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Sports Psychology - Genreal
Sports Psychology - General
- Sport Psychology | Research Starter"This article addresses the use of sport psychology theory and applications in physical education. The National Association of Sport and Physical Education provides national content standards to guide physical educators and administrators in the development of curricula that focus on students' development of motor skill, motivation to engage in and continue physical activity both in and out of the classroom, and social and personal responsibility ... "
- Sport Psychology"This article, published in Frontiers in Psychology, explores the field of sport psychology and its role in empowering athletes and coaches to achieve their best performance. It discusses the diverse nature of sport psychology, including different sports, competition levels, age groups, and gender considerations. The article emphasizes the importance of applied research in addressing key issues such as understanding the psychological aspects of sports participation, managing stress, and utilizing artificial intelligence ... "
- Applications of Sports Psychology in the World"Sports; If we look at the transition from primitive societies to today's modern societies, it can be seen that social life has many characteristics, such as being a way of life forindividuals, acquiring and/or preserving aesthetic and physical beauty, being a source of entertainment for individuals, and self education. for wars and as a weapon of the cold war, it appears before us as an integral phenomenon. Psychology has many subfields. One of these subfields is sports psychology. Sports psychology is a subfield that involves applying the principles of psychology to the sports environment. Sports psychologists work as both academics and practitioners. Today, sports psychology is gaining importance with the changing meaning of sports and athletes. As practitioners, sport psychologists strive to improve team performance and create a positive team environment ... "
- Sport Psychology: Technologies Ahead"Several factors may make it difficult, if not impossible, for athletes to train in real sport conditions. These include on the one hand extrinsic factors such as unfavorable weather conditions or costs related to the facilities and materials used, and on the other hand factors intrinsic to the athlete, such as injuries. When confronted to such situations, it becomes necessary for the athletes to be provided with alternative training solutions in order to maintain their level of performance. In this section, we will introduce two of these alternative solutions, namely virtual reality (VR) and motor imagery (MI) ... "
Sports psychology - Motivation
Sports Psychology - Goal Setting
- The application of Goal Setting Theory to goal setting interventions in sport: a systematic review"Goal setting is one of the most frequently used mental skills in sports, and Goal Setting Theory has been the most prominent theoretical framework upon which goal setting interventions are based. The present study provides a systematic review examining how the tenets of GST have been applied to goal setting interventions in sport"
- Motivated reasoning in the prediction of sports outcomes and the belief in the “hot hand”"The present paper explores the role of motivation to observe a certain outcome in people’s predictions, causal attributions, and beliefs about a streak of binary outcomes (basketball scoring shots). In two studies we found that positive streaks (points scored by the participants’ favourite team) lead participants to predict the streak’s continuation (belief in the hot hand), but negative streaks lead to predictions of its end (gambler’s fallacy). More importantly, these wishful predictions are supported by strategic attributions and beliefs about how and why a streak might unfold. Results suggest that the effect of motivation on predictions is mediated by a serial path via causal attributions to the teams at play and belief in the hot hand"
- Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in Ability Settings"Previous research has demonstrated that one person's expectations can influence the behavior of another person, thereby creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. This study examined the effects of ability-based expectations in an experiment in which some participants ("coaches") were assigned false expectations of the basketball free-throw shooting ability of other participants ("players"). "
- Effect of Motivational Type on Goal-Setting Behavior"The present study also hoped to determine whether the type of motivation that athletes reported and their goal-setting behavior differed depending on whether they were recreational or elite collegiate athletes."
- The performance and psychological effects of goal setting in sport: A systematic review and meta-analysis"Goal setting is widely applied in sport. Whereas existing reviews have addressed the performance effects of goal setting, less is known about the concurrent psychological and psychophysiological effects. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis that synthesised the effects of goal setting on task performance and various psychological and psychophysiological outcomes in sport ... "
- Goal Setting in Sport | UK Elite Netball Academy"When we asked Elite Netball Academy ambassador Natalie Panagarry to write a piece for us on goal setting in sport, she leapt at the chance. Goal setting is important, it helps trigger new behaviours, and keep you focused when the going gets tough. In this blog, Natalie looks at why goal setting in sport is important ..."
