Raising Your Game

Dr. Laura Healy is an associate professor at Nottingham Trent University who’s research focuses in motivation, goal pursuit, and mental health/well-being across the sport and physical activity spectrum

Expect to learn; the importance of having a why within your goals, how to track your progress, why proving other people wrong shouldn’t be a goal, the role of passion and autonomy in goal pursuit, the difference between wanting and needing your goals, and much more.

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Prof Alun Williams of Manchester Metropolitan University who’s research focuses on the genetics of human physical performance, injury risk, health and it’s relation to sex categories in sport.

The transgender athlete and DSD athlete debate hit a new height in the 2024 Olympics. But what does the science suggest about this highly debated area in sports? Are we focusing on the moral and social elements to a scientific answer?

Expect to learn; the differences between trans-athletes and DSD athletes, why it’s possible for federations to have the same policies on trans-athletes, the ethics of trans-athlete and DSD testing, the effects of lowering testosterone in trans-women athletes, how much of your performance is down to genetics or training, how your genetics can predict injury risk, and much more.

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Dr Alex Auerbach, performance psychologist having worked with the professional sports teams such as the Toronto raptors, NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympians.

We’re living in a world where mindset, psychology is getting more and more attention. From articles, social media content, to Netflix series, showcasing that mindset, mental skills and working on your psychological state is a highly important part of an athletes life. But why is it that so few really invest into it? What are some of the barriers to improving your mindset and psychology in sport?

Expect to learn; why some athletes don’t want to be the greatest, how the GOATs of sport are leaving clues to follow, how to build your game intelligence, the difference between doing what you need to rather than what you want to, how to find your intrinsic motivators as a team and as an individual, and much more.

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Dr Erin Hoare is an honorary fellow at Deakin University, a former professional netballer and Australian rules footballer.

The conversation around neurodiversity and especially ADHD is growing and Erin’s work has begun to look into the research in the world of sport.

Expect to learn what ADHD is, the challenges of ADHD in sport, why people with ADHD may mask as neurotypical, whether we are normalising neurodiversity and much more.

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Ross Dewar and strength and conditioning with more than 20 years experience having trained some of the worlds leading cricketers.

Cricket has a unique relationship with strength & conditioning. How does a sport go from where it wasn’t uncommon for players to be smoking and drinking, to now where the players are becoming elite athletes? How do we try to slow the injury rates within the sport? Are we training cricketers correctly? Should they be in the gym lifting weights?

Expect to learn, why cricket has a unique relationship with strength and conditioning, why young cricketers should prioritise movement, 5 fundamental exercises for batters and bowlers, why athletes should be spending less time gaming and more time moving, and much more.

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Dr Jim Taylor psychologist of performance, sport and parenting, an author and an elite level triathlete.

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Adam Kelly is a Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise at Birmingham City University and Director of the RAYSDLab.

How do we identify talent, how do we then nuture it and are we letting talent slip through the cracks without us being aware? Adam is at the forefront and wealth of knowledge in the mechanisms of talent identification research and strategies to help us develop talent.

Expect to learn; why we put the individual first, why being born in the start of the year can give you an advantage, why we shouldn’t just select on age, strategies to best identify talent and much more.

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Chris Mesagno is a senior lecturer at Victoria University whose research focuses on anxiety and choking in sport and exercise.

Why do we choke under pressure? What are the causes for choking under pressure? How do we reduce our chances of choking under pressure? Chris is one of the leading voices on anxiety and choking under pressure and if you’re an athlete that wants to perform in the clutch moments and get out of your own way Chris is a wealth of knowledge and gives some really helpful insights.

Expect to learn; the characteristics of someone that chokes under pressure, why narcissists perform better under pressure, what happens to us when we choke, what could have been going on with Rory Mcilroy in the US Open, strategies to reducing chances of choking, and much more.

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Geir Jordet holds a PhD. in soccer and psychology and teaches and conducts research on psychology and elite performance at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

Expect to learn; the fundamentals to a good penalty taker, are different personalities are suited to penalities, why the style of the kick doesn’t matter, why teams should have enforcers around the penalty taker, mental strategies for improving penalty performance, and much more.

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Geir's Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pressure-Lessons-psychology-penalty-shoot/dp/1915780217

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To celebrate 200 episodes of Raising Your Game I break down some of the lessons I've learnt form the past 100 episodes.

Expect to learn; how the support/challenge matrix helps build resilience, the difference between failure and mistakes, why not all self talk is created equal, why to strive for excellence and not perfection, why your emotions aren't bad, how to surround yourself with great people, how to trust your decisions, and much more.

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