The Times 23rd Sept 2006

The Dailt Telegraph 11 10 06

Sport psychologists
Michael Caulfield is one of the country’s most respected BASES Accredited sport psychologists and mental skills coaches. It is accepted that mental skills coaching is as important as technical skills coaching at the highest level in sport. He specialises in helping you prepare for the highest level of competition by coaching you to fulfil your ambitions in sport and business.

Michael Caulfield has worked in professional sport for over 25 years. A former Chief Executive of the Jockeys Association of Great Britain, he now works with a range of athletes in premiership football, first class cricket, European Tour Golf, horse racing, eventing, snooker and shooting. Michael uses his sport psychologists' skills with athletes and teams of all levels, including junior and amateur competitors. Mental skills training is applicable at all levels of sport and performance and Michael enjoys working with both professional and amateur sportspeople.

Michael recognised the importance of mental strength whilst working with professional jockeys and retrained in sport science and psychology at Brunel University from 1999- 2003 and was awarded the best research at the International Conference of Sport Science for his work on “Weight loss and Psychological State among Jockeys”. He is an accomplished sportsman and still plays competitive golf when business commitments allow.

Many of the world’s top performers work with sport psychologists on mental skills coaching as they and their other coaches recognise the importance of working with specialists in this field. Michael has a deep understanding of professional sport and the mindset of an elite athlete.

Michael is also an accomplished writer and broadcaster on professional sport and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 5, BBC News, Sky Sports and is a columnist for The Racing Post.

 


Middlesborough


Michael Caulfield
mental skills coaching

 Tel: 07831 742 321