Hey all, looking for respondents for my capstone project. Shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes, all responses anonymous, questions are largely about if you’ve attended a live sporting event in the last year. Drop your own below in the replies and I’ll fill them out too!
Hey All--
One of the biggest challenges of coaching is dealing with some of the inter/intra personal challenges that come up. i.e. players wanting more playing time, someone facing personal issues, etc. I just did some writing about a protocol I actually used as an AP in a high school, to monitor teacher well-being, and I also used as a HS Varsity Coach.
I included a quick snip. I'm really passionate about this idea/think its a really key lever for a lot of teams, so happy to discuss!
K
https://alliant.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cAwoLIqdXRqzd9s
I am trying to complete my dissertation and I need your help! My study is with
- current and retired college athletes
- college/graduate students
- Non-college students
Would you be able to take this study and send it to all your friends who are athletes (any sport, gender, division level, retired, etc). Thank you so much!!
Hello,
I hope you don't mind me posting this.
I'm currently completing an MSc Psychology dissertation at the University of Portsmouth and I am recruiting male participants aged 18-25 for an anonymous online survey.
The study explores whether participation in organised activities during adolescence (such as sports clubs, youth groups, Scouts/cadets, community organisations and similar activities) is associated with wellbeing, self-esteem and life skills in young adulthood.
I wondered whether you might be willing to take the survey yourself and share it with any eligible people you know who may be interested.
The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete, can be clicked through on a mobile phone and importantly participants can take part whether or not they were involved in these activities growing up... they just need to be male and aged 18-25.
What to expect:
- You will be asked a series of multiple-choice questions about participation in youth activities
- This will be followed by a series of multiple-choice questions on self-esteem, well-being and life skills
Survey link:
https://research.sc/participant/login/dynamic/3805343C-6C68-4FFB-8C79-38FC4EDFA850
I'm currently struggling for participants so I'd be extremely grateful for any support you can give!
Many thanks,
Curtis Lancaster
MSc Psychology (Conversion)
University of Portsmouth
07531638276
Looking for a good sports psychology - specifically one that addresses things like negative thinking and how to (internally) deal with opponents who try to get inside your head through trash talk/dirty play or having more crowd support.
Hey Guys! If you’re a student athlete in highschool/college, I would really appreciate you filling out this anonymous quick survey!
https://forms.gle/KNz1CnAwFFoVwpWz9
Topic: Sports pressure and relation to body image and eating habits among student athletes.
Target Audience: Student athletes at highschool/college
Duration: Till September 2026
It’s for an independent research paper I’m working on! Your responses would be really helpful:))
Most of us know mental training matters in running. What's less
discussed is that generic mental training — visualization of
finish lines, breathing exercises, positive self-talk — probably
isn't addressing the right thing for your specific situation.
A 2024 study from the Hungarian University of Sports Science
(Frontiers in Sports and Active Living) looked at mental preparation
in competitive distance runners and found significant differences in
what mental skills actually translated to performance across different
race conditions.
Separately, brain endurance training (BET) research shows that
mental fatigue manifests physically — and that it does so differently
depending on your specific technical weaknesses. A gait study on
marathon runners (Sports Medicine Open, 2025) tracked 23 runners
with IMUs through a full marathon and found that fatigue-induced
form breakdowns were highly individual — increased contact time,
lateral foot deviation, pelvic instability — happening at different
points and in different patterns per runner.
Which means: the right mental training for you depends on where
and how your form breaks down under fatigue. That's not something
a generic program can address.
Wrote a longer breakdown of the research here if anyone's
interested in going deeper:
https://blog.masteryhub.se/en/mental-training-for-runners
Happy to discuss the BET literature specifically — there's
interesting debate about transfer effects to real running conditions.
For context I am now a 4 handicapper. Was previously off 2.
When I was in my late teens was involved with loads of my home golf club teams. Became deadly with the putter which won me matches. Used to walk up to putts and feel like I’ll hole every one.
Took a break in my early 20s to travel. During this went through a pretty bad break up and following this entered a competitive competition with my college. During this round I learned that I had the yips, particularly over short putts. It was devastating. This was now 8 years ago.
Since then I’ve moved abroad and my golf has really taken a hit. I thought during that time my putting would come back and the yips would be no more given the lack of golf I played during this time.
But that is firmly not the case. Have just bought a new odyssey 7 zero torque putter to try something new to see if it would help. But have just played a foursomes match tonight with my dad where every single putt I couldn’t stroke properly.
I can do all the practice on the putting green, lining them up and watching the line trickle end over end but as soon as it becomes a putt on the course in competition my mind almost spasms and I can’t control the putter. I’ve tried a new grip, focusing on an aspect of the grip, focusing on my take back, deep breathing during the putt. All of which have not helped.
I think I’ve always suffered from low self esteem and low confidence. Probably a bit of anxiety too but that may stem from the above. But clearly this is having an impact on my golf now to a point I want to stop playing.
If anyone has advice it’d be much appreciated. Thanks
Long story short was a D1 pitcher at a decently big school and had a SLAP tear end my career. The loss of identity has been a gigantic struggle for me. Curious if anyone else has had something similar (regardless of sport) and if sport psych helped you work through it. Feel weird AF posting this on Reddit but figured this might be the right spot.
Hi, I am an elite level amateur endurance athlete, I am struggling mentally mostly in races and have not felt like my usual self which has led to multiple DNfs, I am mostly self coached. I was wondering if anyone has any sports psychologists recommendations as I feel this may be something I would benefit from but specifically would like someone that is knowledgeable with female athletes / running. I am based in the UK and would prefer remote contact
Thankyou!