Esports psychology is about helping players and communities thrive, both in the game and beyond it. In our media section you’ll find videos, interviews, podcasts and lectures we’ve created or contributed to, covering everything from mental skills and well-being to the culture and future of esports.
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Ismael Pedraza is a leading sport psychology consultant in esports who has worked with some of the best teams and players in the world, such as Rogue, Vitality, and G2.
Ismael shares his tips on preparing for big tournaments, performing under uncertainty, building a positive team culture, adapting to change, avoiding burnout, going pro and looking after your well-being. He also talks about his research, including his study that set the scientific stage for esports psychology, and the pathways open to players after a professional career.
Networks mentioned: ENYSSP and FEPSAC. Photo Courtesy Riot Games.
Bernadette Ramaker is a splendid sport psychology practitioner currently working with Vitality, and previously BDS, Rogue, and KOI.
In this conversation from 2021, Bernadette shares her insights on how to make teams work together: building foundations, creating awareness, giving and receiving feedback, managing expectations, handling roster changes, integrating new players and building trust. She also gives advice to future sport psychology consultants. Photo Courtesy Riot Games.
Martina Čubrić, is a seasoned sport & esport psychology consultant who worked with OverActive Media, home for teams such as TorontoUltra, TorontoDefiant and MADLionsKoi.
Martina looks at the parallels and differences between coaching gamers and athletes, and at the debate on whether esports is a sport. She shares insights on team dynamics, building and maintaining a professional culture, preventing burnout and the importance of social connections, and offers a rare glimpse into how a high-performance scene is evolving. Photo Courtesy Call of Duty League.
The Olympic Virtual Series is the Olympics’ esports initiative, where our dear Joar was invited to talk about the similarities and differences between supporting elite athletes in traditional sports and in esports. He explains the role of sport psychology consultants in helping gamers perform, feel good and enjoy their profession, so they can deliver when it matters most, and gives advice on living a healthier, more balanced life.
Joar also shows his competitive side by joining a rowing competition against former Olympic medalists, and he actually won it! To see part two, press here. Enjoy!
AEP was founded in Sweden by a group of friends who studied sport and exercise psychology together and noticed that the gaming world, where millions of young people spend enormous amounts of time, had almost no access to the kind of psychological help that athletes in other sports take for granted. So we set out to become the support we knew so many people needed and deserved.
Today we work where sport psychology, esports and gaming culture meet, with players, teams, leaders, parents, schools, researchers, event organizers and communities, in Sweden and internationally. We offer consulting, community initiatives, school lectures and social impact projects, and we show up where gamers are, with booths, panels and workshops. It’s not only for the pros, either. It’s for anyone who wants to grow as a player and a person, find a healthier balance between gaming and the rest of life, or work out what comes next when a chapter in gaming ends.
Everything we do is grounded in research and evidence-based practice. We believe that performance and well-being belong together, that gaming, done right, can build focus, resilience, identity and community, and that everyone in and around the gaming world deserves qualified professionals, not just well-meaning advice.
Whether you’re a player, a parent, a leader, a school or an organization, if you want to build something meaningful in gaming, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us a little about yourself and what you’re curious about, and we’ll take it from there.
