Daniel Abrahams

@DanAbrahams77

Sport Psychologist. Consultant, author, blogger & podcaster (). Former pro golfer. Also passionate about coaching science and skill acquisition

England, United Kingdom
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Joined July 2009
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    26 Dec 2015

    Sign up for a FREE 'Mental Toughness for Football' e book here: Techniques used in the Premier League

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Coaches...when it comes to challenging players...acceptance, empathy, optimism, responsibility, knowledge. These are the gatekeepers of behaviour change...you CAN make a difference...you CAN help change behaviour Today's 'Thought of the Day'

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  3. 15 hours ago

    Players, make your objectives for a game: - As specific as is possible (and as succinct as is possible) - As controllable as is possible (or as close to controllable as is possible) - Phrased positively ("What I want, not what I don't want") Specific, controllable, positive!

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  4. 16 hours ago

    Ideas to build players' self-belief: - have them identity playing strengths and character strengths - Help them to use body language purposefully and intentionally - Help them rationalise their language - 'musts' and 'have to's' - Identify short term process goals for quick wins

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  5. 17 hours ago

    Effort on the sports pitch or field is less a choice when players: - lack self-belief - are uncertain about responsibilities - experience anxiety - can't shift attention - feel threatened by coaches Effort becomes more of a choice with mental skills & a positive environment

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  6. 18 hours ago

    Donna Fishter on The Sport Psych Show talking about the importance of 'quality' work over quantity of work. Take a listen to this awesome episode here

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  7. 19 hours ago

    My NEW article on the awesome “Dealing with moaning: Psychological Safety and Involving Players”

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  8. Jul 15

    Our nervous system is an old beast. It's designed to intertwine with our environment - to spot opportunity AND the to assess the costs within those opportunities. That's why players need mental skills Today's 'Thought of the Day'

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  9. Jul 14

    Every team should enjoy a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE): - all coach conversations consider thoughts, emotions, experiences & personalities of players - psychological safety to make mistakes, to challenge & to express vulnerability - Constant feedback across the team

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  10. Jul 14

    It may well be that an optimal sporting mindset going into a competitive situation is one that focuses on winning the battle against self. "If I take charge of myself I give myself the best chance to take charge of the opposition". It may be preferential to put mindset first!

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  11. Jul 14

    Ideas to help players engage in sessions: - Start with a fun game that gets players smiling - Ask players for feedback between activities - Encourage player interaction between reps (feedback huddles) - Set up individual development programmes to promote deliberate practice

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  12. Jul 14

    Donna Fishter on The Sport Psych Show speaking about the importance of introspection for coaches. Take a listen to this fantastic episode here

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  13. Jul 14

    👇🏻this! Kind of! Being difficult (low agreeableness) may have relationship with being creative (High openness), but possibly doesn’t. Coaches should be more tolerant with ‘difficult’ players because they’re (probably) just being themselves. The coach has to learn to handle them

    “Be more tolerant of the difficult people. They’re the creative ones. They’re not happy with the status quo.” 🗣 Sir Terry Leahy
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  14. Jul 14

    Humans are a cocktail of cognitions, emotions, motivations and behaviours interacting. And here's the thing - these driving forces interact in parallel rather than serially....making behavioural choice hard for everyone! Today's 'Thought of the Day'

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  15. Jul 13

    Jurgen Klopp as an extravert: - expresses enormous amounts of positive emotion - can get very angry - a great amount of social interaction - Popular - Warm - creates a positive social environment (probably) - high levels of social competence (possibly) - Happy (possibly)

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  16. Jul 13

    Helping players develop optimism: - Reflect on strengths - Eradicate any extreme thoughts around performance (musts & have to's) - Have strategies to deal with negative emotion - Have strategies to deal with poor performance or a high performing opposition - Offer social support

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  17. Jul 13

    Turn "I must win" into "I'd like to win" Turn "I have to perform" into "It'd be great to perform" Rigid, fixed, and extreme thoughts around sport can feel like the kind of thoughts a competitor should have. This is untrue! Thinking this way will more likely hinder than help...

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  18. Jul 13

    I'm excited to release a NEW episode of The Sport Psych Show. This week I speak with leadership coach and team architect, Donna Fishter We speak in depth about the importance of self-reflection as a coach and leader A must-listen for coaches

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  19. Jul 13

    "Squeaky bum time" as Sir Alex Ferguson once famously said... It's that time where promotion, relegation, fighting for the title...that 'pressurised' period. So how do teams cope? Today's 'Thought of the Day'

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  20. Jul 12

    👇🏻one for cognitive linguists! There are two orientational metaphors in this quote that have implication for mental skills. To show ‘spirit’ = to be above or ‘high’ Pick themselves up = ‘more’ is ‘up’ Good is up; more is up...great body language is up Does that make sense?

    "It's a time now for Leicester to show their spirit in the next three games. It's certainly a bad result, but they have to pick themselves up." - Steve Walsh.
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  21. Jul 12

    Really enjoyed my chats, debates and discourse about ‘attitude’ and ‘difficult players’ with people on Twitter this weekend. It’s not about being ‘right’...it’s about putting ideas out there, having respectful debate, listening to others, learning, creating new thinking tools

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