Andy Barton has appeared regularly on television, on radio and in the press in the UK and Worldwide. He is a regular contributor for various leading media sources including BBC News, ITN, Sky News, The Times, Daily Mirror, CNN, FourFourTwo, TalkSport and BBC Radio.

Andy has also appeared in documentaries and more light hearted entertainment programmes on TV and radio. He has written about mental performance for a number of publications including the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Inside United (the official Manchester United magazine), Castrol Performance Index, British Eventing Life and is a reqular feature writer for Fighting Fit magazine.

Andy presented two DVD's on mental performance for rugby coaching specialists RugbyCoachingVideos.com and has also featured in two books, the Kraken Opus Formula One Edition and My Cultured Left Foot by Musa Okwonga.(nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year).

Some of Andy's interviews are featured below:

March 2012

Daily Mail "I still have the hots for racing, says Raikkonen"

As rumours of a return to Formula One for Kimi Raikkonen began to gather pace, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo was asked for his thoughts.

March 2012

Shortlist Magazine "Driven by danger"

Are F1 drivers wired differently to the rest of us?

February 2012

Financial Times - "War of the Roses"

Crisis, what crisis? England, the reigning Six Nations champions, sit joint top of this year's table with two wins from two, taking the Red Rose to 12 wins from the past 15 games...

January 2012

CNN - "Aiming for gold"

Interview with Ben Wyatt and Matthew Syed on what it takes to gain success in the sports arena.

January 2012

Daily Express - "Show them your are in control"

IF you feel you are in the right, as Patrice Evra does, you can stand up to abuse from the crowd. The criticism is less likely to hurt.

November 2011

Blogtalkradio - "Mental toughness- the elite mindset"

Interview with Chris Thomas on what it takes to get the elite sports mindset.

November 2011

British Eventing Life - "Mental toolbox."

Andy Barton is a mental performance consultant who works with many of the leading sports performers from the UK and around the world through his clinic ‘The Sporting Mind’ (www.thesportingmind.com). Andy’s clients include some of the country’s leading equestrians.

October 2011

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat - "How strict discipline has helped Wales at the World Cup."

On Monday morning, the England squad flew home from New Zealand, their hopes of making it to a third Rugby World Cup final in a row in ruins...

August 2011

Shortlist Magazine - "The psyche of a champion (Pages 44-45)"

The difference between Olympic gold and silver can be the smallest margin. But, finds Andrew Dickens, that vital fraction isn't always down to ability.

June 2011

FIFA.com - "Away-day anxiety all in the head."

'Win your home games' has long been a favourite saying in football, with the school of thought being that winning in front of your own fans and avoiding defeat on the road will lead you to success...

April 2011

Men's Health - "Head strong"

Gain the mental muscle of five sporting champions - and discover the mind tricks guaranteed to build a winning mentality..

April 2011

CNN - Interview with Kate Giles

Andy was interview for CNN Sports News discussing the incident of Wayne Rooney swearing into the television cameras and whether there has been an increase such incidents in recent years.

April 2011

Fighting Fit Article - "Motivation: How to build the drive to succeed as a fighter"

Very few sports require so many hours of training for such short and infrequent bursts of action as boxing and martial arts. Mental performance consultant Andy Barton explores the types of motivation and goal setting that are most likely to lead you to achieving your dream - eventually!

March 2011

Stylist Magazine - "Rise of the competitive woman"

More women are taking up extreme physical pursuits than ever before. Stylist explores the trend for pushing yourself to the max.

November 2010

Cycling Weekly - "Four ways to get your race head on"

Psychology is the final frontier when it comes to sporting performance, so how do the pros get in the right head space?

November 2010

Fighting Fit Magazine - "How to learn faster"

Becoming a well-rounded fighter requires a lengthy apprenticeship, but by training smart you can learn the techniques of the trade more quickly.

October 2010

Running Fitness Magazine - "Rediscover your running mojo"

We all know life is a rollercoaster and that during the lows we sometimes have to sacrifice 'me time'. If life has thrown your running off-kilter, Tina Chantrey explains how to get back into your routine.

October 2010

Daily Mirror - "Rooney: It's over"

Manager breaks his silence and shocks football world.

August 2010

Cycling Weekly - "10 reasons why you're not getting any fitter"

You're flying high, you feel great and you're cutting huge chunks off you previous times. However, there is going to come a time when you hit that wall....

