New project! Top Sport and Study in the Brussels-Capital Region
Top Sport and Study in the Brussels-Capital Region: STUDENT-ATHLETE CONNECT Project supported by Brussels International (€60K) under the call "Brussels: A Young and Dynamic Region". The project is led by the dpt. Topsport & Studie of the VUB (prof. dr. Koen De Brandt, prof. dr.
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New PhD student: Welcome Laura Spolverato
At the beginning of 2023, Laura Spolverato joined the SPMB research group and started a PhD under the supervision of Paul Wylleman, Koen De Brandt and Jolan Kegelaers. Her topic focuses on how entourage members (e.g.
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New project! MENTiS: Promoting Mental Health through the Entourage in high-performance Sport
For the 2022 Erasmus+ Sport call, the research group Sport Psychology and Mental Support (SPMB) submitted as a coordinator a collaborative partnership entitled “Promoting Mental Health through the Entourage in high-performance Sport” (MENTiS).
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New project! STUDENT-ATHLETE CONNECT
STUDENT-ATHLETE CONNECT Elite sport and higher education in the Brussels-Capital Region For the 2023 call of Dynamic Brussels "A Young and Lively Region", the dpt.
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Online workshops for student-athletes
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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New project! IOF Proof of Concept: DualCareerTools
DualCareerTools: Online assistance for athletes and support staff to optimize their competencies for a successful career IOF PROOF OF CONCEPT (POC) - TECHTRANSFER The dpt.
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New project! Elite sport and higher education in the Brussels-Capital Region: Mental health of student-athletes
MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENT-ATHLETES Elite sport and higher education in the Brussels-Capital Region For the 2022 call of Dynamic Brussels "A Young and Lively Region", the dpt.
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SPMB on the online ISSP Congress | 30 September 2021 - 4 October 2021
From 30 September to 4 October 2021, the SPMB research group participated in two symposia during the 15th ISSP congress: A Holistic and Whole-Person Perspective on Athletes’ Lifelong Development & Dual Career and Mental Health.
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From elite sport to the job market
Given the limited duration of a sporting career at the highest level, many elite athletes choose to develop a different, new professional career after their sporting career.
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The downside of fame and fortune: elite athletes and mental health problems
An athlete's happiness in life is not necessarily related to how full his or her trophy cabinet is.
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New publications (Jan - March 2021)
Overview of new publications by members of our research group (January - March 2021)
A mixed methods evaluation of a pressure training intervention to develop resilience in female basketball players. Kegelaers, J. J., Wylleman, P., Bunigh, A. & Oudejans, R. R.
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Does the mental development of athletes happen next to the sports field?
Research in sport psychology shows that how athletes develop mentally is often determined by how they develop next to, rather than just on the sports field.
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