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How to establish yourself as a Premier League psychologist

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themindroom.substack.com How the hell do you land a job with a Premier League club (and actually make a success of it when you’ve got your foot through the door)? With some experts suggesting that over 300 applicants will be fighting for a single role - and others highlighting the herculean challenge facing recruits tasked with…

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The psychology hangover: how the World Cup will shape the season ahead

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themindroom.substack.com In the final episode of The World Cup Psychology Show, Professor Geir Jordet and Tim Harkness, Chelsea’s former head of Sport Science & Psychology, join the show to discuss how World Cup trends - from in-game breaks to squandered ‘stutter kicks’ - might influence domestic and international football over the next…

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Three ways to take sport psychology from textbook to the training pitch (with Professor Adam Nicholls)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themindroom.substack.com How do you actually take sport psychology from the confines of the classroom to the pressure cooker of being pitchside? For some, the subject is still something shrouded in mystery (or treated as a purely office-based practice, to the point where one recent job ad was promoted with a picture of an empty desk and…

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The World Cup Psychology Show: why Tuchel's comments show England's 'psychologically safe' environment and how to mentally prepare for meeting Messi

In the latest episode of The World Cup Psychology Show, Tim Harkness, Chelsea’s former head of Sport Science & Psychology, who worked with Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge, and David Wheeler, one of the only former pro footballers turned psychologists working in the game, join me to look back at England’s win against Norway - and preview the semi-final against Argentina. We explain why Thomas…

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The World Cup Psychology Show: England vs Mexico - Saka's focus, Pickford's emotional regulation and why being 'under the cosh' can create collective flow

In the latest episode of The World Cup Psychology Show, Tim Harkness, Chelsea’s former head of Sport Science & Psychology, who worked with Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge, and David Wheeler, one of the only former pro footballers turned psychologists working in the game, join me to look back at England’s win against Mexico. We examine the unerring focus Tuchel’s displayed in the Azteca couldron,…

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How to handle the heat of World Cup knockout matches

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themindroom.substack.com Four billion tigers. That’s the metaphorical audience some of Italy greatest players described facing in the final of the last World Cup on American soil. In 1994, it was too much for the likes of Roberto Baggio, Franco Baresi and Roberto Donadoni. Baggio’s skied shootout penalty, which ended Italy’s hopes of…

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The World Cup Psychology Show: England vs DR Congo - dealing with shock, managing danger and preparing to play at high-altitude

In the latest episode of The World Cup Psychology Show, Tim Harkness, Chelsea’s former head of Sport Science & Psychology, who worked with Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge, and David Wheeler, one of the only former pro footballers turned psychologists working in the game, join me to look back at England’s win against DR Congo. We delve into how England dealt with the shock of conceeding an early…

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How to integrate psychology within performance analysis (and why it's so tricky)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themindroom.substack.com In a world where you can’t seem to go a second without another datapoint passing through your inbox or IMs, the inability to incorporate psychology within performance analysis remains something of a mystery. The technology to monitor on-field behaviour exists. Champions Leagues sides have shown that analysing…

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The World Cup Psychology Show: England vs Ghana - 'never too high, never too low'

In the latest episode of The World Cup Psychology Show, Tim Harkness, Chelsea’s former head of Sport Science & Psychology, who worked with Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge, and David Wheeler, one of the only former pro footballers turned psychologists working in the game, join me to look back at England’s draw against Ghana. We consider how Tuchel, his squad and backroom staff will react to the…

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The World Cup Psychology Show: how did England engineer that second half display against Croatia?

In the latest episode of The World Cup Psychology Show, Tim Harkness, Chelsea’s former head of Sport Science & Psychology, who worked with Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge, and David Wheeler, one of the only former pro footballers turned psychologists working in the game, join me to look back at England’s win against Croatia. We consider what did Tuchel said in the dressing room to inspire his…

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