Mental skills aren’t just for elite performers, they’re for everyone navigating pressure, recovery, learning, or leadership. At The SPRINT Project, we’ve curated a rich collection of blogs, toolkits, and academic resources to help you explore mental skills like goal-setting, imagery, emotional regulation, and resilience. This interactive hub offers practical tools and reflective insights to support wellbeing and inclusive practice.

I'm excited to share that I will be presenting at the GAMeS International Conference for Mental Health and Sport conference this...

Setting the Scene for Researcher Well-Being While the calibre of research presented at ICSSR was impressive, what stood out most was the...

In the highly demanding world of dance, where excellence can often be pursued with relentless intensity, self-criticism can easily become a dancer’s default response to setbacks and struggles. In this blog post, we explore how self-compassion can support dancers’ well-being and performance, and introduce a visual infographic designed to help dancers bring these ideas into practice.

In recent years, dance teachers across the UK have noticed that more and more young dancers are engaging in self-harm and requesting more guidance around supporting their students at risk. But what does self-harm look like in the world of dance? A new study published in the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology and led by Maria Kolitsida, under the supervision of Professor Jennifer Cumming, Dr Anna Lavis and Dr Erin Sanchez, explores this question.

As the 2nd National Survey of Safeguarding and Abuse Prevention in Dance officially closes, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took part, whether by completing the survey, sharing it with colleagues, or helping to raise awareness across the UK dance sector.

Safeguarding in dance and sport is a growing area of academic and professional concern, demanding nuanced, evidence-based approaches. This blog post offers a brief overview of the SPRINT team’s contributions and highlights from the inaugural International Conference on Sport and Social Research (ICSSR) held June 18-20 in Québec City, Canada.

Dance has the potential to protect its participants against mental health difficulties and enhance well-being. However, dancers can...

On 29 November 2022, the SPRINT Project's Maria Kolitsida presented the findings of her MA study on the “Effects of the Pandemic on the...

On 24 November 2022, the SPRINT Project's Kirsty Brown presented the protocol for her scoping review on athletes' perspectives on...

Professor Jenn Cumming and Dr Mary Quinton recently published “Improving the reporting of sport imagery interventions with TIDieR” to...

Congratulations to Georgia Bird for being selected for a EUniWell Thesis Prize award in the area of Individual and Social Well-being. The...

Congratulations to Grace Tidmarsh who placed equal 5th in the highly competitive Young Investigator Award Oral Presentation competition...