Visualisation
Sports Psychology - Visualisation and Mental Rehearsal
- Importance of imagery visualisation"Over the past two decades, imagery visualization has become substantially popular in both academic discipline and applied practice, but few within the realm of competitive athletics would argue with the importance of being mentally prepared prior athletic competition and the need that a particular type of mindset is needed before the actual competition or test. However, recent research has shown that many athletes and sporting administrators as well as coaches are still reluctant to seek the services of a qualified and professional sports psychologist even if they believe it could help them."
- Applied imagery for motivation: a person-centred model"Motor imagery when coupled with motivational and cognitive factors has been shown to enhance multiple aspects of sports performance. This paper reviews existing imagery approaches, and proposes a method based on applied applications, intended to increase short and long-term motivation"
- The future for PETTLEP: A modern perspective on an effective and established tool"Over the past 15 years there has been much research into the PETTLEP model of motor imagery, originally designed to improve the quality and impact of imagery interventions on sport performance. This article reviews the most recent trends within this research."
- Visualisation Techniques in Sport - The Mental Road Map for Success"Athletes of the highest level in many sports (athletics, football, baseball, tennis, golf, rugby, skiing, gymnastics, swimming, basketball etc.) talk about the importance of visualising technical execution both during the training period and in competition (during warm-ups, during breaks in official games, before throws, jumps, free kicks etc.).Visualisation techniques can improve motor skills, grow muscle strength, increase self-confidence, attention concentration and decrease anxiety. Through the use of imagery, pain management, endurance, performance motivation and physical performance can also be enhanced in athletes. To achieve the best results, visualisation techniques should include the five major senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste) and should consider key aspects such as perspective, emotion, environment, task and timing ... "
- Effectiveness of Practice in Mind Program on Standing Shot and Jump Shot Performance in Elite Netball Players"Practice in Mind (PIM) training help to resolve physical and psychological problem in sport skills performance. Therefore, the present study was done to investigate the effectiveness of PIM training on netball standing shot and jump shot performances. Twenty state level netball shooters with 3 to 5 years playing experiences participated in this experimental study ... "
- The Effect Of Imagery And Modeling On Anxiety In Netball Athletes"This study examined and compared the effects of imagery training combined with modeling on anxiety in netball athletes ... "
Sports Psychology - Affirmations and Positive Self Talk
Sports Psychology - Affirmations and Positive Self Talk
- Positive Self Talk in Athletes Improves Performance"One of the simplest concepts of sports psychology is developing positive self-talk. It’s also one of the hardest sports psychology skills to master."
- Affirmations in Sport"Self-affirmation interventions and theory have promising applications in sports and exercise, including facilitating achievement and helping individuals respond adaptively to setbacks."
- Mindfulness for Student Athletes : A Workbook to Help Teens Reduce Stress and Enhance Performance"In Mindfulness for Student Athletes, you'll find practical and tactical ways to cope with stress and anxiety in the moment, prevent stress in the future, and experience more satisfaction and enjoyment while playing sports. You'll also find proven-effective tools to naturally enhance your performance"
- Associations Between Self-Determined Motivation, Team Potency, and Self-Talk in Team Sports"This study aimed to examine whether motivational (level of self-determination and satisfaction of the basic psychological needs) and social antecedents (team potency) related to athletes´ cognitive behavior (self-talk) during competition in team sports."
- The Effect of using Virtual Reality Headset During Imagery on Netball Players' Imagery Ability, Mood, Physiological Parameter and Shooting Performance"Imagery one of psychological training skill (PST) that use both mind and body where it involves the process of create or re-creating an experience in the mind by using all the human senses. Meanwhile, recently, many sport scientists have developed a new system that uses technology in order to improve athletes’ performance ... "
Sport Psychology - Team Dynamics and Cohesion Techniques
Sport Psychology - Team Dynamics and Cohesion Techniques
- Investigating the Relationship between Team Cohesion and Self-Presentation among Different Competitive Team Sports of Ethiopian Universities"The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between self-presentation and team cohesion among different competitive team sports of Ethiopian Universities."
