Sport and Performance Psychology Testimonials
Testimonials from athletes, leaders, teams and colleagues.
“Pete is professional, conscientious and always fun to be around. He is hugely knowledgable and passionate about sport psychology and his approach is well researched and thought out. He is going to make a huge difference to the lives and careers of so many athletes.”
“Pete Jackson is a pleasure to work with. His approach to client work in sport and business is creative, yet straight-forward. He uses his wide range of skills and experience to create maximum performance impact in the shortest time possible. I recommend him to you.”
“I first saw Pete in the lead up to European Championships in 2019, when it was my first time representing Great Britain in Underwater Hockey. I had reservations about my ability, my place on the team, and whether I would be able to perform at an international level. Walking me through the underlying factors of performance anxiety Pete swiftly gave me the skills to cope with these doubts, which was invaluable when it came to game time. Cannot recommend him enough.”
“I asked Pete to help Devon Ultimate on our journey through from pre-season training to the World Championships, the pinnacle of our sport. He was fantastic from the first time he met the team at one of our training sessions, taking time to talk to the captains about our expectations and desires, to speaking to each of the players individually to find out exactly what they were hoping to gain from his involvement.
He was attentive and took the time to research our relatively unknown sport to gain a deeper understanding of how he could help. We had regular meetings where Pete formulated a course of action directly suited to our playing style and personalities.He discussed every aspect of his plans with us (the Captains), and helped us release and deliver these to the players for maximum impact. He gave us tools to use as individuals and as captains which I have no doubt improved our performance and helped us to achieve what we did in America and over the course of the season.
I will certainly be using some of the techniques we learnt in the years to come. I would wholeheartedly recommend Pete to other teams in our sport and in other sports. He was fantastic to work with.”
“After having a great season in 2017, 2018 couldn’t have gone any differently. Multiple crashes knocked my confidence, and I was soon in a spiral, unsure of what to do.
Over four sessions, Pete (very patiently) sat down with me, and asked simple but specific questions. We drew diagrams, and before long, I realised my issue. And, it wasn’t me, it was actually a setting I’d put in my bike. I’d ruled out anything wrong with my kit/bike, but Pete helped me find the problem!”
“I’m in my early 30s. Until this year I was under the impression that ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’. This was especially so when it came to sports psychology. Myth Busted!
From day one Pete offered a refreshing perspective on everything we discussed. He quickly grasped the essence of my sport and the mental challenges it created for the team and me personally. Over a number of sessions Pete introduced different tools and techniques that I could employ before and during a game.
The result for me was that I was better equipped to deal with the big game moments and control the associated pressure. Thank you Pete for all your support and help!”
“Pete was a pleasure to work with. I’ve been playing tennis at an amateur yet competitive level for a few years but never had any sport psychology sessions before.
Pete’s huge knowledge in the field, passion for helping athletes excel and ability to make complex matters easily understood were great attributes in assisting with my progression.
He procured a set of tools that he tailored to my circumstances and have helped shape my game and regain confidence in my ability.”
“I reached out to Pete to discuss some ideas around sports psychology. More specifically what we can do to support parents and junior players on our cricket programs.
Pete took the leading role in helping us create a podcast which our parents can listen to all with a focus around creating positive experiences for junior players in sport.
Pete planned and hosted everything and even used his contacts to bring in another sports psychologist to add even more value.”
“From our initial meeting instantly I felt calmer about my situation.
I couldn’t recommend Pete more, with such in depth knowledge of how a sportsman’s mind works it made a huge difference to how he was able to breakdown thought processes and simplify what was happening.
A very happy customer/patient who will be back for check-in sessions in the future.”
Performance Psychology Testimonials
Many patterns and issues encountered in sport, replicate within the world of performing arts. The below quotes are testimonials from those within this world. If you are a musician, actor, singer, dancer, comedian, magician or any other genre of performing artist - you can access performance psychology support through the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM).
Performance psychology in the performing arts with music choral conductor Jack Apperley
“I found my work with Pete Jackson to be of huge value both professionally and personally. Our sessions together were focused and well planned. He was able to break down certain areas of my professional performance into manageable and sizeable chunks. We dissected them together and with his guidance we were able to build a personal, tailored plan to improve my approach to my conducting competitions and more broadly across my day to day activities.
He was patient, kind and insightful throughout. He is a careful listener who can break through to the route of problems quickly, efficiently and incisively.
Performance psychology in professional classical music is at present an untapped resource and I would encourage my colleagues to explore this area of research as an aide to help and improve their work; towards a specific goal or more generally day to day or across a prolonged period of time.
I cannot commend the work of Pete enough. ”