This week’s guest on the Pacey Performance Podcast is sports psychologist Dan Abrahams. Dan became a psychologist following a stint as a professional golfer with an interest in the mental side of the sport. After calling time on his playing career, he became a coach and followed that up by gaining a master’s degree in sports psychology. He’s been working in this capacity for 16 years now, including for England Rugby, England Golf, and numerous Premier League football clubs.
Following the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games, sports psychology has been in the spotlight more than ever. Dan discusses the impact this has had on the subject, including how an athlete’s mental state can be rated on a three-stage ‘traffic light’ system depending on their current needs. He also addresses the theory that you cannot coach attitude, effort and energy - although the athlete is responsible for their own attitude, Dan explains how coaches and sports psychologists can create an environment that engages athletes and helps them maintain all-important intensity when training. If you’re interested in the mental side of coaching and sports science, then this week’s podcast is for you.
This week’s topics:
What really matters and what really doesn't matter in a S&C programme with Marco Cardinale (Head of Sports Physiology at Aspire Academy)
Hamstring injuries in football, the use of big data and links with big business with Dave Tenney (Sports Scientist & Performance Manager at the Seattle Sounders)
Maximal aerobic speed (MAS), celocity based training and strength training with youth development with Dan Baker (Strength & Conditioning Coach. Lecturer & Speaker)
Pacey Performance Podcast #99 - Eamonn Flanagan (Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Irish Institute of Sport)
Pacey Performance Podcast #98 - Special 'Youth Football' Edition
Pacey Performance Podcast #97 - Richard Akenhead (Football Physiologist & Fitness Coach at Aspetar)
Pacey Performance Podcast #96 - Alek Gross (Head of Sports Science at Southampton Football Club)
Pacey Performance Podcast #95 - Phil Coles (Director of Medical Services at the San Antonio Spurs)
Pacey Performance Podcast #94 - Damian Hughes (Professor of Organisational Psychology & Change at MMU)
Pacey Performance Podcast #93 - Nick Winkelman (Head of Athletic Performance & Science at the IRFU)
Pacey Performance Podcast #92 - Jess Spendlove (Athletic Sports Dietitian at GWS Giants & Cronulla Sharks)
Pacey Performance Podcast #91 - Tim Suchomel (Assistant Professor at East Stroudsburg University)
Pacey Performance Podcast #90 - Allistair McCaw (Performance Consultant & Owner of the McCaw Method)
Pacey Performance Podcast #89 - Darcy Norman (Director of Performance at AS Roma)
Pacey Performance Podcast #88 - Phil Wagner (Founder & CEO at Sparta Science)
Pacey Performance Podcast #87 - Dan Pfaff (Head Coach at ALTIS)
Pacey Performance Podcast #86 - Angus Mugford (Director of High Performance at the Toronto Blue Jays)
Pacey Performance Podcast #85 - Pete Atkinson (National Lead for S&C at the English Cricket Board)
Pacey Performance Podcast #84 - Kelvin Giles (Coach, Consultant & Educator)
Pacey Performance Podcast #83 - Chris Tombs (Part 2)
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