Dr Victor Thompson
Anorexia in men – in sports, performers and any man
The Telegraph newspaper had published an article on British actor Christopher Eccleston’s disclosure of his struggles with anorexia ...
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Dr Victor Thompson
Apr 23, 20192 min read
Mental tips for the marathon - Virgin Money London Marathon, or any marathon
With the London Marathon in a few days time, I thought that it might be time to give you a couple of sports psychology tips for the...
Dr Victor Thompson
Dec 11, 20182 min read
The mental challenges of systemic fatigue - the Mark Cavendish Epstein-Barr example
In sport injuries happen. They are tough things to cope with. Mark Cavendish has had many injuries as a professional cyclist . Those of...
Dr Victor Thompson
Jul 12, 20181 min read
Lessons from the England Football Team and the World Cup
Isn’t it great that the nation is disappointed with losing our in the World Cup semi-final with Croatia? How did this happen? What can we...
Dr Victor Thompson
Apr 6, 20183 min read
Performance drop-offs and cliffs in sport: The example of Sergio Garcia in the 2018 US Masters Golf
According to the BBC: ‘Defending Masters champion Sergio Garcia has an absolute nightmare as the 15th at Augusta, ending up in the water...
Dr Victor Thompson
Apr 5, 20182 min read
The Sports Psychology skill of imagery or visualisation: What is it and how it can help your sports
Imagery, or visualisation, can help an athlete in a number of ways. It’s something that not all sports people utilise, but at the top...
Dr Victor Thompson
Sep 8, 20171 min read
What can a sports psychologist offer to motorsports?
What can a sports psychologist offer to motorsports? A day at the Silverstone motor racing circuit, working with a driver and team, got...
Dr Victor Thompson
Aug 6, 20172 min read
Justin Gatlin is an excellent example to us athletes (really)...
Justin Gatlin, USA sprinter, won the 100m World Championship yesterday. He is perhaps the ultimate bad boy of athletics of this era -...
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