Sport & PerformanceJan 12, 2026
Policies and Procedures – Athlete Assistance Program
The purpose of this document is to present the policies and procedures of Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program (AAP).
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Sport & Performance Psychologist News
Current reporting, research and professional developments across Sport & Performance, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Sport & PerformanceJan 12, 2026
4 Signs Burnout Is Changing Your Personality, By A Psychologist
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday ...
Sport & PerformanceDec 10, 2025
Why Athletes Continue to Die by Suicide
As a clinician working in sport and performance psychology, I routinely hear leadership say, “We take mental health seriously.” ...
Sport & PerformanceNov 23, 2025
How these Canadians found motivation and restored their love of exercise
There’s a vision of fitness motivation that many find compelling: You pick yourself up by your own bootstraps and hustle.
Sport & PerformanceOct 27, 2025
Sport and dance benefit from performance psychology – why does acting largely ignore it?
When most people think of actors, they imagine the glamour of movies, television and the stage. Because behind the glitzy facade ...
Sport & PerformanceOct 27, 2025
Canadian government allots $3.11M in mental-health funding to athletes
Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes and coaches will get $3.11 million in funding for mental health services this winter.
Sport & PerformanceSep 7, 2025
6 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Exercise
A few weeks ago my 9-year-old told me her friend said the goal of exercise was to burn 400 calories a day. I was surprised and ...
Sport & PerformanceSep 2, 2025
Motivation: Not What It’s Cracked Up to Be
Motivation has been defined as an internal push to accomplish a goal. It even seems similar to the word “move,” although ...
Sport & PerformanceAug 29, 2025
Sport Psychology
The Sport Psychology team is comprised of mental health providers who specialize in sport psychology to address mental health ...
Sport & PerformanceAug 21, 2025
What Sport Psychologists Want You to Know About Mental Toughness
For example, Dr. Meijen, who wrote a book that applies sport psychology principles to pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, suggested preparing for alternative possibilities when making a ...
Sport & PerformanceAug 18, 2025
The secret to managing your ‘stress bucket’, and 5 other lessons we learned from the Lionesses’ sports psychologist
Fresh off the plane from Switzerland, Dr Kate Hays chats with Stylist about the key techniques she uses to help her athletes ...
Sport & PerformanceJul 31, 2025
Echavarría’s Sports Psychologist Has This Advice for Golfers
In a brief but powerful moment, PGA Tour pro Nicolás Echavarría shared advice from his sports psychologist that cut deeper than ...
Sport & PerformanceJun 24, 2025
Sports Performance Psychologists and Therapists in Brisbane City, QLD
Greetings, I work with a variety of issues that clients present with - Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Adjustment issues, Grief ...
Sport & PerformanceJun 21, 2025
Gemma | Sport & Performance Psychologist | ADHD
Sport psychologist, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD - ADHD Test Adults & Diagnosis, work in collaboration with a ...
Sport & PerformanceJun 10, 2025
Sport Psychs LLC
Sport Psychs is a self-pay practice. Upon request, we provide a superbill- itemized receipts you can submit to your insurance for ...
Sport & PerformanceJun 3, 2025
Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2026)
This consensus statement represents an update to Mental Health in Elite Athletes: International Olympic Committee Consensus ...
Sport & PerformanceJun 3, 2025
Sports Performance Therapists in Sammamish, WA
As a therapist who specializes in the treatment of both mental health and substance use disorders, my approach centers around the ...
Sport & PerformanceMay 17, 2025
Sports Performance Therapists in Rockville Centre, NY
I am passionate about helping clients navigate life’s challenges and achieve personal growth. My approach is compassionate ...
Sport & PerformanceApr 15, 2025
Mindfulness and step tracking boosts motivation to exercise
Step tracking with mindfulness training delivered via a mobile app boosts people's desire to exercise. A new study from the ...
Sport & PerformanceApr 2, 2025
Sport’s ‘dirty secret’: Why performance anxiety is causing AFL players to miss games
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Performance anxiety among AFL ...
Sport & PerformanceMar 27, 2025
Psychologist reveals why football chants are an essential part of the game
More than one in 10 football fans admit their favourite chants are the ones poking fun at their own team’s misfortune.
Sport & PerformanceMar 20, 2025
Iga Swiatek's 'relationship' with psychologist questioned after outbursts on court: 'Boundaries have been crossed...'
Iga Swiatek has lately become a mainstay in controversy since her one-month doping ban last year. Now, the Polish tennis ace has ...
Sport & PerformanceFeb 28, 2025
Motivation and Psychosocial Factors in Endurance Running
Endurance running attracts a diverse population of recreational and competitive athletes driven by a complex interplay of motives.
Sport & PerformanceFeb 28, 2025
Psychological Factors in Elite Sports Performance
Elite sports performance is shaped by a dynamic interplay of cognitive, emotional and social processes that influence how ...
Sport & PerformanceFeb 21, 2025
3 proven ways to make your brain crave exercise
Research reveals a striking discovery about the human brain and exercise motivation. Scientists have identified distinct patterns ...
Sport & PerformanceJan 9, 2025
So You Want to Be a Sport Psychologist?
Sport psychology is a dynamic and rewarding field that bridges the gap between psychology and athletics. It focuses on helping ...
Sport & PerformanceJan 3, 2025
Eight ways to boost your motivation for work, exercise and everything in between
Struggling to motivate yourself to reach your new-year goals? Simple hacks can revive your enthusiasm for everything from work to ...
Sport & PerformanceDec 31, 2024
Diagnostic effectiveness of the Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 supplemented with a brief clinical intake interview in a cohort of Polish elite Olympic athletes
Objective Several studies have used the Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) among athletes but none have combined ...
Sport & PerformanceNov 23, 2024
Sport and Performance Psychology
Professional athletes are not born with the physical abilities and mental toughness they later display; these aspects of ...
Sport & PerformanceAug 27, 2024
Confronting failure is an 'essential objective' for top athletes, sports psychologist says
"Right now, I'm not proud of myself. I'm just disgusted, disappointed," Romane Dicko said on August 2, 2024, after being beaten ...