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, […]
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Ideas, insights, and reflections from the world of sports psychology.
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 […]
24 May 2026
Collective identity, deindividuation, and emotional contagion: what really happens in a fan's mind when rivalry becomes total. Fabio Zarra | Sport Psychology Center | […]
23 May 2026
“Don't ask me the reasons. Deep down, I know it's my moment.” Behind the departure of Guardiola, the club's most successful coach, there is one of the
19 May 2026
The 2025/26 season ends amid record injuries, impossible schedules, and a question rippling through the dressing rooms of Europe's top clubs: what price to play for? […]
17 May 2026
Polyvagal theory, domestic pressure, and uncertainty management in the triumph that rewrote the history of Italian tennis Today, May 17, 2026, on the Center Court of the Foro […]
17 May 2026
In recent months, three very different athletes have spoken publicly about what's going on inside their heads. The words are different, the thread is the […]
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 […]
7 May 2026
March 2026. At the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games, something unusual draws media attention: inside the Olympic Villages, alongside weight rooms and […]
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. […]