Building confidence in sport.
Sports Psychology
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36m
Confidence has been defined as “a firm belief in one’s powers, abilities or capacities.” Confidence, therefore, is firm trust; reliance or belief in one’s own abilities. Sports confidence incorporates these definitions as applied to your sport. Having sports confidence means having self-confidence which is YOUR belief in YOUR ability to complete a physical skill or task required in your sport. But, how do we get these magical rose-tinted glasses to give to our athletes so they can perform better and enjoy their sport more? In this video, Dr Josephine Perry will explain all.
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