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Sports performance mindset and mental skills blog


Kate Allgood
Jul 23, 20223 min read
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...
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Kate Allgood
Jun 7, 20223 min read
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..
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Kate Allgood
May 19, 20222 min read
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...
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Kate Allgood
May 14, 20222 min read
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...
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Kate Allgood
May 4, 20223 min read
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..
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Kate Allgood
Apr 29, 20222 min read
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..
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Kate Allgood
Apr 23, 20222 min read
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..
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Kate Allgood
Apr 16, 20223 min read
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...
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Kate Allgood
Apr 2, 20222 min read
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...
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Kate Allgood
Mar 14, 20222 min read
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,...
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Kate Allgood
Mar 10, 20222 min read
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...
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Kate Allgood
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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..
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Kate Allgood
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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
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Kate Allgood
Oct 12, 20212 min read
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...
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