In a team situation, I think the players are more inclined to give the answer they believe the psychologist is looking for rather than maybe being totally honest.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If the coach is good, I don't think a psychologist is needed.
A lot of athletes use sports psychologists.
Psychology is a big part of sport that some people do not realise. But it is a skill you have to practice.
I know how men think when they're not responding to questions in a clinical study.
I think, a lot of times, players get in trouble when they're asked questions and they think they have to find a way to answer it. If you ask me a question and I say, 'I don't know,' there's really no follow-up.
The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions.
I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.
If we knew more about psychology, we would be better equipped to deal with other people's psychological damage which they might project onto us.
I had come across a few sports psychologists, and I had no time for nearly all of them. I just don't think they work in a team environment.
No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.