- Transformational leadership and team performance in sports teams: A conditional indirect model"This study tests how transformational leadership fosters team performance through team cohesion and how that relationship is moderated by previous team performance and leadership consensus. "
- Team cohesion and anxiety on netball team athletes"The aim of this study was to examine the task cohesiveness dimensions’ influence on competitive anxiety in universities netball teams. For which, data were collected from different universities netball players. Our results indicate that all the dimensions of team cohesion namely Group Integration-Task (GI-T), Group Integration-Social (GI-S), Individual Attractions to Group-Task (ATG-T), and Individual Attractions to Group-Social (ATG-S) influenced the success of the team negatively ... "
- Team Cohesion in Individual/Team Sports Athletes: Transformational Leadership and the Role of Social norms"Team cohesion is a critical factor in sports, yet few studies have comparatively analyzed individual and team sport athletes in sporting situations. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between transformational leadership, social norms, and team cohesion, and to analyze the moderating effects of individual/team sports athletes ... "
Sport Psychology - Pre-Competition Routines and Pre-Task Routines
Sport Psychology - Pre-Competition Routines and Pre-Task Routines
- How to Develop an Effective Pre-Performance Routine"This article will run from how to develop a pre performance routine, via four questions, which will help you to develop your own routine."
- Pre-performance routines – what’s all the fuss about?"Sport psychology researchers have tested the effectiveness of behavioural (i.e., related to actions) and cognitive (i.e., related to thoughts) routines in a variety of sports, including basketball, golf, ice hockey, volleyball, water polo, ten-pin bowling, and rugby. Overall this research suggests that Pre-performance routines are effective."
- Relationship Between Music and Sports - A Perspective"Music is an integral part in a person’s life. In the human civilization music has been playing an important role. Besides the involvement of music in cultural activities of human society, music has started taking an important role in the sports and exercises. It can be said that there is boom in the use of music in the sports and physical exercises both in personal as well as groups. It has been observed that there are psychological, psychophysical, Psycho-physiological and ergogenic effects of music among the athletes and exercisers. The music impact on sports activities is manifested through four mechanisms: reducing fatigue, increasing arousal levels, creating coordination and finally increasing relaxation and comfort that ultimately improves performance ... "
- The effectiveness of pre-performance routines in sports: a meta-analysis"A pre-performance routine (PPR) refers to a set of task-relevant thoughts and actions an athlete systematically engages in prior to performance execution. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness of the PPR intervention to facilitate sport performance ... "
Sport Psychology - Relaxation and energiser routines and breathing techniques
Sport Psychology - Relaxation and Energiser Routines and Breathing Techniques
- Mindfulness for Student Athletes : A Workbook to Help Teens Reduce Stress and Enhance Performance"In Mindfulness for Student Athletes, you'll find practical and tactical ways to cope with stress and anxiety in the moment, prevent stress in the future, and experience more satisfaction and enjoyment while playing sports. You'll also find proven-effective tools to naturally enhance your performance."
- Relaxation in Sports"When gearing up for a big match, very few athletes actually take the time to sit back and take a breath. The simple acts of inhaling, exhaling and relaxing for just a few moments can have a significant impact on sporting performance"
- A Still Quiet Place for Athletes : Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and Life"Find flow and reach peak performance—in sports and in life. Based on the groundbreaking Still Quiet Place mindfulness program, this workbook provides practical, step-by-step exercises and skills to help you gain present-moment awareness and achieve your athletic goals."
- Use of mental techniques for competition and recovery in professional athletes"The present study aims to describe knowledge about and usage of mental techniques to prepare before competitions and after sport-associated injuries (SAIs) by professional athletes (team sports) in Austria."
- The Relationship between Relaxation Techniques and Sport Performance"The aim of this research was to find the correlation between different kinds of relaxation techniques and sports performance."