Psychologist Helps Student Athletes Get Ahead of the Game
22 February 2013
Chartered Psychologist Juliette Lloyd gives Team Derby athletes some tips on how to improve their performance.
The techniques discussed in the session helped the student athletes prepare for big sporting events and helped them to feel more in control of their sporting performance so they can get ahead of the competition.
”Juliette Lloyd
Student athletes of the University of Derby were given some insights into how they could get ahead of the game by a Chartered Sport Psychologist recently.
The Team Derby athletes, who represent the University at a range of sports including badminton, American football, rowing, football, canoeing and swimming, attended the talk by Juliette Lloyd on February 20 (2013).
A former British junior international rower, Juliette is a British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences accredited Sport Psychologist. She spent ten years working at the English Institute of Sport supporting elite performers in a wide variety of sports including athletics, badminton, women's rugby and paralympic shooting.
Juliette said: "The techniques discussed in the session helped the student athletes prepare for big sporting events and helped them to feel more in control of their sporting performance so they can get ahead of the competition."
Third year Biology student Jenny Moore, 21, who represents Team Derby at badminton, attended the event to get some tips to enhance her performance on the court.
She said: "As our season is nearing its end it was useful to learn different strategies to cope with the pressure big matches put us under.
"It was also useful to know that no matter who you are, university level or Olympic standard, you will always feel stress but it is how you deal with it that sets you apart."
"The take home message I got was, the best motivation is self-motivation and that applies in all areas of our lives, not just in sport."
Olympic badminton player Donna Kellogg, who is now the University of Derby's Performance Sports Officer, organised the event. She said: "We invited Juliette as we are committed to developing our talented student athletes.
"She shared her knowledge and some incredible insights, and so we are delighted to hear feedback like Jenny's as it shows that the event was a great success."
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