A free 1/2 hour consultation

February 7, 2011

The Academy of the Sporting Mind are currently offering a free 1/2 hour consultation. This will be an opportunity to find out more about what coaching can do for you and to discuss your particular challenge. Please go to our website and complete the contact form and we will get back to you http://www.academysportmind.com/contact/

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Was Andy Murray mentally prepared?

February 4, 2011

After watching the first set of Andy Murray’s Australian Open final I became curious to what, if any, mental preparation he had used. He seemed quick to anger, he was making odd gestures towards his team and he seemed mentally lethargic. All of these things can aid your game if you are that type of [...]

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Should West Ham’s Olympic bid be chosen?

January 23, 2011

What are your thoughts? Should it go West Ham’s way? If it goes West Ham’s way, it is quite possible a disaster in the making. Some grounds with athletic tracks work, but only when large crowds attend. In addition, the stadium will be a shadow of its former self when the top section is removed.

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Can Andy Murray win the Aussie Open?

January 20, 2011

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9366739.stm

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GB hopes end with Hopman Cup loss, what really is the state of British tennis?

January 5, 2011

Roger Draper has today defended the record of the LTA. With Englands failure in the Hopman Cup demonstrating the weakness of tennis in this country, can we be confident that grass roots tennis has the support that it needs to change this in the future? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9291826.stm

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Caffiene…performance enhancing substance or not?

January 4, 2011

This article relates to the use of caffiene for performance enhancement in athletes. http://ironman.com/training/nutrition/christopher-jensen-offers-some-insight-on-caffeine-and-its-use-for-training-and-racing#axzz1A4xq38y1 It used to be on the IOC banned substances list but isn’t any longer due to its wide spread appearance in many things. How are these decisions made? Another side to this subject is, how much of these percieved improvements are [...]

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What are your challenges for 2011?

January 4, 2011

What do you have planned for this year and how will you overcome the challenges that face you? Today is a day for getting back to our work and our routines. Many of us will look forward to getting some stucture back to our lives after the disorganisation disruption of the festive period. Does this [...]

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Becks for Spurs, yes or no?

January 1, 2011

Will David Beckham be good for Tottenham? http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_6627252,00.html

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Can Spurs really win the league?

December 29, 2010

Can Spurs really win it or is it just wishful thinking? http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_6622381,00.html

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Should the next England manager be English?

December 23, 2010

Since the dissappointment of the World Cup the feelings about whether we should have foreign managers in charge of our national team have grown stronger. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_6608911,00.html What are your opinions?

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