Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching Podcast

Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching Podcast

Hosted by: Dave Diggle

Brain in the Game explores the mental aspect of training and competing at an elite level of sport. We’re all aware of the traditional role of a physical coach – people who work with the bodies of athletes – mind...

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072: Sustainable Performance –⁠ 4 Key Frames to Optimise Our Own Unique Characteristics

Sustainable Performance –⁠ 4 Key Frames to Optimise Our Own Unique Characteristics How to set sustainable objectives and goals, and 4 Key Frames necessary to consistently perform successfully. PLUS A limited time...
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071: Pre-Season Goal Setting –⁠ 5 key steps to staying on track

Good intentions are not good enough. "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." –⁠ James Clear, Atomic Habits Statistically, they say the third Monday of the new year is...
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070: Mental Blocks and How we Can Better Deal with Them –⁠ FOREVER

Why are mental blocks such an issue for athletes? Almost every coach will understand the frustration and pain that comes from an athlete being mentally and emotionally paralysed by a mental block. That...
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069: Re-thinking the Blame Game

The Blame Game –⁠ Whose fault was it, really? Whose fault was it, really? When things are going well and athletes are winning, people love to take the credit. However, when things fall over, those same people are very...
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068: Do I fit the selectors' mould, or do I create my own style?

Do I fit the selectors' mould, or do I create my own style? Who are you playing for? It’s an age-old conundrum for elite and professional athletes. “Do I change who I am and how I play to fit the mould of the...
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067: Building Sustainable Self-Belief – Self-belief is a system, not a feeling

Building Sustainable Self-Belief – Self-belief is a system, not a feeling Believe it or not, athletes –⁠ more than others –⁠ tend to suffer with low self-esteem and low self-belief. This sounds bizarre when you think...
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066: Four steps to Beat Mental Fatigue –⁠ An Athletes Guide to Managing Your Brain

Four steps to Beat Mental Fatigue Every athlete gets fatigued. Heck! We train hard, we push ourselves to the limits and beyond –⁠ so it’s no surprise we become physically fatigued. However, there is a BIG difference...
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065: The Three Steps to Effective Performance Preparation

The three steps to effective performance preparation  The second in our series of podcasts on the global tour, this week coming from Dublin. As the internal and external pressures of performing becomes imminent we can...
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064: The Perils of Diving for the Line –⁠ Taking your eye off the ball

The Perils of Diving for the Line –⁠ Taking Your Eye off the Ball A message from Tokyo:  As the end of many athletes seasons approaches and we begin to think about putting our feet up for a few weeks well earned rest,...
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063: Control your Performance –⁠ Control what you can control, let go of what you cannot

Control your Performance –⁠ Control what you can control, let go of what you cannot Our sense of “Control” or at the very least our sense of taking steps in “controlling” our environment, our preparation and our...
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062: Five Steps to Handling Big Competition Pressure –⁠ How to value every performance

Five Steps To Handling Big Competition Pressure –⁠ How To Value Every Performance As we settle into the 2016 Rio Olympics and we are consumed by the spectacle that is the summer games, we turn our focus to the best...
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061: Controlling your Performance Outcomes with a 3-Legged Stool –⁠ Effectively managing your thoughts, feelings and actions

Controlling your Performance Outcomes with a Three-Legged Stool –⁠ Effectively managing your thoughts, feelings and actions When things don’t go the way you planned with your performance, what triggers it for you? I...
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