July 2010

CNN - "Net them young" 

A short documentary looking at the difficulties facing young footballers from around the world as they look to make it at the biggest stage of them all, the Premier League

July 2010

BBC Persia - "The effects of music on athletic performance"

Interview with Mehdi Beigi for BBC Persia television.

June 2010

BBC World Service - "Sportsworld Sunday"

Andy was a guest on Russell Fuller's show from South Africa with Brad Friedel and Stuart Pearce discussing the pyschology behind penalty shoot-outs.

May 2010

Champions League Final Programme - "Head Coaches"

In their quest to inspire their players to win the European crown, managers have called upon Barack Obama, Rudyard Kipling and golf.

May 2010

Shortlist Magazine - "The mental pressures of a World Cup captaincy"

We speak to mental performance consultant Andy Barton to discover the strains associated with that armband.

April 2010

Daily Telegraph - "London Marathon: 'Give up? I'd rather die trying'"

Laura Donnelly meets some of the people who have overcome physical and mental trauma to run this week's London Marathon.

April 2010

CNN - "Tiger's return to the Masters"

Andy was interviewed by CNN for a feature on Tiger Woods' return to the Masters.

March 2010

Running Fitness Magazine - "Getting High"

The benefit running has on your heart and overall fitness levels are widely acknowledged. Yet ardent runners will tell you of the existence of less palpable effects they also encounter.

February 2010

CNN - "Is your boss a 'Special One'?"

The success achieved by Portuguese soccer coach Jose Mourinho suggests that his players would not just run through a brick wall for him, they'd happily march through an obstacle course full of them to earn his respect.

February 2010

Sport Magazine - "Head Coach"

Inter Milan's pouting prince Jose Mourinho is the master of mind games. Sport asked Andy Barton and Mourinho's biographer and Times' chief football commentator Patrick Barclay to shine a light on the mind of 'The Special One'.

December 2009

CNN - "Benitez on the brink: a psychological profile of Liverpool's manager

Festive cheer can be thin on the ground in the lead up to Christmas with an extra dose of stress heaped upon business managers already grappling with icy financial conditions and potentially bleak New Year prospects.

November 2009

CNN - "Mind games: Touchline pyschology"

The latest round of Champions League matches finds a string of top European managers on the verge of being dumped out of the competition - a failure that could cost them their job.

November 2009

BBC Radio Wales -"The Radio Wales Phone-In"

Andy was a guest with Olympic Gold Medallist Darren Campbell and Dr Russell Holden on Jason Mohammed's Radio Wales Phone-In.

September 2009

BBC Interactive - "Why do sportsmen cheat?"

High profile cases of cheating and gamesmanship have dominated the back pages in recent weeks, but why do competitiors feel compelled to seek an unfair advantage?

September 2009

The Times - "England hope for seventh time lucky"

Imagine a mid-table Barclays Premier League side, say Wigan Athletic or Bolton Wanderers, losing Manchester United and then being asked to play them again a couple of days later...

August 2009

Time Magazine - "Is 13 too young to sail around the world solo?"

A Dutch court placed a 13-year old girl in temporary custody on Friday, Aug. 28th, after her parents insisted on supporting her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo...

July 2009

True Tube - "Pressure Point"

Jo Ankier was running towards Olympic gold. Andy Barton knows what happens when the pressure is on.

May 2009

Champions League Final Programme - "The big day"

Early afternoon in Moscow on UEFA Champions League final day, less than a football pitch length away from Red Square, the lobby of the Grand Ritz Carlton was teeming. And there, in among the flow of guests and visitors, fans, journalists, staff scurrying from one request to another, were the Chelsea FC squad...

March 2009

Mind Games - Player psychology for Rugby.
Mind Games - Coach pyschology for Rugby.

Andy has filmed two DVDs for specialist rugby training DVD producers RugbyCoachingVideos.com

January 2009

FourFourTwo - "Captains: Do they really matter?"

When Fabio Capello was preparing to name his England skipper last year, the nation got itself into a bit of a tizz. But was it all a big fuss over nothing?

August/September 2008

Champions Magazine - "The paranormal history of football"

Are games decided by tactics - or witchdoctors, star signs and premonitions? Exploring areas professionals don't like to discuss, Martin Rosser encounters Zidane, Rooney and Einstein.

August 2008

Five News - "Sports psychology"

A report into the factors that can help or hinder young sports performers from achieving success.

