14 September 2026
It isn't staying silent about the pain and gritting your teeth. It's consciously deciding what gets to occupy your mind — and what doesn't. by Virginia Marino 01 THE EPISODE […]
9 August 2026
Five events, five gold medals. At the 2026 European Swimming Championships in Paris, Chiara Pellacani completed a perfect European diving championship, surpassing Tania Cagnotto's all-time Italian record of three gold medals. She won two titles alone, and the other three in pairs—with three different partners in the same week. The science of interpersonal synchrony explains why building multiple "dual minds" in just a few days is a psychological challenge in itself, distinct from individual performance.
6 August 2026
Every January and June, Deportivo Riestra relocates to Pinamar for a preseason camp that has become legendary in Argentina: wake-up at 3:15am, four training sessions a day, curfew at 9:30pm. Sport psychology explains why such an extreme training camp can build cohesion and mental toughness — and where the line falls with overtraining syndrome.
20 July 2026
MetLife Stadium, New York, 19 July 2026. World Cup final: Spain-Argentina. In goal, on either side, two identical numbers: 23. Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez for […]
18 July 2026
Miami, 18 July 2026. France and England take the field for the World Cup third-place final. A match that, as Tuchel honestly admitted […]
11 July 2026
by Virginia Marino — www.sportpsychologycenter.com On July 10, 2026, in Monaco, Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi ran the 1000 metres in 2:11.83, improving by 0.13 seconds […]
27 June 2026
How the world's most feared striker built a model of behavioral self-regulation—and why humor is part of training. At the 2026 World Cup, a few minutes […]
22 June 2026
Sports Psychology in Foil A 45-22 that seems clear. But there were three moments behind it when the game could have gone the other way. To Antony, […]
13 June 2026
From American football to Brazil's World Cup training camp, a small quarterback sleeve speaks to a great truth of sports psychology: the mind that wins is the one we take weight off. […]
13 June 2026
The case of referee Omar Artan and what scientific research really says about acceptance Sport Psychology Center · sportpsychologycenter.com In June 2026, two images chased each other […]
12 May 2026
What his story teaches us about resilience, determination and the psychology of coming back On May 1, 2026, while Italy stopped for the Feast […]
4 May 2026
For decades, mental training for athletes was ignored; athletes' training focused almost exclusively on the body: strength, endurance, speed. But in recent […]
3 May 2026
Pre-competition anxiety is one of the most common experiences in sport. That tightness in the chest, the racing thoughts, the sudden doubt before a race or […]
3 May 2026
Mental block in sport is one of the most studied phenomena in performance psychology: discover why you block yourself in competition and how to train your mind to overcome it. […]