Psychology OnlineCase Studies
Golf case study : Mat is a 25 year old, pro golfer who plays regularly on the PGA EuroPro and Challenge Tours. He contacted a SportPsychologistOnline.com sport psychologist because he had developed the yips. He was at his wits end. His putting statistics were poor. He was seriously considering giving the game up all together.
Kick Boxing case study : Kirsty is a 26 year old semi-contact kickboxer who recently began competing in points and continuous events. She consistently demonstrates excellent technical execution during training and always enjoys sparring. However In four months of competition Kirsty has experienced difficulties that seem to worsen with each fight. Whenever her opponent comes in close with a combination of punches and kicks, she feels her stomach tense and finds it difficult to think clearly.
Tennis case study : Julia didn't deal with pressure situations very well. She had a tendency to 'wobble' on set or match points. After a bad point she would start calling herself names and become annoyed and frustrated. This resulted in a loss of concentration and often the next point. She had also noticed that she could become upset by a bad line call and would often lose the next point as a result.
Football case study : Nick was curious as to why he experienced inconsistency with his football performance. Some days he played extremely well, other days things could go wrong for him. Once things started to go wrong, his negative thoughts spiraled out of control. Whilst Nick was physically as fit as ever, he noticed his concentration and focus tended to waver during a match.
