In a previous article, Essentials for handling a world of intensity and change, I spoke of how sports champions are ideal people to model during this time. Firstly, in their sport-as-usual lives, they are constantly travelling the globe on professional tours and adjusting to a myriad…
Toni’s study of champions over the past 20 years has culminated in the many secrets of champions. Watch the video clip- Growing Mental Fortitude the ‘Whole’ Champion Way- Investec training webinar- where Toni Gaddie, sports & clinical psychologist reveals the most important secret.
Many professional sportspeople travel much of the year around the world in order to compete in events for their livelihood. This is why professional athletes and performers are accustomed to living in a different city or country, sometimes as often as weekly, with different cultures,…
Lorette says “Toni is my go-to person. I’ve been working with her for 9 years.” She shares how sports psychology has benefitted her, her family and her riders.
For many Sportspeople Lockdown fatigue is beginning to hit. At the Champion Academy, we work with the most dedicated and committed national and international sportspeople and they are even beginning to struggle. Some are starting to feel as if this new reality will last forever!…
Lockdown is a radical experience for most of us. For someone, who is not usually anxious or fearful, I began to realise what a profound effect Covid-19 was beginning to have on my state of mind. The stream of information- from symptoms to prevention to…
The other night I dreamed that my husband had an affair and left home! It was so vivid and I was aware of how profoundly disturbed I was about it. In the morning I woke up and there he was sleeping soundly next to me,…
