Why the fastest doesn't always win Olympic gold
Winning the Olympics ... It is the dream of many young sports talents. They work for it for years. But what some forget is that you do not just have to be the fastest/strongest to win. You have to work on more than your sporting achievements. In this short video (in Dutch), Prof. Dr.
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New PhD student: Welcome Mattias Dooms!
We would like to introduce you to Mattias Dooms. Mattias is based in Mallorca (University of Balearic Islands) and will make a joint PhD under supervision of Koen De Brandt, Paul Wylleman and Alejandro García Mas (UIB).
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Short track coach Jeroen Otter about the days that life was suddenly no longer feasible
In the light of the devistating event of a young shorttrack athlete who passed away during a training camp following a cerebral haemorrhage, Paul Wylleman assisted the shorttrack coach and his team in coming through those difficult and emotional period.
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Australian Open: How do I survive my hotel room?
You haven't seen a living soul in days. Netflix is finished. And on social media you see your competitors train in a pleasant 25 degrees. At night you lie awake from the jet lag, the stress, or in some cases from mice running around in your room.
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Mental health in elite sport
Just like in 'normal' society, mental complaints are a real problem among elite athletes. They too can run into a mental wall.
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When the data and the head contradict each other
Everything has become measurable in cycling. Cyclists are prepared for big races on the basis of detailed, scientifically based formulas. But how do you adjust emotions, feelings?
In this article (in Dutch) Paul Wylleman elaborates on the importance for athletes to to make time for ot...
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How to stay mentally fit during lockdown?
Switch again. Adapt to a new situation. Processing new information. The corona measures demand a lot from us as a society.
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Congratulations, Dr. Rosier!
Yesterday, Dr.
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Second place for Sofie Smismans at the 'Vereniging voor Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen' conference
Sofie Smismans ended second for the 'Gaston Beunen' price at the symposium of 'Vereniging voor Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen' on friday 11/12/2020 with her oral presentation of the study: 'Athletes and the job market: A competitive advantage?'. Study abstract:&nb...
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Elite sport is not war
In this article (in Dutch), Paul Wylleman, head of the SPMB research group and also Performance manager Performance behaviour of the Netherlands Olympic Committee NOC*NSF TeamNL, emphasizes the importance of the holistic model in developing elite athletes from an early age.
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New Erasmus+ Sport project: Dual Careers for Mental Health (DC4MH)
For the 2020 Erasmus+ Sport call, the research group Sport Psychology and Mental Support (SPMB) and the dpt. Topsport en Studie submitted as a coordinator a collaborative partnership entitled Dual Careers for Mental Health (DC4MH).
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New project! Elite sport and higher education in the Brussels-Capital Region
Elite sport and higher education in the Brussels-Capital Region (phase 9): Online workshops for student-athletes For the 2020 call of Dynamic Brussels "A Young and Dynamic Region", the dpt.
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