Improving Performance and Well-being in Sport
In any sport, the three key elements required for optimum performance is a combination of technical skills, physical conditioning and psychological readiness. Sport and performance psychology can enhance performance in various ways ranging from improving consistency, confidence, motivation and concentration to emotional control.
Nanaki is a Chartered Sport and Performance Psychologist under the British Psychological Society (BPS) who helps athletes from all backgrounds, age groups and abilities improve their performance and achieve their sporting ambitions.
Additionally, she also applies psychological principles associated with sporting excellence to other fields such as academics, business and performing arts.
“The focus of my practice is not only to enhance the performance of an athlete, but also to apply an equal emphasis on their overall wellbeing.” – Dr Nanaki J. Chadha
More About Nanaki From the golf course to Sport and Performance Psychology: Personal Story
At the highest level of competitive sport, where most athletes are on par with each other in terms of physical, technical and tactical competence, there is usually only one factor that differentiates the good from the best. Whether it is the last few metres of a marathon, the final few seconds before the buzzer goes off or the last putt on the 18 th green to win a championship, it all comes down to the psychological readiness of an athlete.
Having played competitive sport and endured its high psychological demands from a young age, Nanaki recognized the importance of mental preparedness from her own journey. Introduced to the world of sport at the tender age of eight, she started honing her skills in tennis and later made her foray into golf. However, what started as enjoyable hobbies turned into a strenuous ordeal due to the pressure associated with Read More
More About Nanaki Qualifications
Nanaki is a Chartered Sport and Performance Psychologist under the British Psychological Society (BPS). She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Delhi. Her passion for sport motivated her to pursue a master’s degree in sport psychology from Loughborough University, UK in 2016. She completed her doctoral degree in sport psychology from Staffordshire University in 2022. Nanaki is committed to working within the BPS professional code of conduct.
Nanaki is also a primary certified practitioner in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) and applies it to the sport setting to help athletes deliberate on a more rational, logical and pragmatic approach fostering better performance and well-being among athletes.
More About Nanaki Experience
Nanaki’s experience includes providing sport psychology support to athletes across a broad spectrum of age groups and skill levels, ranging from grass root to national and international levels. Such performance settings include sport such as cricket, golf, football, hockey, athletics, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, rowing, rugby, water polo taekwondo, among others. She has also worked with multiple national and international sporting organisations, including the Indian Golf Union (IGU), Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS), Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, City of Stoke Athletics Club and Staffs Elite Programme.
Additionally, she applies psychological principles associated with sporting excellence to other fields such as academics, business and performing arts by delivering workshops to help individuals deal with performance pressures.
Nanaki offers a range of services Sport and Performance Psychology Services
A Multidimensional Approach to Improve Sport Performance
Nanaki offers a range of services which encompasses individual, team and group-based consultations to address a multitude of challenges that athletes face while performing in sport.
Nanaki’s Clients Testimonials Experiences and Reflections
As a practicing sport and performance psychologist, Nanaki has worked with athletes, teams, coaches, parents and sports clubs to foster growth in performance. Here is what her clients have to say about their experience:
“I have known Nanaki for the past five years. In that time I have seen the strength of her work at close quarters. She has the ability to form strong professional relationships with athletes and coaches and deliver high quality psychological interventions for increased well-being and performance”
Dr. Brian Hemmings
C.Psychol; AFBPsS; FBASES, HCPC Registered Sport & Exercise Psychologist
“We consulted Nanaki with respect to my 12 year old daughter. We met on a number of occasions in the late summer of 2017. The issue requiring input was one of debilitating nervousness prior to competitive swimming events. Nanaki had a gentle approach in engaging with this young teenager, which allowed her to relax during the discussions. She helped my daughter understand the mechanism behind her anxiety, and also offered an approachfor her to employ with a view to overcoming the physical effects of the nervousness. This proved helpful in subsequent competitions, and my daughter was able to swim with only a little trepidation. She managed to attain a number of personal best times in the galas which followed.”
Father of a 12-year old swimmer
United Kingdom
“I am a professional golfer playing on the Indian and Asian tour and I understand the importance of training the mind in addition to the body to achieve optimal performance. Working with Nanaki on the mental aspect of my game deemed beneficial and has helped me overcome some of my sporting challenges. Since undertaking sport psychology sessions with Nanaki, I feel calmer on the golf course during competitions. Nanaki has helped me build my self-confidence and now I am more definitive in my approach and can commit 100% to every shot with limited negative chatter. Overall, the sessions were invaluable and have helped me become more self-aware as an athlete. Most importantly, I am thinking better on and off the golf course now and it has also helped me in my personal life and resulted inpeace of mind.”
