Sports psychologist & Performance Consultant

Loss, Retirement and Depression in sport

Footballers and athletes can experience loss in many ways, loss of form, loss of speed, or loss at not being able to perform through injury or  retirement.

The  severity of the psychological responses’ are often misunderstood by those involved in sport and to a certain extent by athletes themselves. Research has revealed that after retiring or stopping participation in sport either through injury or retirement, professional and elite level athletes can experience (more…)

Louise Ellis comments for Anchor Bay Entertainment

Just in time for the London Olympics, patriotic Brits vote David Beckham as all time football god ahead of the likes of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and other football stars. Louise Ellis comments for Anchor Bay Entertainment on their recent findings and why the British public (Male and Female) have voted David Beckham All Time Football God. (more…)

Louise Ellis explores the psychological responses elite and professional athletes experience after injury and how this  impacts on the healing process.

Sports performers like any other group can experience loss in many ways; loss of form, loss of speed or loss of not being able to perform at the expense of an injury or loss through retirement from the game. (more…)

Advice for athletes (UK & Overseas)

In January 2008 the UK government issued a white paper which outlined their intent to regulate and monitor unqualified individuals identifying themselves as ‘psychologists’, ‘sport psychologists’ and those working in the mind capacity of some form. If you are an athlete seeking to use a sport psychologist within the UK or from the UK, you should know that there are only two formal routes to sport psychology accreditation. (more…)

Thinking about your putting technique in between shots can make you play worse, not better, according to a new report by scientists.

Thinking about your putting technique in between shots can make you play worse, not better, according to a new report by scientists. The researchers at the University of St Andrews say that thinking too much about what you just did, even after the event, can undo talent and disrupt future performance. (more…)

Louise’s role as a sports psychologist

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Louise Ellis is an accredited sports psychologist who works with professional and amateur sportsmen and women in the UK and overseas to support them with various areas of performance. (more…)

A study on British Racing Drivers

For an athlete jet lag can be the difference between winning and losing. Many theories have evolved over the years about how to beat jet lag but Dr Patrick Fuller’s recent study on two British racing drivers could, he believes, be the answer to jet lag. (more…)