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Recently Lewis Howes (of www.SportsNetworker.com) and Jason F Peck (www.jasonfpeck.com), two of the leading lights in sport and social media met at Blogworld and, in true style, made a video! In it, Jason shares his story about getting into sports social media, about how this had led to him branching out on his own, and his thoughts on where the 'industry' is going. - Rob Robson

This mediabook titled âAQA Dance Set Study Reviewâ contains a collection of videos that were used in conjunction with Dartfish software to develop the performance of a class of year 11 dance GCSE performers at Herne Bay High School. - Rob Robson

The campaign is driven raise awareness about stress, and how to combat it.Offering free articles, an interactive game, and links to other useful organisationsthe Keep Britain Smiling team is driven to promote positive thinking across the nation. - Rob Robson

A significant component of this campaign centres on the action of smiling. Our online resources including the game, the articles, and 52 ways to beat stress card series are tools at your disposal to keep you smiling.This article outlines the inherent rewards gained from smiling, and why itâs in your interest to smile as often as possible. - Rob Robson

A Sports Hypnotherapist in Essex also offering a service as a Sports Hypnotherapist in Suffolk. I also known as a Sports Hypnotherapist in Colchester. I work individually with clients of all ages, tailoring my unique knowledge and experience to fit their needs. - Rob Robson

Read the latest blogs and articles from sports marketing and other professionals with an interest in sports business, covering a wide variety of topics including internet marketing, branding and promotion. - Rob Robson

The time leading up to an event is arguably the most important part of the act of competing. This time can be stressful and potentially problematic. Athletes who experience anxiety may exacerbate the situation through:· Remembering poor performances· Doubting oneâs ability· Pressure to perform from coaches, teammates, or self· Not having a routine - Rob Robson

A week ago (as I write this) Manchester United looked imperious and unassailable at the top of the Premier League. Two straight defeats and the story is quite different. While they still hold a lead in the Premier League, a Liverpool win tomorrow would cut that back to one point. The real story is not arithmetical, however, but psychological. - Rob Robson

There's a growing condition affecting educational and sports research: a general aversion to talking about truth and its associates, such as fact, knowledge and evidence. This aversion is so widespread in some settings that it is taken for granted. Iâve learned from first hand experience that questioning the assumption that truth is a big con leads to looks of disorientated alarm.In one of those rare articles that people actually talk about occasionally I called this position âveriphobiaâ, or fear of truth. Iâve since learned from colleagues better educated than me that Iâve managed to compound Greek and Latin words, which apparently is a linguistic crime. But I still think it is a neat word! - Rob Robson

On retiring from sport an athlete may set new goals, establish a new career but they may still miss an important key. This key can be the difference between a successful transition or a loss of purpose and drive. I'm talking about the loss of significance, an important human need as discussed here. - Rob Robson

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I received my copy of The Sport and Exercise Scientist in the post today, and gave the cover the usual cursory glance. My scan picked up an interesting question: "Is studying anxiety interpretations useful for sport and exercise psychologists?". So I thumbed through and found a rather interesting debate between two sport psychologists, staged by email and reprinted for the benefit of others. The debate gave me heart and caused me frustration, because while it opened up an important avenue for research and practice, they both missed the fact that a theory has been in place for over 25 years that adequately addresses all of the issues raised. That theory is Reversal Theory (Apter). - Rob Robson

Imagine the scene. It is the future, and scientists have learned how to âreadâ human DNA with such accuracy that they are able to predict our future health, as well as the careers that will be most suited to our abilities. The genetically elite are identified early and groomed for lives of leadership and brilliance. The biologically impoverished are relegated to the performance of the most menialtasks. - Rob Robson

Three principles of child development ought to be remembered by all coaches, teachers and policy makers are: 1)Children and not mini-adults, 2)Children and not mini-adults, 3)Children and not mini-adults. This point is trite and obvious. Yet, it has been repeatedly forgotten or ignored in sport.We train infants as if they are fully developed adults, with adults' physiologies, motivations and systems. We talk about children's sporting 'careers'. We use children to help us realise our adult aspirations. - Rob Robson

