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I will (almost certainly) be blogging more

It has been ages since I posted on my blog. This is something that I would like to remedy.

Rest assured, this is not because I've been out of action in the world of Sports Psychology or simply idle. I've been busy seeing clients and helping them to bounce back or develop their psychological armoury. I've also provided plenty of sport psychology comment to journalists who have been seeking an psychological understanding in relation to an athlete.

With Wimbledon tennis tournament on, I provided some comment on how players perform under pressure and manage the big occasion. The journalist was interested in what the rest of us can learn from the Wimbledon players on how to perform in our own sports and non-sports settings. Plus, how playing tennis can be a good thing for developing psychological skills for life.

One of the less usual requests came from the world of eSports - computer gaming. It was very interesting to be interviewed by one of the UK's eSports commentators for an hour on the psychology of team eSports - the similarities and differences with 'regular' sports. Part of the reason for this request is that one of the USA teams hired a sports psychologist and then went on to win the next big tournament. Surely this wasn't a coincidence!?

Update: The Los Angeles Times newspaper has written a piece 2 days after I wrote this update on the rise of eSports, you can read this here http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-e-sports-20170721-htmlstory.html 
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