3 Mental Preparation Tips For Athletes
How do you prepare for competitions? For many athletes when they answer this question it will come down to physical and tactical...
Sports performance mindset and mental skills blog
Kate Allgood
- Jun 7
- 3 min
What is mental performance training?
I am often asked by people “what is sport psychology?” Well I could give you the definition that is given in an academic setting, however..
Kate Allgood
- May 19
- 2 min
Control your emotions = control of your performance
You must learn to control your emotions, because if you do you set yourself up to have more control over your performance. I am not just...
Kate Allgood
- May 14
- 2 min
Mental Skills Tip: Who do you surround yourself with?
Who do you surround yourself with? I want you to think about this for a moment. It is said that we are the average of the 5 people we...
Kate Allgood
- May 4
- 3 min
How to be confident without becoming overconfident
Being confident is something everyone wants. In the past I have touched upon how to build confidence and what a lack of confidence does to..
Kate Allgood
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Sports Performance and Pressure
One of the topics I work with most often is helping an athlete deal with increased pressure and not letting it impact..
Kate Allgood
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Performance Mindset: What are you willing to trade in?
In performance psychology we help people to look at things in different ways and possibly make different choices that will ultimately..
Kate Allgood
- Apr 16
- 3 min
Why should I use imagery?
To understand why you should use imagery I want to first talk to you about how we all learn new things, especially physical things...
Kate Allgood
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Failure is all about your mindset
Failure is all about your mindset, there is a difference between failing and being a failure, and it all comes down to you and how you...
Kate Allgood
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Can you stay at the top?
Can you stay at the top once you have reached it? Getting to the top of your sport is not a race, it is not about who gets there first,...
Kate Allgood
- Mar 10
- 2 min
How to play your role on your sports team
Learning how to play your role on your sports team is very important for not only being a good team player but also learning to focus on...
Kate Allgood
- Feb 8
- 2 min
What is Mental Skills Training?
Sport psychology is about understanding the “mental game”, whether that game is athletic or otherwise, it is about human performance..
Kate Allgood
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Mental Skills Coach: The power of you
As a mental skills coach my job is about helping clients to uncover what is already within themselves. To pull it out of them and help them
Kate Allgood
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
The Power of Positive Rituals in Mindset Training
Mental conditioning training works to help individuals to develop a way of doing things (positive rituals) that aligns with their goals...
Kate Allgood
- Aug 8, 2021
- 3 min
How Long Will It Take to Get Results from Mental Skills Training?
5 things you can do to get faster results Everyone usually asks the question at some point about how long it will take to take results...
Kate Allgood
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Mindset Training for Athletes: What do your patterns say about your sports performance?
What do your patterns say about your behavior and sports performance? There is the famous saying that actions speak louder than words. I...
Kate Allgood
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Meditation and sports performance
How meditation improves sports performance Meditation has grown in popularity over recent years, especially in the area of sports. Many...
Kate Allgood
- May 22, 2021
- 2 min
Deep Practice: How to learn a skill fast
Learn to work at a new level of depth to get better quicker Deep practice/work is a concept that is gaining popularity and fast. The...
Kate Allgood
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
How to Improve Mentally in Sports: Relaxation and Injury Recovery
The road to recovery from an injury and the importance of relaxation We are continuing today to look at one of the ways to help in the...
Kate Allgood
- Sep 24, 2020
- 3 min
Athlete Burnout: Signs, Causes and How to Help Prevent It
Athlete burnout is becoming more and more common place. I have seen athletes as young as 11 years old