a member of the Universities Academic Board and the Research and I...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Amy Whitehead and Jenny Coe. Amy is a Reader in Sport Psychology and Coaching and teaches across the Sport Coaching, Physical Education and Sport Psychology programmes at Liverpool John Moores University. Amy is a BPS accredited sport and exercise psychologist and has work...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Andy Borrie, Dr Charlotte Chandler and we welcome back Dr Andy Miles. We have 3 out of the 4 editors from the book - The Applied sport and exercise Practitioner.   Andy Borrie is a Senior Lecturer in Coaching and Professional Practice at the University of Derby. UK. He has...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Erin Prior and Dr Tim Holder.   Erin Prior is a BPS Chartered, HCPC registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist. As an applied practitioner, Erin works with a range of individuals, teams, and organisations across various sports. Alongside her applied practice, Erin is completi...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Assistant Professor, Dr Jamie Taylor. His background is in high-performance sport as a coach and coach developer. His previous roles include coaching at Leicester Tigers and pathway coaching lead at the English Institute of Sport. He also works as a coach developer with a por...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast.  Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Eleanor Ward. Eleanor is a PhD researcher with a focus on trainee sport psychologist development and how the supervisory relationships can be better understood to facilite trainee change. She is also anticipating BASES SEPAR accreditation and is in the early stages of develo...

Hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with n ot just one guest, but four! We have with us today, Professor Brendan Cropley, Professor Zoe Knowles, Dr Andy Miles and Dr Emma Huntley!   Today we will be discussing their latest book which is a 2nd edition and is titled Reflective Practice in the sport and exercise science....

Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Professor Adam Nicholls.   Adam is a professor of psychology at Hull University. His main focus of his research relates to the psycho-social factors that predict doping among adolescent athletes, along with coping and emotions among athletes. His research is supported by more th...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Richard Simpson.  Richard is an associate lecturer, and a research assistant in sport and exercise psychology at the Carnegie School of Sport. Richard's primary line of research inquiry is centred around advancing theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and psychological...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Emma Mosley.   Emma is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology in the Department of Sport Science and Performance at Bournemouth University. Emma completed her BSc in Sport Psychology and Coaching Sciences and completed her PhD at Bournemouth University. Emma is an active re...

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Dawn-Marie Armstrong. She is a HCPC Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist, accredited with BPS. Dawn-Marie is also a former Caribbean Cricketer and Barbados National Development Scholar who possesses over a decade of experience in the successful development and delivery of M...

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Martin Turner. If you are listening to this episode then you are most likely familiar with Martin and his incredible work with REBT in Sport. If you were to type in Dr Martin Turner and REBT into google you will be bombarded with in-depth research and scientific projects.   In th...

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. We are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr James Hegarty and Christoff Huelsmann. You may well recognise these names if you have come across the book ACT in Sport and we are extremely delighted to have these two authors and clinical psychologists with a load of experience on our podcast.   James Hegarty PhD, FNZCCP, is a clinic...

Welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. We are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Dior Anderson. Our podcast episode today is around Talent Pathway ID.   Dior is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Talent Pathway ID. Dior previously completed his PhD at Bangor University researching Talent Identification and development which was working in collaboration with the Wel...

Welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Robin Owen. Our podcast episode today is around Focus of Attention and the theories surrounding it.   Robin is a lecturer at Liverpool Hope University and is interested in all things motor control and skill acquisition. His research interests include how movement planning and execution are a...

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Richard Keegan. Our podcast episode today is around the motivational climate in sport, from a theory and an applied perspective.   Richard works at the University of Canberra, Australia, specialising in sport and exercise psychology. As a psychologist he has worked in many sports...

Hi guys and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Ella and Clara. Ella is currently completing her Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at LJMU. She lectures at the University of Bolton and consults with fitness companies to educate them on psychology and behaviour change. She has also developed a coaching programme for Fitne...

Welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Sidd Sampla. Sidd is accredited with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science in psychological support and is the performance psychologist at Izone performance. This podcast discusses changes to the narrative: What it means to be an athlete competing in a high-performance setting....