Prof. Xavier Sanchez
Academic Interests
- Performance under pressure
- Performance optimisation
- Self-regulation (motivation, emotion)
- Risk taking
- Climbing
- Elite sport career transitions
- Sport and integration in multi-ethnic/cultural societies
Recent external roles
- Previous academic positions in Belgium (University of Liege and University of Louvain); United Kingdom (Edge Hill University and University of Chester); and The Netherlands (University of Groningen)
- First President of the European Network of Young Specialists in Sport Psychology (ENSYSSP)
- Vice President – European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC)
- Editorial Boards: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (IJSEP); International Journal of Sport Psychology (IJSP); Revista de Psicologia del Deporte (RPD); Frontiers (Psychology: Performance Science)