Profile

Mustafa Sarkar
Looking forward to the chat sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. Please do not hesiste to ask me anything no matter how big or small!
Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet, 1997-2004 -
Qualifications
Loughborough University (BSc Sport and Exercise Science, 2005-2008; MSc Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2009-2010) -
Work History
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Assistant Tax Counsultant); Youth Sport Trust (Researcher) -
Current Job
PhD student in Sport and Performance Psychology -
Employer
Loughborough University
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Favourite thing to do in my job: Interviewing elite athletes and hearing about their amazing stories on how they reached the top of their sport.
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My Work: My work focuses on how the world’s best athletes, such as Olympic and World champions, thrive under pressure.
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My Typical Day: There’s no typical day really. Some days I could be doing research, for example conducting interviews or collecting questionnaires from athletes. Other times I could be teaching seminars for undergraduate students and some days I could be mentoring elite athletes to help them perform better in competition.
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What I'd do with the prize money: I’d like to do career talks in schools to promote sport psychology because it’s a subject a lot of people haven’t heard about.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Enthusiastic, Ambitious, and Determined.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
On occasions, yes but generally, I was trouble-free!
Tell us a joke.
I’m writing a book about reverse psychology. Please don’t buy it.
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My profile link:
https://ias.im/u.20629
Comments
Have you had anything to do with the Olympics? If so what have you had to do and how did you get involved with it? (1 comments)
What do footballers think about when they are playing football? (1 comments)