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The Sport Psych Show

Dan Abrahams

Join Sport Psychologist, Dan Abrahams, on The Sport Psych Show as he aims to demystify sport psychology for players, coaches and parents by speaking with some of the most influential people...

Episodes

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#350 Prof Mark Williams - Considering Skill Acquisition and Game Intelligence

In this episode I'm delighted to welcome back Prof Mark Williams to the show. Mark has 35+ years experience as a research scientist, academi...

01:06:13Oct 19, 2026

#349 Morten Bertelsen - Communication for Better Teamwork

I speak with Morten Bertelsen in this week's episode. Morten is the first team sport psychologist at F.C. Copenhagen supporting players, coa...

55:08Sep 28, 2026

#348 Dr Sue Jackson - Experiencing Flow

I speak with performance psychologist, author, researcher, and world-leading expert in flow, Dr Sue Jackson in this week's episode. Sue's ex...

59:38Aug 24, 2026

#347 J.P. Nerbun - The Culture Captain

I speak with J.P. Nerbun in this week's episode. J.P. is a leading expert on culture transformation and the author of four books on leadersh...

58:49Aug 3, 2026

#346 Pip Henderson, Dr Will Vickery & Prof Shane Pill - Coaches' Definitions of Success in Sport

In this episode I'm joined by Pip Henderson, Dr Will Vickery and Prof Shane Pill to discuss a paper which examines how sport coaches concept...

58:58Jul 13, 2026

#345 Dr Jerry Lynch & John O'Sullivan - How to be an Exceptional Captain and Leader

I'm delighted to welcome Dr Jerry Lynch and John O'Sullivan back to the show to discuss their brand new book "Captain: The Athlete's Guide t...

59:47Jun 29, 2026

#344 Dan Abrahams - Mark Peters Speaks to Dan About his new Book

On this week's episode I hand the reins over to my long-time friend, Mark Peters, to discuss my new book Compete: Developing a Mental Playbo...

01:07:21Jun 8, 2026

#343 Richard Fryer - Coaching Under Pressure

I speak with Richard Fryer in this week's episode. Richard is a psychologist working in high performance sport in Australia. Richard works w...

01:02:23May 11, 2026

#342 Dr Séamus Harvey & Dr Chin Wei Ong - Assessing Mental Well-Being in Sport

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Séamus Harvey and Dr Chin Wei Ong in this week's episode. We discuss a mental well-being screening process wh...

59:46Apr 27, 2026

#341 Daniel Coyle - Flourishing

I'm delighted to speak with Daniel Coyle in this week's episode. Daniel is the award-winning author of multiple New York Times bestsellers i...

54:18Apr 13, 2026

#340 Declan O'Connell - Adaptive Expertise

I speak with Declan O'Connell in this week's episode. Declan is a coach and performance consultant with over 20 years working with elite spo...

49:21Mar 30, 2026

#339 Dr Andreas Küttel - Exploring Mental Health and Performance Dynamics

I'm delighted to speak with Andreas Küttel in this week's episode. Andreas is a Swiss former ski jumper who won five World Cup competitions...

58:40Mar 16, 2026

#338 Dr David Moran - Grouping by Ability in Youth Sport

I speak with Dr David Moran in this week's episode. David is a coach and coach developer in Gaelic games. He is a post-doctoral researcher w...

57:35Mar 2, 2026

#337 Katja Rewitz - Exploit or Explore: Decision Making in Sport

I'm delighted to speak with Katja Rewitz in this week's episode. Katja is a second year PhD student at the Dynamics of Human Performance Reg...

42:20Feb 16, 2026

#336 Dr Simon Quick - Balancing Athlete Welfare with the Pressure to Perform

I speak with Dr Simon Quick in this week's episode. Simon is a lecturer in Sport Coaching at the University of Essex, specialising in sport...

58:32Feb 2, 2026

#335 Dave Webb - Preparing for the Pressure of Tournament Play

I'm delighted to speak with Dave Webb in this week's episode. Dave is a leading manager and coach who has been at the forefront of elite int...

01:00:56Jan 19, 2026

#334 Simon Gelsthorpe - Emotionally Informed Coaching

I speak with Simon Gelsthorpe in this week's episode. Simon is a clinical psychologist who specialises in emotions. He works with sports coa...

58:12Dec 22, 2025

#333 Dr Robin Owen and Prof Shuge Zhang - The Impact of Anxiety on Performance

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Robin Owen and Prof Shuge Zhang in this week's episode. Robin is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology at Liv...

47:43Dec 8, 2025

#332 Dr Alan McKay - Supporting Players to Develop Mental Toughness

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Alan McKay in this week's episode. Alan is an HCPC sport psychologist, researcher, and practitioner. He compl...

49:42Nov 17, 2025

#331 Dr Erin Prior - Navigating Athlete Mental Health

I am delighted to speak with Dr Erin Prior in this episode. Erin is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist working across a range of sp...

53:42Nov 3, 2025