June 2008

BBC Interactive - "The art of taking a penalty"

"Penalties are a marriage of technique and mentality." That is the verdict of sports psychologist Andy Barton on the seemingly simple task of sending the ball past a goalkeeper and into the net from just 12 yards out.

June 2008

Castrol Performance Index - "Mind over matter"

Castrol Index mental performance consultant Andy Barton reveals why goal celebrations, positive thinking and smiling faces could be key to success this year...

June 2008

Castrol Performance Index - "Coaches on the couch"

Castrol Index's mental perfomance consultant, Andy Barton on why mind games and the colour yellow could be the key to winning Euro 2008...

February 2008

BBC2 - "Sportsround"

Interview with Lizzie Greenwood on the 6 nations rugby

December 2007

Kraken Opus - Formula One Edition

Interview about the mental qualities of a Formula One driver.

October 2007

Daily Mail - "Inside the tortured mind of our hero Jonny Wilkinson"

He places the ball, steps back and sideways. For a few moments he stands, slightly bent, legs a shoulder width apart, hands clasped, eyes focused.

October 2007

Setanta Sports - "Experts warn Hamilton to stay focused"

Two of England's leading performance coaches have warned Lewis Hamilton he must keep his focus firmly on the track or else he runs the risk of missing out on the Formula 1 world title.

October 2007

The Sun - "The title is on ice."

Supercool Lewis has the mental strength to be F1 champion, a top mind coach said yesterday.

October 2007

The Times - "Keep your imagination under control in head-to-head duels"

Chris Griggs seeks some advice on the different mental approach required to succeed at matchplay.

September 2007

Musa Okwonga - "A cultured left foot"

Andy was interviewed for this excellent book on the eleven elements required for footballing greatness. The book was subsequently nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.

September 2007

FourFourTwo Magazine - "Outside Right"

Oldham Athletic take a chance on former jailbird Lee Hughes.

August 2007

England vs Germany Official Programme - "The whole 12 yards"

With five wins from six shoot-outs, Germany are the undisputed world penalty champions. But why?

August 2007

Two Wheels Only - "The Comfort Zone"

The key to over-coming mental blocks is to focus on the positive, not the negative aspects of a situation.

May 2007

Sky News Radio

Interview with Alex Feeney on the run-in for the Premiership title.

April 2007

Daily Mail - "Mourinho the kind of mind games"

Jose Mourinho has successfully taken the pressure off his players by putting the spotlight on himself again, according to top mind coach Andy Barton.

April 2007

Sporting Life - "Psychologist backs Jose outburst."

Chelsea a chasing the quadruple but the focus is on boss Mourinho rather than his players.

March 2007

Sky One - "When Nerves Attack"

Andy was interviewed for this documentary on the phenomenon of choking in sport as part of Sky's excellent Sport Uncovered series.

March 2007

BBC Radio 1Extra - "Praying for a win"

Andy was interviewed for this radio documentary about the power of prayer at Portsmouth Football Club, presented by former Chelsea player Gavin Peacock.

March 2007

BBC World Service - "Fast Track"

Andy was interviewed by Ben Wyatt discussing the power of psychology in sport.

March 2007

Inside United - "Can body language tell us who will win the league?"

Mind coach Andy Barton puts the bosses on the couch.

December 2006

BBC2 Newsnight - "When sports stars crack"

Andy was a guest on Newsnight with Jeremy Paxman discussing the mental issues affecting England's cricketers in Australia.

December 2006

Daily Mirror - "How to get over it"

Andy wrote an article giving some advice for England's long-suffering cricket fans.

December 2006

Sky News - "Under Pressure"

Andy was a guest on Sky News discussing the pressures faced by England's cricket team.

December 2006

Men's Health Magazine - "Why are we so aggressive?"

Our continuing exploration of the male psyche uncovers the science behind our lairy gene and reveals the path to peace, self control and emotional balance.

November 2006

The Times - "Frontline bowler suffers attack of nerves"

When England asked Stephen Harmison to meet and greet Australia's opening batsmen at Lord's in 2005, it seemed as if they had found the perfect way to introduce themselves to their opponents...

November 2006

Health & Fitness Magazine - "Workout Boosters"

As the cold weather draws in, it's easy to let summer fitness resolutions slip. Keep your motivation up with these top tips from Johanna Legh.

