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Craig Pickering

Psychosocial factors impacting performance health

June 18, 2020/by Craig Pickering

Whilst we may have previously considered the brain and body and separate entities, it is no longer viable to do so; the research is now clear that the brain plays an important role in moderating risk factors associated with injury and illness, and, from a performance standpoint, it is often psychological factors that most differentiate the performance of elite athletes on competition day.


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Tags: Adaptation, Featured, General Training, Injuries, Mental Health, Performance Health, Stress
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Craig Pickering is the Director of Performance Sustainability for Athletics Australia. He combines his sports science background and experience as a world-class sprinter and bobsledder to help athletes in all sports.

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