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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2025 · 26 MIN

RU Sport Psych Podcast // Katie Castle

from RU Sport Psych Podcast · host Háskólinn í Reykjavík / Reykjavik University

Katie Castle is a Canadian psychologist who specializes in working with children and adolescents in sports. She has a background in gymnastics as an athlete and coach and uses it to help athletes find a balance between sports and private life. She presented her research on the negative psychological consequences of early attainment among young people at the FEPSAC Conference in 2024 and the Reykjavik International Games in 2025.In this episode, she talks to Daði Rafnsson about her research and how sports for children and teenagers in North America have changed dramatically in recent decades.RU Sport Psych Podcast is a series within RU Sports Chat (Íþróttarabb HR), hosted by the Department of Sports Science at Reykjavík University. This series explores sports psychology from various perspectives, delving into theoretical and practical aspects. Guests are experts in sports psychology, and most collaborate with the Department of Sports Science at RU, whether in teaching or research. The podcast aims to deepen the understanding of sports psychology and share scientific and applied knowledge that benefits the sports environment.Whether you are an athlete, coach, researcher, or simply an enthusiast of sports psychology, the RU Sport Psych Podcast is the platform for you.///Katie Castle er kanadískur sálfræðingur sem sérhæfir sig í að vinna með börnum og unglingum í íþróttum. Hún hefur bakgrunn í fimleikum sem íþróttakona og þjálfari og nýtir sér hann til að hjálpa íþróttafólki að finna jafnvægi milli íþrótta og einkalífs. Hún kynnti rannsókn sína á neikvæðum sálrænum afleiðingum snemmbærrar afreksvæðingar meðal ungmenna á ráðstefnu evrópskra íþróttasálfræðinga árið 2024, og á ráðstefnu Reykjavik International Games árið 2025.Í þessum þætti ræðir hún við Daða Rafnsson um rannsóknir sínar og hvernig íþróttir barna og unglinga í Norður Ameríku hafa gerbreyst á undanförnum áratugum. RU Sport Psych Podcast er þáttasería innan Íþróttarabbs HR, sem er haldið úti af íþróttafræðideild Háskólans í Reykjavík. Í þessari syrpu er íþróttasálfræði skoðuð frá ýmsum sjónarhornum, þar sem kafað er bæði í fræðilega og hagnýta þætti greinarinnar. Viðmælendur eru sérfræðingar á sviði íþróttasálfræði sem eru flestir í samstarfi við íþróttafræðideild HR, hvort sem er í kennslu eða rannsóknum. Markmið þáttarins er að dýpka skilning á íþróttasálfræði og miðla bæði fræðilegri og hagnýtri þekkingu. Hvort sem þú ert íþróttamaður, þjálfari, fræðimaður eða einfaldlega áhugamaður íþróttsálfræði, þá er RU Sport Psych Pod eitthvað fyrir þig. 

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