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What do the Jedi and mental skills training for athletes have in common?

Updated: Jul 3, 2023

SPRINT project's Dr Jenn Cumming and Prof Matthew Broome from the University of Birmingham's Institute for Mental Health recorded a Star Wars-themed podcast ahead of #TheRiseOfSkywalker being released in cinemas. You can listen to them talk about how mental skills training can help improve peak performance for athletes and Jedi alike, covering sport psychology topics such as deliberate practice, emotional regulation, coach-athlete relationships: https://anchor.fm/university-of-birmingham/episodes/The-Rise-of-Research-How-is-mental-health-explored-in-the-Star-Wars-movies-e9i3aa


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