Sport Psychology Essentials

About

Dave Collins PhD earned a doctorate in psychology from the University of Surrey in 1990. He is currently the director of Grey Matters UK a performance-focused company that offers applied consultancy services in sport business performing arts and more. He is also a professor at Edinburgh University an institution ranked in the worlds top 20 by QS World University Rankings. Dr. Collins has written over 350 peer-reviewed publications and has authored or contributed to 80 books. His research interests include performer and coach development expertise and peak performance. As a practitioner Dr. Collins has worked with more than 70 world-class athletes or Olympic medalists as well as professional athletic teams and performers. He is the director of the Rugby Coaches Association and is a fellow of the Society of Martial Arts a fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) and an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society. Dr. Collins is a former Royal Marine and a fifth-degree dan in karate.Andrew Cruickshank PhD earned a doctorate in sport psychology from the University of Central Lancashire in 2013. He has led or contributed to more than 40 peer-reviewed publications and book projects all with direct relevance to elite performance. He is a former professional footballer who now works with Grey Matters UK as a senior performance psychologist. Within his applied activities Dr. Cruickshank is currently working with performance directors coaches support staff and athletes in international golf; Olympic Paralympic and national judo; and professional rugby. Previous consultancies have included work in a range of other elite-level sports including soccer cycling motor sports and hockey as well as other performance domains including business and policing. Dr. Cruickshank is also a qualified coach and an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society and he supervises psychologists working toward professional accreditation.