22 September 2026
Due gesti virali diventati oggetto di ironia sono in realtà un buon punto di partenza per parlare di due strumenti reali della psicologia dello sport: l’imagery […]
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Ideas, insights, and reflections from the world of sports psychology.
19 September 2026
On Saturday 19 September Millwall and West Ham meet for the first time in 14 years, and London mobilises 400 officers and special powers. From the fake grenade of 1965 to […]
18 September 2026
How Italy's national volleyball team, with a perfect record at the 2026 European Championship, is applying (perhaps without knowing it) three of the most solid principles of performance psychology. There's […]
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 […]
8 September 2026
Within the space of a week, Italian football produced two textbook cases in the psychological management of the relationship between a coach and their club. Marco Giampaolo was […]
7 September 2026
Sixty years after the last Italian win at the Italian Grand Prix, Andrea Kimi Antonelli rewrote Monza's history by climbing from nineteenth on the grid to the top […]
5 September 2026
Dopo il periodo di riposo concordato con il ct Julio Velasco al termine della fase preliminare della Volleyball Nations League 2026, Myriam Sylla è rientrata in […]
27 August 2026
The longest set in volleyball history — Italy-Germany, 64-66, FIPAV Cup Men Elite, 26 August 2026 — is the key to understanding […]
16 August 2026
From 10 to 16 August 2026 in Birmingham, Italian athletics wins 8 golds, leads the European medal table and delivers stories that go far beyond the result […]
14 August 2026
What happens in the mind of an athlete who has to win again 24 hours after having already achieved the greatest dreamAuthor Fabio Zarra www.sportpsychologycenter.com Wednesday 12 August, […]
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.
30 July 2026
On 28 July 2026, Malagò announces to the Federal Council the return of Roberto Mancini to the Azzurri bench. Three years after his departure for Saudi Arabia, after the […]
28 July 2026
In sixteen days, the FIGC appointed a technical director, an advisor, chose a head coach, burned it all over a Russian sponsor, and received the resignations […]
25 July 2026
From 20 to 26 July 2026, the Karol Wojtyla Sports Centre in Cardano al Campo (Varese) hosts the European Inline Speed Skating Championships. Italy […]
22 July 2026
Spa-Francorchamps, 19 July 2026. Andrea Kimi Antonelli wins the Belgian Grand Prix, his sixth win of the season in Formula 1 at 19. He is the youngest […]
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 […]
15 July 2026
It isn't recklessness. It's self-efficacy built through experience, and a reputational burden that, for now, he doesn't yet carry.
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 […]
9 July 2026
Wimbledon, July 8, 2026. Flavio Cobolli, world number 10, loses in the quarterfinals to Arthur Fery, number 114 and a British wild card. Three straight sets. Then, in a press conference, he says something rare: "My subconscious thinks I'm a player to beat, and then I find myself fighting my monsters on the court." Psychology has a specific name for those monsters. […]
7 July 2026
By Fabio Zarra Last night, in Dallas, Spain eliminated Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the round of 16 of the World Cup, qualifying for the […]
6 July 2026
By Fabio Zarra Tonight, in Seattle, the United States and Belgium are playing for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals in a climate that […]
5 July 2026
By Fabio Zarra Tonight, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, Brazil and Norway are playing for a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. […]
2 July 2026
A 100-minute press conference, the accusations against the players, the tears, the phrase "you abandoned me." Marcelo Bielsa's departure from Uruguay after their group stage elimination at the 2026 World Cup is one of the most powerful case studies ever available to coaching psychology. Science explains what breaks down when a coach and his players stop communicating. […]
1 July 2026
2026 World Cup · Psychology of the Role Fabio Zarra · Sport Psychologist · Sport Psychology Center · July 1, 2026 «The Gill kid doesn't talk, he's […]
29 June 2026
World Cup 2026 · Mentality and pressure Cape Verde, on its debut, is the smallest nation ever to reach the round of 16 of a World Cup. Now it challenges […]
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 […]
24 June 2026
Didier Deschamps leaves France's 2026 World Cup training camp after his mother's death. A case that raises a scientifically precise question: what happens? […]
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, […]
20 June 2026
From the Ronaldinho-Ravenna case to Pantani, from Sinner to Simone Biles: a psychological analysis of misinformation in the world of professional sports. […]
18 June 2026
Three weeks of physical uncertainty, 'tough days' for non-sporting reasons, tears after the first goal. Then a record hat-trick. Messi's case at the 2026 World Cup is a natural laboratory to understand when extra-sport stress becomes a resource — and when it instead risks destroying us. […]
17 June 2026
Oh Hyeon-gyu walks barefoot on the pitch before every match. Then he scores the winning goal in his World Cup debut. What does the […]
16 June 2026
At the 2026 World Cup, Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu made headlines not for his lineups or his statements, but for a blackboard. […]
15 June 2026
It's official: Sport Psychology Center is among the selected exhibitors of the WMF – We Make Future 2026, the International Fair and Festival on innovation dedicated to AI, […]
15 June 2026
Barcelona, June 14, 2026. Lewis Hamilton wins his first Grand Prix with Ferrari in his 31st appearance in red: 106th career victory, 686 days […]
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 […]
10 June 2026
Tomorrow, June 11, 2026, the biggest World Cup in football history opens. Forty-eight national teams, three host countries, billions of people watching. […]
8 June 2026
Monaco, June 7, 2026. Charles Leclerc crashes into the wall at Rascasse, blaming his brakes on live radio and at a press conference. Brembo responds with a statement. […]
6 June 2026
After Italy's victory over Luxembourg, interim coach Silvio Baldini also gave credit to the stars. This expression offers a starting point for distinguishing—in light of scientific literature—between superstitious thinking and routine preparation for the performance. […]
5 June 2026
Student-Athlete School. The Tara Dragaš Case and What We Too Often Forget About the True Function of School […]
3 June 2026
What sports psychology tells us about this unexpected return. On June 1, 2026, Serena Williams announced her return to professional competition, almost […]
1 June 2026
Our VR works with the same neuroscientific logic. The secret of Mental Training. Professor Riccardo Ceccarelli's Mental Economy Training—digital simulations, biofeedback, […]
31 May 2026
How the Dane completed his Grand Tour collection and what his mental journey teaches us
31 May 2026
Budapest, May 30, 2026: PSG beat Arsenal 1-1 (4-3 on penalties) and win the Champions League for the second consecutive year. Three words from Luis Enrique […]
30 May 2026
Ahead of the PSG-Arsenal final on May 30, 2026, shops on the Champs-Élysées were covered in wood paneling and metal grilles. Twenty thousand police officers in […]
28 May 2026
Leading 6-3, 6-2, 5-1 and ready to serve for the match, Jannik Sinner has faded. What happens in the mind of an elite athlete when the […]
27 May 2026
The psychology of place in elite sport: trauma, contextual mental block, and redemption. What science tells us about athletes' ability—and inability—to revisit the "scene of defeat." […]
26 May 2026
In the space of a few days, one of the most successful athletes in history went from tears of defeat to tears of joy. Behind a viral image is […]