Our 2021 Showcase (our first ever event), was held on the 23rd June 2021, online, provided by Newcastle University. A small group of staff and students hosted a range of speakers, including keynotes, sports psychologists, coahces and students. We had an attendance of around 200, which included some from Australia, The Phillipines and a host of European countries! 

Last Year's Speakers: 

Keynote Speakers:

• Professor Andy Hill (York St. John University) - 'Perfectionism Myths in Sport and Exercise Psychology' (link to talk here).
• Kim Blewitt (Lead Sports Performance Coach at West Bromich Albion FC) - 'Psychological Safety' (link to talk here).

Athlete Panel:

• Anushka Bovill (Retired Gymast turned Weightlifter, Founder of Husstlehers).
• Jenny Tong (GB Weightlifter).

Link to the athlete panel here.

Academic Speakers:

• Dean Watson (Durham Cricket & York St John University) - 'How to Manage Athlete Perfectionism' (link to talk here).
• Dr Olivier Rouquette (Belgium Sport Psychologist & Swansea University) - 
• Katelynn Slade (Loughborough University) - 'On Understanding Challenging Situations in the Coach-Athlete Relationship: The Grey Zone'.
• Gilly McKeown (University of Tasmania) - 'Coaching Young Autistic People' (link to talk here).
• Alex Lacsu (University of Canberra) - 'Manipulating Constraints to Develop Game-Ready Athletes' (link to talk here).
• Iwan Rowland (University of South Wales) - 'Can Heart-Rate Variability Biofeedback Improve Physical Recovery?'. 
• Luke Olsson (York St. John University) - 'Athlete Burnout: What is it and how Important is the Coach?' (link to talk here).
• Dr Robert Vaughan (York St. John University) - 'Exercise Functions in Sport: What we Know so Far' (link to talk here).
• Alan McKay (University of South Wales) - '"Not getting too high and not getting too low": Exploring Mental Toughness Development in Youth International Football'. 
• Dr Nils Gatzmaga (Team Coach with RB Leipzig Youth Academy) - 'Video and Audio Feedback in Practice for Coaches and Athletes' (link to talk here).
• Dr. Adam Nichol (Durham University) - 'Towards a Critical Examination of Influence in Sport Coaching' (link to talk here).
• Luke Norris (University of Exeter) - 'Importance of Social Support in Coaching'.

Student Speakers:

• Karl Ramos - 'The Relationship Between the Dark Triad, Aggression and Antisocial Behaviour in Athletes' (link to talk here).
• Arun Phillipson - 'Psychological Interventions within Sports Psychology and their effect on Performance and Wellbeing among Athletes' (link to talk here).
• Bella Harness - 'Eating Disorders in Perfectionistic Athletes'. 
• Douglas Blackwood - The Effect of Perceived and Received Social Support from Coaches on Athlete's Psychological Wellbeing and Self-Confidence with reference to the Importance of the Coach-Athlete Relationship' (link to talk here).
• Will Mitchell - 'Perfectionism, Coping and Performance' (link to talk here). 
• George Clifford - Investigating the Sources of Perceived Stress and Associated Psychological Experience during Serious Injury in Student Athletes'. 
• Brittany Culverwell - 'Autism Surf Therapy and Improving Disability Access in Sport' (link to talk here).
• Sam Devey - 'Paradoxical Performance Effects: the relationship between Perfectionism, Perfectionistic Rumination and Choking in Sport' (link to talk here).
• Elanor Cormack - 'Impact of Gender Stereotypes in Youth Sport' (link to talk here).

Coach Speakers:

• Dr David McHugh (UEFA Qualified Coach & Sport Psychologist) - 'Integrating Psychological Outcomes within a Tactical Periodisation Framework in Football' (link to talk here).
• Nick Scott (Director of Rugby at Rugby Colorno) - 'Mama Mia! Managing a Sporting Environment in a New Culture and Language' (link to talk here).
• Kevin Harper (Former Professional Footballer Turned Football Coach) - 

Sport and Performance Psychology Speakers: 

• Iain Shippey (Founder of Thincsport) - 'Building a Coaching Philosophy and Stories from the Springboks and South Africa Hockey' (link to talk here). 
• Dr Amy Whitehead (Reader at LMJU/HCPC Registered Sports Psychologist) & Dr Laura Swettenham (Blackburn Rovers Academy) - 'Developing Reflection in Coaching using Think Aloud' (link to talk here).
• Philip Lew (National Sport Institute of Malaysia) - 'Developing the Champion Mindset in Sports and Life: Multidisciplinary and Multicultural Competency'. 
• Michael Grugan (York St. John University) - '"The coach says you'll be released if you don't start bucking your ideas up": Introducing Perfectionistic Climate to Sport' (link to talk here).
• Stephen Feeney (Mental Conditioning Consultant) - 'Simplifying the Process for Performance' (link to talk here). 
• Sue Jones (LJMU & Sport and Exercise Psychologist in Training) - 'Creating Resilient Players'.