Stephen FeeneyFeb 113 minThe Importance of Building Rapport With Your AthletesIntroduction Coaches and athletes need to have a conversation away from the playing field. Athletes need to know that their concerns are...
Stephen FeeneyJan 54 minSports Performance and the Keys to Mental ToughnessIntroduction Sports performance is a multifaceted phenomenon that includes physical, mental and social skills. Sports psychologists have...
Stephen FeeneyDec 15, 20213 minHow ego can tear down the very best athletes.Introduction Ego is a significant factor in sporting performance. It can be the difference between being good and being great in many...
Stephen FeeneyDec 8, 20214 minOne will destroy you on competition day the other will see you excel, which are you building?Introduction There are many mindsets people can have when facing a challenge or threat. A mindset is a set of assumptions, ways of...
Stephen FeeneyNov 8, 20213 minReflections after 250km in the DesertUltraX Jordan 250km What do you think of when you hear the words "Running" and "Athletics"? For many, it's all about beating personal...
Stephen FeeneyJun 21, 20191 minPerception, one mental skill for every situation Sport, as like life, will always present different "challenges". A lot of the time, we are challenged by things outside of our control,...
Stephen FeeneyOct 8, 20182 minHow to stop fighting with inconsistency.How often do we find ourselves applying effort and time to a cause only to see us take two steps forward one step back? Sometimes the...
Stephen FeeneySep 27, 20182 minWhat's blocking your performance??Over the last few years, I'd had some the opportunity to work with World Champion athletes and World Class Teams. Seeing things from the...
Stephen FeeneySep 17, 20182 minSome of the major problems that face kids today.This year has been a steep learning curve. Jumping from working on a purely 1-1 basis to working in schools let me see how things are...
Stephen FeeneyJun 7, 20182 minTeaching emotional intelligence in schools.I work with a huge range of pupils from some of the leading private schools in the country to some of the most deprived state schools. ...
Stephen FeeneyFeb 27, 20183 minWaiting until breaking pointAfter spending many years practising doing things the "more challenging way," I figured out you didn't have to bottom out before asking...
Stephen FeeneyDec 8, 20172 minWhat stands in the way becomes the way.A lot of the work I do is problem-solving. However, the long-term effect is that those I work with start to solve their own problems. I...
Stephen FeeneyNov 28, 20172 minWhat teenagers have taught me.Yesterday I was fortunate enough to go and talk to a group of around 100 students in a school in north-east London. They listened to me...
Stephen FeeneyNov 9, 20172 minAbility to perform but lack consistency?I was a huge culprit of being able to perform when there was no pressure and at times perform when I needed to. What I didn't realise...
Stephen FeeneyOct 31, 20172 minThe problem with saying one thing and doing another.I see this happening day in day out. I was a major culprit of this. One minute you'd be nice as pie to someone's face and next minute...
Stephen FeeneyOct 24, 20172 minThe problem with focusing on your problems.One of the first things I do when working with anyone is asking them what their problems are. I know especially when I was an athlete I...
Stephen FeeneyOct 18, 20171 minHow to grow when everyone else has a mental meltdown.As I immerse myself more with my work, I see more and more that we humans are extremely habitual with our behaviour. With this trait, it...
Stephen FeeneySep 22, 20172 minHow flexible is your thinking?I'm the first to put my hands up and say I was the first to blame and point the finger as to why things may not have worked out for me....
Stephen FeeneySep 8, 20172 minPRESSURE, how do you respond?When do you think you lose control of your mind and thinking? We've all been there when we literally can't think straight because we're...