Over the years, an increasing number of students have asked me about becoming a sports psychologist. Students understand that our society loves sports, and (for better or worse) this love of sports ...

When 21-year-old figure skating superstar Ilia Malinin stunned everyone with his subpar performance in the men’s single skating event — falling from first to eighth because of a mistake-filled free ...

Sport psychology is a dynamic and rewarding field that bridges the gap between psychology and athletics. It focuses on helping athletes, teams, and organizations optimize performance, enhance mental ...

Editor’s Note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic’s new desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Peak aims to connect readers to ideas they can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. With the World Series in full swing, the peak performance of elite athletes on the biggest stage warrants discussion. A ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Since the early years of this century, it has been commonplace for computerized analyses of athletic statistics to guide a baseball manager’s ...

The turning point, for me, was Eliud Kipchoge’s smile. In the late miles of his 2017 sub-two-hour marathon attempt at a racetrack just outside Milan, as the effort mounted, he kept flashing a beatific ...

There's something almost magical about watching a team nobody believed in take down a powerhouse. S.hockey team shocking the ...

The Seahawks’ NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams is the team’s biggest game in years. But that’s not how sports and performance psychologist Michael Gervais, who consults with the team ...

Ask 100 top athletes to name the most important factor in any given performance, and you can bet at least 75 of them will say confidence, or something similar. Why is that? Surely natural talent and ...

If there has been one constant across professional sports in recent years, it has been the investment of organizations for their athletes to improve their mental health. The Buffalo Bills are just ...

A seminar on sports medicine and psychology was held at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad, bringing together experts to discuss injury prevention, mental health and performance management. Speakers ...