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Sports Psychology

# sports-psychology - Saturday 21 January, 2012

Column: We need to put the humanity back into sport performance

Our sports stars may seem like superheroes, but they’re just as fragile as you and I, writes sports psychologist Tadhg MacIntyre.

# sports-psychology - Wednesday 3 August, 2011

Science unlocks the key to penalties, sort of

Dutch psychologists’ research into penalty shoot-outs could change the face of football… unless the goalie just happens to go the other way.

# sports-psychology - Wednesday 27 July, 2011

How Cadel conquered the Schlecks

Winning the Tour de France isn’t just a matter of burying yourself on the bike day after day, it’s as much about knowing when and how to work as the working itself.

# sports-psychology - Thursday 21 July, 2011

The doctor will see you now: Karl Morris joins the GUI

One of Europe’s top sports psychologists has become official mind coach to the Golfing Union of Ireland’s National Performance Academy.