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Caroline Heaney is a full-time lecturer in Sport and Fitness at The Open University.

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Olympic shorts: The athlete-coach relationship  Featuring: video, 

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University)

19 October 2011

OU sports academic Caroline Heaney discusses the relationship between an athlete and their coach in this Olympics Shorts video  Read more : Olympic shorts: The athlete-coach relationship

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The psychological Olympian BBC

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University)

16 September 2011

Whilst sport is a largely physical endeavour, the psychological aspects of sports performance, and the role of the coach, should not be underestimated.  Read more : The psychological Olympian

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When the going gets tough in sport Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image By Green Putty In My Armpit via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University), Caroline Heaney (The Open University)

29 June 2011

In this video filmed for the BBC / OU series Olympic Dreams, atheletes explain how they cope with injury and other setbacks - and the...  Read more : When the going gets tough in sport

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View from a cliff-side: sea-cliff climbing Featuring: audio, Dreamstime

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Dr Mark Brandon (The Open University)

21 July 2010

What is it that drives people to climb up sheer cliff walls - and how do they prepare mentally? Mark Brandon offers a view from...  Read more : View from a cliff-side: sea-cliff climbing

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How to smash it like Shearer Creative Commons Image By timparkinson via Flickr under Creative Commons licence

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University)

10 June 2010

We speak to Caroline Heaney, a full-time lecturer in sport and fitness at The Open University, about the science behind penalty-taking  Read more : How to smash it like Shearer

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Getting into the zone Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image Tom Daley [Image: davesanford under CC-BY-NC licence]

By Tom Daley (Guest), Jessica Ennis (Guest), Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Pete Reed (Guest), Shaunna Thompson (Guest)

22 March 2010

Athletes such as Tom Daley and Jessia Ennis explain their mental preparation and pre-performance routines; Caroline Heaney offers some context.  Read more : Getting into the zone

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Olympic Dreams: When the going gets tough Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

By Tom Daley (Guest), Jessica Ennis (Guest), Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Andy Hodge (Guest), Pete Reed (Guest), Shaunna Thompson (Guest)

22 March 2010

Olympic atheletes explain how they cope with injury and other setbacks - and the OU's Caroline Heaney explores their approach.  Read more : Olympic Dreams: When the going gets tough

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Diet and hydration Featuring: video,audio, BBC

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Noel Thomas (Guest), Paul 'Tezza' Shaw (Guest), Venus Romaeo (Guest), Alex Partridge (Guest), Ashley McKenzie (Guest)

11 July 2008

Eating your way to the top in sport is not just possible – it's vital. But you need to get your intake balanced and correct....  Read more : Diet and hydration

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Coach, confidant, carerphotos.com

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University)

11 July 2008

Olympic coaches have a vital role in nurturing athletes: coach, confidant, carer  Read more : Coach, confidant, carer

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Mental fitness Featuring: video,audio, BBC

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Ashley McKenzie (Guest), Ben Oakley (The Open University), Alex Partridge (Guest), Venus Romaeo (Guest), Paul 'Tezza' Shaw (Guest), Noel Thomas (Guest)

11 July 2008

Our athletes explain how they use their minds as much as their bodies to prepare for competition.  Read more : Mental fitness

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Research [7]

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Heaney, Caroline; Oakley, Ben and Rea, Simon eds. (2009). Exploring Sport and Fitness: Work-based Practice. Abingdon: Routledge/The Open University.

Heaney, Caroline (2009). Creating a motivational climate. In: Heaney, Caroline; Oakley, Ben and Rea, Simon eds. Exploring Sport and Fitness: Work-based Practice. Routledge/ The Open University.

Heaney, Caroline (2009). Active listening and effective questioning in sport and fitness. In: Heaney, Caroline; Oakley, Ben and Rea, Simon eds. Exploring Sport and Fitness: Work-based Practice. Routledge/The Open University, pp. 113–120.

Heaney, Caroline (2009). Ethical and professional issues in sport and exercise. In: Heaney, Caroline; Oakley, Ben and Rea, Simon eds. Exploring Sport and Fitness: Work-based Practice. Routledge/The Open University, pp. 121–130.

Heaney, Caroline (2008). Athlete preferences in the title and gender of sport
psychology professionals: A preliminary investigation. In: 2008 Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology Inaugural Conference, 11-12th December 2008, London.

Heaney, Caroline (2006). Recommendations for successfully integrating sport psychology into athletic therapy. Athletic Therapy Today, 11(2), pp. 60–62.

Heaney, Caroline (2006). Physiotherapists' perceptions of sport psychology intervention in professional soccer. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 4(1), pp. 67–80.

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Getting into the zone

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13 Apr 2010

After watching the BBC's documentary, Olympic Dreams, I felt compelled t post a comment. I work with professional football clubs up and down the Country, specializing with the Centres of Excellence... Read more : Getting into the zone

Getting into the zone

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13 Apr 2010

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Caroline Heaney is a full-time lecturer in Sport and Fitness at The Open University. She is also a British Association of Sport and Exercises Sciences (BASES) Accredited Sport Psychology Consultant and provides sport psychology support to a range of athletes. Her sporting interest lies in athletics where she competes in the 400m hurdles.

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