| Rob Robson (robrobson) |
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| Sport Psychologist and Management Consultant | |
| Mental Skills | |
| Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK | |
http://www.mentalskills.co.uk |
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| Member since: Jan 7th,2007 | Profile hits: 3379 | Network: 285 | |
Profile Summary
I apply psychology to help sports organisations, teams and individuals improve their performance - both sporting and organisational.
My Consultancy - Mental Skills Sport Psychologists
I am a Sport Psychologist and and Management Consultant with 10 years of experience consulting with elite and talented athletes,
teams, and world class organisations. My expertise is in understanding the motivational drivers and barriers that impact performance and change, and skilled in helping clients to respond.As all clients are different, my services are bespoke, and designed to meet the realities of your performance needs, the context (e.g. sport) in which you perform, and your budget.
Specifically I offer:
- Performance coaching to athletes, coaches and sports managers
- Team development for sports teams or work teams
- Coach, manager and leadership development programmes
- Organisational effectiveness consulting and Programme Review
My Sport Psychology articles include:
What is Mental Toughness, and How Does it Relate to Motivation?
Effective Goal Setting for Sports Performance
Motivational Styles, Anxiety and Performance: A Case Study from Youth Football (Soccer)
The Importance of Dreams
Post-Competition Review
Intro to Reversal Theory
Competition Preparation
iStadia
I'm also one of the co-founders and directors of iStadia, along with Keith Irving and passionately believe that all sport and exercise professionals, whether self-employed, coporate or academic, can benefit from better networking and marketing.
Clubs:
Media and Press Exchange North America | Media and Press Exchange UK | Motivation in Sport & Exercise | How to Use iStadia | Midlands Sport & Exercise Network
Keith Irving has also started a sports entrepreneurship and business development club, which I'm excited about contributing.
Find me on LinkedIn, ecademy, Facebook, mybloglog, twitter, mashable
Since 2004 my focus has been on developing organisational
performance and helping them to manage change, in addition to working with sport psychology clients.
Most recently I was Head of Employee Research and Profiling for a niche Organisational Development consultancy. Project work included assessing the climate in the IT function of a global bank, conducting employee surveys for a manufacturing organisation and a county council, building accountability in a national brewing company, and working on a European management development programme for a global brewer. Previous projects included 2 years working in a politically sensitive climate, supporting NHS organisations to implement 'Choose and Book' and developing highly tuned skills in stakeholder engagement.
My experience in sport includes sport psychology and consutancy work with clients up to 'World Class' level, in sports including swimming, athletics, football (soccer), karting and fencing.
Most recently I was Head of Employee Research and Profiling for a niche Organisational Development consultancy. Project work included assessing the climate in the IT function of a global bank, conducting employee surveys for a manufacturing organisation and a county council, building accountability in a national brewing company, and working on a European management development programme for a global brewer. Previous projects included 2 years working in a politically sensitive climate, supporting NHS organisations to implement 'Choose and Book' and developing highly tuned skills in stakeholder engagement.
My experience in sport includes sport psychology and consutancy work with clients up to 'World Class' level, in sports including swimming, athletics, football (soccer), karting and fencing.
Professional:
Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist, British Psychological Society
Accredited Sport Scientist (Psychology/Support), British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Certificate in Humanistic Counselling Skills from the Gestalt Centre (2004)
Academic:MA (Joint Hons) in Psychology with Business Studies from the University of Edinburgh (2:1, 1995))
MSc in Exercise and Sport Psychology from the University of Exeter (Distinction, 1997)
Sports Coaching:
I also have coaching qualifications in swimming and water polo.
I live in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, with my wife and two children. We moved here in 2007 after 9 years in London.
A former youth international in swimming, I still enjoy competing, but have to admit to finding it difficult to get down to training! What that means is that having been more of a 'middle distance' competitor in my youth I'm now a sprinter by default!
A former youth international in swimming, I still enjoy competing, but have to admit to finding it difficult to get down to training! What that means is that having been more of a 'middle distance' competitor in my youth I'm now a sprinter by default!
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