Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise
- Expertise in interpersonal relationships, career transitions and career development, lifestyle management, and in using principles and techniques of mental coaching and 'coaching-the-coach' in applied settings
- Expertise in interpersonal relationships, career transitions and career development, lifestyle management, and in using principles and techniques of mental coaching coaching and 'coaching-the-coach' in applied settings
- Multi-year mental training and mental coaching to Olympic/elite athletes
- Mental training and mental coaching with national teams
- Mental training and mental coaching in Topsportschools
- Mental training and mental coaching elite student-athletes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Sport psychology expert, advisor or consultant
- Member mulitidisciplinary team
- Accompanying sport psychologist
- Member expert group elite team 2008 – Flemish Swimming Federation
- Member expert group elite team – Flemish Judo Federation
- Multidisciplinaire begeleiding Vlaamse Tennisvereniging (2008-...)
- Commissie Topsport Vlaamse Tennisvereniging (2009-present)
- Topsportwetenschappelijke experts TopsportVlaanderen (Elite sport scientific experts TopsportVlaanderen)
- Advisory Group IOC Athlete Career, Education and Lifestyle project (IOC) (2008-present)
- Werkgroep topsportstudentenproject - Actieplan topsport 2009-2012 (Work group project elite student-athletes - policy plan elite sport 2009-2012)
- Effectief lid afdeling preventieve gezondheidszorg van de Adviesraad voor gezondheids- en welzijnszorg van de Gemeenschappelijke Gemeenschapscommissie
- Lid visitatiecommissie Bachelors-Masters Bewegingswetenschappen VU Universiteit Amsterdam - Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (Member Site visit Bachelors-Master Human Movement Sciences VU University Amsterdam - University Medical Center Groningen), Quality Assurance Netherllands University, 25-27.09.2012
- Ad-hoc Group of Experts Dual Careers in High-Performance Sports - Sport Unit of the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission (2011-2012)
- Expert Dual Career for Belgium in the Expert Group ‘Human resources development in sport’ EU Work Plan for Sport for 2014-2017
External positions
Performance manager Performance Behaviour, Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie (NOC * NSF)
Dec 2013 → …
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EUPOM161: Erasmus+ KeyAction2: European framework for the Promotion of mental Health in elite sport Organisations
Kegelaers, J., Wylleman, P. & De Brandt, K.
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Applied
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EUPOM162: Erasmus+ KeyAction2: EDUcation for Dual Careers of football talents
De Brandt, K., Wylleman, P. & Kegelaers, J.
1/11/24 → 30/04/27
Project: Applied
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EUPOM148: Erasmus+ Key Action2 : GG : The Good Game project: Promoting mental health in esports
Kegelaers, J., Van Heel, M., Mairesse, O., Wylleman, P. & Verschueren, J.
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Applied
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OZR4051: Strengthening Mental health And Resilience Through Schools (SMARTS)
Baetens, I., Van Heel, M., Wylleman, P., Soyez, V. & Kegelaers, J.
