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On 21 May the organisers marked 100 days until the start of the Paralympic Games, which the organisers of the event are calling the biggest ever. To celebrate this milestone the Paralympic logo has been projected onto the white cliffs of Dover, which is likely to stir excitement and drum up interest before proceedings get underway at the end of August.

Sports performances can suffer when the stakes are high and there is the prospect of a lucrative reward for the victor.

‘If you do not know where you are going, do not be surprised if you arrive somewhere else’ (Lewis Carroll).

Mental skills training and psychological support can enhance performance. One issue that has come to the fore over the past decade is the timing of those interventions. While practitioners strive to tailor their interventions to individual athletes, awareness of the concept of ‘periodisation’ is key.

The Olympic flame can inspire and excite athletes ahead of the Games this summer and the lighting of it serves as a rallying call for people around the world.