Articles for Mental Conditioning

Cricket to Chess: Mental coach Paddy Upton a constant in India's sporting highs
1 week, 5 days ago

Cricket to Chess: Mental coach Paddy Upton a constant in India's sporting highs

India Today  

Paddy Upton has made a habit of shaping sporting champions. From crafting India's mental resilience for the 2011 Cricket World Cup – the cricket team’s first title in 28 years – to inspiring the men’s hockey team to a historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Upton’s expertise has transcended disciplines. Gukesh’s World Championship victory not only cements his place …

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Gukesh's Mental Conditioning Expert: Paddy Upton to Sharpen His Mental Prowess for World Chess Clash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gukesh's Mental Conditioning Expert: Paddy Upton to Sharpen His Mental Prowess for World Chess Clash

Firstpost  

Indian chess Grandmaster D Gukesh will be preparing for the challenges of the World Chess Championship against Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren with the help of mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton. Upton will help sharpen Gukesh's mental ability for the match, aiming to help him settle into a mental zone where he is neither too relaxed nor too eager.

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To win Olympic medal, I need complete package: Avinash Sable underlines need of mental conditioning coach
1 year, 2 months ago

To win Olympic medal, I need complete package: Avinash Sable underlines need of mental conditioning coach

The Hindu  

Star Indian steeplechaser Avinash Sable has understood that to deliver at the big stage, just hard work would not suffice and mental conditioning will be key if he has to earn a shot at Olympic and World Championships medals. Since I am not able to win a medal after training hard for two years, there is no harm in looking …

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Shut out the noise, raise player awareness: Upton’s mantra
1 year, 4 months ago

Shut out the noise, raise player awareness: Upton’s mantra

Hindustan Times  

Playing cricket for India brings the highest level of pressure. As a mental conditioning expert, his biggest achievement was to help India’s 2011 batch beat the odds and live up to the expectations of a billion plus people by winning the World Cup at home. Having returned to work briefly with the cricket team last year before the Asia Cup …

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Take Responsibility for Not Having Mental Conditioning Coach Earlier: Graham Reid
1 year, 10 months ago

Take Responsibility for Not Having Mental Conditioning Coach Earlier: Graham Reid

News 18  

Head coach Graham Reid has taken responsibility for not pushing for a mental conditioning coach for India ahead of the FIH Men’s World Cup from which the home side made a premature exit. After India thrashed Asian Games champion Japan 8-0 in an inconsequential classification match here on Thursday, Reid said that the home World Cup brought extra pressure to …

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Paddy Upton returns as India’s mental conditioning coach
2 years, 4 months ago

Paddy Upton returns as India’s mental conditioning coach

The Hindu  

Paddy Upton is set to return to the Indian men’s cricket team’s dressing room as its mental conditioning expert in its quest to regain the T20 World Cup later this year. Upton, who was head coach Gary Kirsten’s trusted lieutenant during India’s triumphant World Cup sojourn in 2011, is set to join India’s squad for the five-match T20I series in …

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Kerala Cricket Association appoints Jody Martins as mental conditioning coach
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Cricket Association appoints Jody Martins as mental conditioning coach

The Hindu  

The Indian sports ecosystem was not too well-versed with mental conditioning coaches in sports a decade-and-a-half ago. Upton’s compatriot Jody Martins, who has joined the Kerala Cricket Association for a similar job, believes there is plenty of scope for a mental conditioning coach in sports. “I was pleasantly surprised to find that some of the players were already into things …

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