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Mark Uphill
looking forward to the chat later this morning!
Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Highbury County Secondary School (now Wyvern College), Wiltshire -
Qualifications
University of Chichester, (1993-1996), Sports Studies (with coaching science) -
Work History
The Laboratory Spa and Health Club, Eastbourne College of Arts and Technology -
Current Job
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology -
Employer
Canterbury Christ Church University
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Favourite thing to do in my job: Case studies with individual athletes to help them regulate their emotions and perform better is something that is rewarding for me, and can make a real difference to the participants themselves.
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My Work: My work focusses athletes’ emotions, the impact of those emotions on performance and the strategies athletes can use to regulate emotions.
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My Typical Day: My 5 month old baby normally wakes me up early!
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After that, I could be teaching students, marking their work, interviewing athletes, writing a book chapter, or entering some results on a computer. It is really varied, which makes it enjoyable!
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What I'd do with the prize money: I’d like to produce a DVD for parents!
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Often when athletes are young, the person/people travelling with athletes to competition are their parents or guardians. Parents can influence the emotions athletes have by the things they do and say. The DVD would be a guide to helping athletes arrive at competition in the best frame of mind possible!
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Calm, motivated, inquisitive
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I had a week’s lunchtime detention for kicking a stone around the playground at junior school after a spongeball was confiscated! I’m still astonished!
Tell us a joke.
How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb? One, but the lightbulb must want to change!
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My profile link:
https://ias.im/u.20769
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