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Nice post by mental coach Emma James, on how working with Nepalese Olympic Committee forced her to think about herself. - Rob Robson

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As a Liverpool FC fan, it was disappointing but inevitable that Robbie Keane left Anfield yesterday. The papers today suggest it was a poor decision by manager Rafael Benitez, but a decision to move from one organisation to another is always a joint decision by both employer and employee â so 50/50 for that one. - Rob Robson

Monday's Times carried an article about Padraig Harrington which encouragingly backs up the whole idea of using a proper psychologist. Last year was a fantastic year for Harrington, winning two majors and performing consistently throughout the season. What was his secret? He worked on his mental game. He also went to the top golf psychologist in the world, Bob Rotella. - Rob Robson

One of the biggest problems when working with golfers is to stop them thinking - too often they think about the mechanical aspects of their shot, and then between shots they're thinking about how they didn't make that putt, or should have done something differently. - Rob Robson

They should just stick with the visualisation like Nicklaus always practiced before every shot. Then again if it doesn't land just like they had visualised maybe they would get a bit frustrated. - Graham Hunt

One thing that the mental toughness literature seems to ignore is that some athletes not only cope with the pressure of competition, with the pain of training, but thrive on it. In other words, they enjoy it. This isnât just about being resilient, about managing something unpleasant, but actually gaining pleasure from tough situations.How can we understand this better? - Rob Robson

Well I kinda gave away what this post is about right off of the bat. We are all blessed or cursed (depends on how you see it) with a natural body type. This largely due to our genetics (thanks mom and dad) and is something that is pretty much irreversible. There are three different body types classified as Ectomorph, Endomorph and Mesomorph. For most of us, mesomorph is ideal and pretty much the entire reason we hit the gym week in and out. Although we cannot reverse the way we were born and decide to come out a mesomorph, can we change it? - Rob Robson

Recently, there seems to be a lot of buzz going on about interval training being very beneficial to weight loss and body composition. As I am a huge proponent of interval training I find that most people have a general idea of what interval training is but do not know the correct way to perform intervals. Many people believe that if they just go balls out for a while than relax for a while they are performing an interval. A true interval should be done based on an individualâs heart rate. - Rob Robson

The first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, the Australian Open, begins tomorrow and the pre-tournament jousting has begun. Andy Murray, having won the "World Championships" (an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi) and the Qatar Open already, is the form player on the tour just now, and he has certainly been the centre of attention out in Melbourne, but it would be foolish to rush to conclusions on the evidence of those events.Andy Murray - Rob Robson

A mixed bag of views and observations on the psychology of sport, and sports business. Guest articles & blogs from other professionals. - Rob Robson

Did you know that 90% of us will suffer from back problems at some time in our lives? 60% will be sub-acute or chronic and at least half of these cases will be caused by poor posture. Pilates can help you avoid this. - Rob Robson

Ask most people what Pilates is all about and the answer is invariably âyour coreâ or âcore stabilityâ. But what is it, which muscles are involved and what exactly happens? - Rob Robson

The booing that Emmanuele Eboue received from the his own (Arsenal) fans as he was taken off this weekend has sparked a great deal of media debate. I think there are a number of reasons why Arsenal fans felt that it was OK to boo him on Saturday. - Rob Robson

British Water Polo coaches have been utilising made to measure performance analysis services to support their work both in training and at competitions.EIS Performance Analyst Sheonah Hunt has been working with the British Water Polo squads for a year now and talks to eis2win.co.uk on how performance analysis has been utilised within the sport. - Rob Robson

Powerlifter and scientist Marilia Coutinho continues her personal experiment, exploring the use of tai chi chuang to develop mental skills for powerlifting performance. - Rob Robson