Today we’re joined by Neil Addington who’s an incredible sports psychologist working in professional sport. I invited Neil on the show to delve into the athletes mind so they can always perform at their best when it matters the most. To help unpack all this information, we covered the following questions: Q1) What are the common psychological problemsathlete’s experiences? Day to day Vs competition. Q2) If these problems aren’t resolved, what are the potential consequences to the athlete? Q3) How can we identify these problems early? And If an athlete is struggling, what should he/she do? Q4) How can athletes cope with performance fears? Q5) How can athletes best mentally prepare for competition? Q6) How can athletes best cope with pressure and develop emotional resilience? Q7) How can athletes best prepare to ‘bounce back’ from a huge loss? Q8) Injury plays a large physiological and psychological stress on an athlete, what advice could you provide to help an athletethrough this time? Q9) For an athlete to go from average to elite, what are the 3 key things for them to focus on from a sports psychology perspective? Needless to say there’s a wealth of information to be gained from today’s episode – you’d be crazy to miss this one! P.S. Whilst you're here, there's 3 ways I can further help you: 1) If you're an athlete who wants to eat right to be at your best when it matters the most, check out my 3 month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/ 2) If you’re a coach who can’t guarantee results but wants to inspire change into the lives of your athletes,  a coach that’s overwhelmed with the plethora of information available and shy away when getting asked questions about nutrition, my 6 month online sports nutrition education and mentorship programme is for you >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/informed-coach/ 3) If you're an athlete or coach who's fed up of the boring 'healthy eating' and want time efficient, mouth watering, performance enhancing recipes, the Athlete Cook Book has you covered >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/cookbook/