Both military personnel and high-level athletes are required to perform under pressure, adapt to changing environments, regulate emotions and work effectively with others. While the stakes and consequences differ drastically, both fields fall under the same umbrella of performance psychology. Rather than viewing these worlds in isolation, I wanted to explore where these two disciplines overlap, and what lessons can be learnt from both in terms of how we think about human pe

When we talk about pressure in sport, the focus almost always falls on the athlete. Yet, behind every athlete or team sits a coach managing not only their own stress and expectations, but also the emotional and psychological demands of everyone they support. Coaches have to learn to absorb pressure from every direction: athletes, parents, the media, job insecurity, and the list goes on. This creates a unique emotional demand that is sometimes overlooked within conversations a

Reframing simulator training in motorsports: when used to develop psychological skills like arousal control and adaptive responses, simulators unlock performance benefits that go far beyond physical realism.