Demystifying Mental Toughness
By David Charlton
Demystifying Mental Toughness is for people who want to reach their goals faster and are curious what high performing athletes and professionals do to fulfil their potential. David Charlton shares insights, strategies and stories from leading athletes, coaches, psychologists and specialists to help you perform to your optimum level on a more consistent basis. If you’re a motivated athlete, coach, sport psychologist, mental game coach or executive listen in for proven and practical advice in this podcast.
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227 How To Improve Football Coaches And Player Relationships
A football coaches role is multi-faceted from being knowledgeable about tactics and technical aspects of the game to being well versed in their understanding of physical attributes and diet. Psycho-social aspects also form a big part of the role... -
226 Helping Athletes Who Have Strong Physiological Responses To Fear #BITESIZE
Fear is evident in every sport and affects athletes and performers differently. From overthinking to strong physiological responses in an athlete’s body. Decision making is then naturally impeded, impacting performance levels. In today’s... -
225 How To Offer Footballers Process Driven Feedback In Training
It’s very easy as a football coach to offer short snippets of praise such as “great goal” or “good pass.” However, is this actually helpful for the footballer? In this episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness, the second of a 6... -
224 How To Help Professional Rugby Players Perform Better Under Pressure #BITESIZE
In episode #224 of Demystifying Mental Toughness, I share part of a conversation with Aaron Walsh a Mental Performance Coach with many Elite Professional Rugby Players. We discuss whether elite professional rugby union players view mental... -
223 What Is Helpful And Unhelpful About Outcome Talk
In and around most football clubs you’ll hear statements like “this is a MUST win game today,” “we HAVE to get 3 points today” or “great GOAL”. It’s common and very natural to be talking like this, to be talking about outcomes... -
222 How To Help Athletes Who Freeze Under Pressure #BITESIZE
Hypoarousal – what is it in a performance context? It is our freeze response, when our mind and body shuts down when we are faced with significant pressure, at least in our own minds. In today’s episode I discuss with Ruth Chiles, author of The... -
221 How To Use Pre Performance Routines When The Pressure Is On #BITESIZE
In today episode, I'm joined by former international cricketer and Senior Leadership Coach, Jeremy Snape. Jeremy and I discuss pressure, where he explains why our brains can be hijacked and hinder our performance. He also shares some great... -
220 How To Build Mental Health Literacy In Your Organization #BITESIZE
In today’s short episode, Dr Paul Gorczynski who has worked with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) shares his knowledge of mental health literacy in particular offering some excellent advice for decision makers in organisations who are... -
219 Golfers: How To Improve Your Putting With A Quiet Eye Approach
Many golfers get drawn into overthinking situations and overanalysing technique which leads to indecision and a lack of trust in putts and shots. Overtime, some players can then become overly anxious and nervous trying to control their movements... -
218 Mental Toughness In Football: How To Deal With Criticism #BITESIZE
In today’s short BITE sized episode HCPC Registered Sport Psychologist, Michael Caulfield tells me about the challenges and pressures that elite professional football brings whether you are a manager or player. He shares his thoughts on what...