October 2006

Sky One - "When sports stars see red"

Andy featured in this light hearted look at some of the moments in sport where sportspeople lose their cool. Other contributors included Mark Lawrenson, Peter Schmeichel, Matt Dawson, Martin Offiah, Willie Carson and Nigel Winterburn.

October 2006

Cosmopolitan - "Fast track to success"

Success is a mind game. Andy Barton shows you how to get gold in life, love and the locker room, with confidence coaching for champs.

September 2006

Sky News Radio - Interview with Alex Feeney

Andy was interviewed by Alex Feeney at Sky News discussing psychological issues that are affecting sportspeople today.

September 2006

ITV1 - "Call me a cabbie"

Andy worked with Janet Street-Porter to assist her with her mental strategies for learning street names in her quest to become a London cabbie.

June 2006

TalkSport - "John Gaunt morning show"

Andy was a guest on John Gaunt's show discussing the WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends) issue during the World Cup.

May 2006

Professional Motorsport World - "Personnel Best"

Providing your team members with incentives is just one way to help improve their performance. PMW talks to four motivational experts.

March 2006

ITV1 - "The truth about referees"

A documentary about the problems referees face in football today, with other contributions from David Beckham and Anders Frisk.

March 2006

The Daily Telegraph - "Gym'll fix it? No, just reach for the stairs."

Lucy Atkins on a lifestyle approach to exercise that takes the sweat out of getting fit.

March 2006

ITV Evening News - "The mind of Mourinho"

A commentary on the mental strategies of Jose Mourinho ahead of the second leg of the Champions League fixture with Barcelona.

March 2006

Sky News - "Andy Murray"

A report on Andy Murray becoming the British Number One tennis player.

December 2005

FourFourTwo Magazine - "The hit parade"

Football used to be full of honest fellas who'd kick you all day and drink with you all night. Now, they'll dive to get you sent off and can't take a tackle. When did the game change?...

October 2005

TalkSport - "Howard Hughes show"

Andy was a guest on Howard Hughes' show discussing human potential.

October 2005

Health & Fitness Magazine - "Virtual Triumphs"

Whether it's climbing Everest on a stepper or racing on a treadmill, in-gym challenges can motivate and reward, says Johanna Legh...

September 2005

The Times - "How to... deal with failure"

It's how you bounce back that really matters...

September 2005

ITV News Report - "The Ashes"

An interview about the mental approach taken by the England cricket team to win back the Ashes.

September 2005

Men's Fitness Magazine - "The 50 best running tips ever"

Whether you are a trembly kneed beginner or a foot-sore veteran, it's never too late to learn more about the world's oldest form of fitness...

July 2005

Dance Gazette - "Be very afraid"

Suffer from stage fright? Lydnsey Winship looks for a cure...

June 2005

Men's Fitness Magazine - "Think like a winner"

Hitting peak physical condition is one thing, but you'll need to train your mind to go that fraction faster, run that extra mile or squeeze out that one last lift. The world's top mind coaches reveal how...

May 2005

ITV News - "The Champions League"

The mental factors that enabled Liverpool to come back from being three goals down to win the Champions League Final.

April 2005

The Times - "Bowyer finds few to appreciate his brand of madness"

David O'Leary once defended Lee Bowyer during his tumultuous time at Leeds United by saying that the tea ladies loved him. Away from his caffeine-addled backers, however, people from various walks of life were quick to admonish the errant midfield player and conclude that not everything in black and white makes sense...

April 2005

ZDF News (Germany) - "Jose Mourinho"

An interview with ZDF News Channel in Germany leading up to Chelsea's Champions League match with Bayern Munich. Andy was asked to comment on Jose Mourinho's mental strategies.

April 2005

TalkSport Radio - "Afternoon show"

Andy was asked to comment on a bizarre tirade by Jose Mourinho about the perceived injustices of European football.

February 2005

Health & Fitness Magazine - "Kickstart your fitness"

Need a motivation boost to help you reach your fitness goals? Whether you are a beginner or you have reached a plateau, Johanne Legh has tips to help you stay positive and focused all year round...

February 2005

The Times - "Paul to exploit the powers of positive thinking"

The short walk from centre stage at Twickenham to the replacements' bench must have felt long and inglorious for Henry Paul, like a batsman dismissed for a duck returning to the pavilion amid a deafening silence. Hauled off in the 26th minute against Australia in November, the humiliation inflicted on Paul by Andy Robinson, the England Head Coach was so public. So how can Robinson now expect Paul to give his best?...