Leah McAslan

Sport Psychologist (iT) | Performance Psychologist at LVBSPORTPSYCH

[Tim Cobb @TCSportPsyc]

Impressive reflection from Jack Draper on his first grand slam semifinal 👏

Emotions of anxiety/nervousness. Feeling sick and like he can’t move.
All normal experiences which we cannot necessarily get rid off 🧠

But we can learn to perform with these experiences present #ACT

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

"By the time that you watch this I will no longer be here"

We wanted to share Rob Burrow's poignant final message with you, recorded before his death for a special BBC documentary 'There's only one Rob Burrow'.

The Rugby League legend will never, ever be forgotten ❤️

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Listen to your body.

It whispers before it screams.

[Leah McAslan @leahbarrow]

A great example of ACT in the field here.
Acceptance of thoughts/feelings & a refocus on commitment to action/execution

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

🗣️ “I told myself all day, ‘I’m going to have the fastest last 200, I’m going to have a really good last 200,’ and the more that I focused on executing that, the less nervous I got because all my focus could go towards that…

Nerves happen, everyone gets nervous. The best in the world get nervous. I think it’s important that when they come, to accept them and greet them instead of being like, ‘No, don’t get nervous.’’

@Nikki_Hiltz after winning the USATF Indoor Championships 1500m title! Nikki shares about their confidence heading into the race, managing pre-race nerves, and more ⬇️

Full interview: https://t.co/C0Xdgn01Vx

[Pete Barry @petegbarry]

The Performance by Design Podcast is back…

I am happy to welcome back @leahbarrow for the 6th episode of the PBD Podcast.

Approaches to Sport Psychology: Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) & Motivational Interviewing (MI).

https://t.co/DHtSXjvVEE

[Leah McAslan @leahbarrow]

Incredibly refreshing to hear such perspective in the midst of performance disappointment! It is possible to express gratitude whilst wanting more. Attitude is a choice 🧠

[Sara Hall @SaraHall3]

What a privilege to chase your dreams and have others believe in them with you. What incredible relationships I’ve made through this sport. I wouldn’t trade them for anything I’ve accomplished or could have accomplished.

Thanks for believing with me. The story continues.

[Leah McAslan @leahbarrow]

@hannengland Congratulations Hannah!!

[Michael Caulfield MSc @TheCaulfieldWay]

Whatever age, whatever shiny thing, whatever innovation, whatever podcast, whatever anything, this will not lose its value, so there you go #farmers

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

So what might Pierre be doing?

Using (mental) rehearsal to build complex & nuanced schemas (representations of information) in long term memory

He is retrieving memories of the circuit…to (mentally) rehearse driving…to consolidate (declarative & procedural) knowledge

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Don't fight negative thoughts.

They are normal. It's part of your brain being protecting, nudging you to remind you that you are doing something difficult

When we fight things, we assign them value

For negative thoughts: let them float on by, acknowledge them, or replace them.

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

In sport your thoughts HAPPEN to you...you DO your self-talk.

By differentiating between thoughts and self-talk you may be able to learn to self-regulate quicker and more effectively: "I know I'll have unhelpful thoughts. I'll use my self-talk to ignore them and stay on-task"

[Norwich City FC @NorwichCityFC]

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.

Check in on those around you.

#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans

[Football Daily @footballdaily]

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou talking brilliantly about mental health in football ❤️

[Michael Johnson @MJGold]

It’s not mental toughness that helps athletes succeed. It’s mental skills.

[Dr Karen Howells @mind4sportpsych]

Unfortunately none of this surprises me. It astounds that anyone still thinks it’s acceptable to weigh swimmers. Amanda Beard’s autobiography provides a heart breaking narrative on the impact of a focus on weight. Why aren’t we learning these lessons? https://t.co/I6zNq5NXva

[Kyle Walker @kylewalker115]

This @dele_official & @GNev2 interview has once again highlighted that fans dont know the full story and should remember that players might be going through stuff none of us know about or could even imagine.

Hopefully him opening up can help people learn to listen before judging

[Gary Neville @GNev2]

I’m struggling to find the words to put with this post but please watch my most recent interview with Dele. It’s the most emotional, difficult yet inspirational conversation I’ve ever had in my life. Watch the interview on @wearetheoverlap here https://t.co/60d4IZwQmR

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

Sport is about perspective. Sometimes incredible effort doesn't pay off. Sometimes you still lose despite thorough preparation...despite the hard yards

At these times you just have to look back with satisfaction and extract the joy from having been immersed in what you love most

[Alex Auerbach @AlexAuerbachPhD]

The culture you create should reflect the values you want to live.

If your culture reflects what you think is “right,” and not who you are, you’re more likely to undermine yourself with misaligned behaviors.

If it reflects what you value, the aligned behavior is effortless.

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

Coaches may tend to be tough on performance while being tolerant on mindset. Reverse it! Be tough on mindset, tolerant on performance

By doing so you give your players a better chance to actually have that great performance. You free them up. You help them play on the front foot