The series of posts continues with the third common theme from 160 practitioners in high-performance sport. It's the challenging topic of being emotionally unskilled that is insidious, and yet deeply destructive.

A lead strength & conditioning coach told me:

"I don't know because I’m not a special...

Our personal sides are rarely discussed within our professional roles in elite sport. But whether we like it or not, they sit just below the surface and inform our every thought, feeling & action.

For me, this caused significant problems in my personal and professional life until I turned my att...