1/04/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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De rol van de entourage in de mentale gezondheid van topsporters
Kegelaers, J., Wylleman, P., Spolverato, L., Van Ruysevelt, L. & De Brandt, K., 2025, In: Gezond Sporten. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Experiences of Sport Psychology Practitioners Working in Professional and Olympic Sport Organizations
Sadler, S. M., Gamble, A. M., Henriksen, K., Wylleman, P., Tshube, T., Kuan, G., Huang, L-W., Chang, Y-K., Tsebe, K., Charbonneau, D. & Roy, J., 5 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Sport Psychology in Action. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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FEPSAC position statement: Athletes’ dual careers in the European context
Stambulova, N., Wylleman, P., Torregrossa, M., Cecić Erpič, S., Vitali, F., De Brandt, K., Khomutova, A., Ruffault, A. & Ramis, Y., Mar 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 71, 10 p., 102572.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International society of sport psychology position stand: elite athlete mental health revisited
Schinke, R. J., Henriksen, K., Moore, Z. E., Stambulova, N., Bartley, J., Cosh, S., Wagstaff, C. R. D., Quartiroli, A., Wylleman, P., Maher, C. A., Zhang, L., Si, G., Kentta, G., Zhang, C-Q., Li, Y., Kuettel, A., Brandao, R. & Wong, R., 11 Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 22, 4, p. 775-801 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Monitoring the recovery-stress states of athletes: Psychometric properties of the Dutch Acute Recovery and Stress Scale and Short Recovery Stress Scale
Brauers, J. J., R. J. R., D. H., Jakowski, S., Kellmann, M., Wylleman, P., Lemmink, K. A. P. M. & Brink, K. S., 7 Mar 2024, In: Journal of sports sciences. 42, 2, p. 189-199 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2017 Distinguished International Scholar Award
Wylleman, Paul (Recipient), 20 Oct 2017
Prize: National/international honour
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Athlete Friendly Education Award 2022
Wylleman, Paul (Recipient) & De Brandt, Koen (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Erasmus+ Success Story & Example of Good Practice
De Brandt, Koen (Recipient), Wylleman, Paul (Recipient) & Defruyt, Simon (Recipient), 9 Jul 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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Finalist Young Investigator's Award
Wylleman, Paul (Recipient), 31 May 1996
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Proximus of Fellowship Eddy De Smedt (director Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee), fellow from the faculty LK, 2013-2016
Meeusen, Romain (Recipient), De Bosscher, Veerle (Recipient) & Wylleman, Paul (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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MENTiS symposium
Jolan Kegelaers (Organiser), Koen De Brandt (Organiser), Paul Wylleman (Organiser) & Laura Spolverato (Organiser)
27 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Maximiliano Devoto
Koen De Brandt (Host), Jolan Kegelaers (Host), Laura Spolverato (Host) & Paul Wylleman (Host)
Nov 2023 → Feb 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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International teaching at Ljubljana University, KA103 Erasmus+ Staff Teaching
Koen De Brandt (Visitor), Paul Wylleman (Visitor) & Sasa Cecic-Erpic (Host)
24 May 2021 → 25 May 2021Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Commissie Topsport VUB: Dual career at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel - New facts & figures
Koen De Brandt (Speaker), Paul Wylleman (Speaker), Evert Zinzen (Contributor) & Gert Sonck (Contributor)
14 Jan 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a school event
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International teaching at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), KA103 Erasmus+ Staff Teaching
Koen De Brandt (Visitor), Paul Wylleman (Visitor) & Miquel Torregrossa (Host)
10 May 2021 → 11 May 2021Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
Press/Media
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Ook topcoaches hebben stress, maar ze hebben niet het idee dat die veel invloed heeft
Jolan Kegelaers, Paul Wylleman & Raoul R. D. Oudejans
15/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Mind the gap: VUB wil voetballers behoeden voor het zwarte gat
Paul Wylleman, Sofie Smismans & Simon Defruyt
1/12/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Radio1 NPO – BNNVARA Sport Combinatie B.V.S.C. (13:30-14:00u): “Overtraining en Perfectionisme”
22/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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VRT NWS: “Heeft verliefdheid Gilbert naar winst in Parijs-Roubaix gestuwd? "Neen, maar misschien wel procentje beter gepresteerd"
15/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Thesis
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Biofeedback en aanpassingsvermogen bij een verspringer: Een case studie
Author: Van Steenwinckel, M., Wylleman, P. & Kegelaers, J. J., 30 Jan 2017Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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De impact van blessures op high-performance voetballers: holistisch bekeken
Author: De Block, L., Wylleman, P. & Kegelaers, J., 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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De relatie tussen zelfregulatie, coping en resilience met het oog op een optimale sportprestatie
Author: Tas, M., Wylleman, P. & Kegelaers, J., 27 Jun 2016Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Diamonds in the rough - Searching for high potential in young table tennis players.
Author: Wylleman, P., Faber, I., Nijhuis-van der Sanden, R., Oosterveld, F. & Elferink-Gemser, M., 2016Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Een holistische kijk op de competenties van topsportstudenten in het hoger onderwijs: het perspectief van ouders en coaches.
Author: Ockerman, L. & Wylleman, P., 2016Student thesis: Master's Thesis