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Mental Skills and Competitive Anxiety in Sports

Author : Shilpi Jain
Publisher : Meem Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9784100924466
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book Mental Skills and Competitive Anxiety in Sports written by Shilpi Jain and published by Meem Publishers. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the relationship between mental skills and competitive anxiety interpretation among athletes participating in various competitive sports at different skill levels. Understanding how mental skills impact competitive anxiety is essential for optimizing athletes' performance and overall well-being. This research adopts a comprehensive approach; involving athletes from different sports and skill levels. By utilizing surveys; interviews; and performance assessments; the study seeks to identify the mental skills employed by athletes to cope with competitive anxiety and enhance their performance. The research explores how mental skills such as goal setting; visualization; self-talk; and relaxation techniques influence athletes' interpretation of competitive anxiety. It delves into how effective mental strategies can help athletes perceive competitive situations as challenges rather than threats; ultimately leading to improved performance and reduced anxiety levels. The findings of this study have valuable implications for coaches; sports psychologists; and athletes seeking to optimize their mental preparation and performance on the field. By understanding the mental skills that positively impact competitive anxiety interpretation; coaches and sports psychologists can tailor training programs and interventions to enhance athletes' mental resilience and confidence. Moreover; the research contributes to the broader understanding of the psychological aspects of sports performance. It sheds light on the importance of mental preparation and how psychological well-being can influence athletes' ability to perform at their best under pressure.

Competitive Anxiety in Sport

Author : Rainer Martens
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780873229357
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Competitive Anxiety in Sport written by Rainer Martens and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 1990 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive review of competitive anxiety research that has used the Sport Competition Anxiety Test, or SCAT (a trait scale), and the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2), as well as a description of the theoretical basis and development procedures for each scale. The actual scales for both SCAT and the CSAI-2 are contained in the text. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A Competitive Anxiety Review

Author : Stephen David Mellalieu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Competitive Anxiety Review written by Stephen David Mellalieu and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a review and discussion of the recent move towards the positive aspects and consequences of competitive anxiety. Following a description of competitive stress-related terminologies, conceptual and psychometric developments are considered including the notion of directional anxiety interpretations. The commentary then focuses on the theories and models that outline the potential positive aspects of anxiety in relation to athletic performance. Applied implications and future research directions are also discussed together with a number of explicatory statements regarding the nature of the precompetitive stress experience in sport.

Mental Skills for Athletes

Author : Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780367219130
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Mental Skills for Athletes written by Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Mental Skills Workbook for the Competitive Athlete is a step-by-step guide for developing a mental skills toolbox. Based on the author's over 30 years of experience working with professional, intercollegiate, and high school athletes and coaches, the book presents a skill and its application to competitive situations. For each skill, exercises are included that teach athletes how to develop the skill as well as methods to track their development with the skill. Applications are also included that highlight athletes who have successfully put the skill into practice. User-friendly and hands-on, this is the go-to resource for athletes and their coaches from any sport and at any level"--

Relationships Between Mental Skills and Competitive Anxiety Interpretation in Open Skill and Close Skill Athletes

Author : Sharyn J. Aufenanger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Relationships Between Mental Skills and Competitive Anxiety Interpretation in Open Skill and Close Skill Athletes written by Sharyn J. Aufenanger and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers have garnered interest in the directional component of anxiety in addition to the intensity level, where athletes may view anxiety symptoms as facilitative or debilitative towards performance. Further, athletes in different types of sport may utilize specific mental skills in order to assist in their interpretation of anxiety symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between mental skills and interpretation of anxiety in athletes participating in open versus close skill sport. Eighty-eight open skill athletes and 40 close skill athletes completed the modified CSAI-2 and OMSAT-3. The results indicated that open and close skill athletes differed in intensity, but not interpretation, of somatic anxiety and self-confidence. Several mental skills were predictive of athletes' interpretation of anxiety and self-confidence as facilitative to their performance. Also, open and close skill athletes differed in how their mental skills related to intensity of anxiety and self-confidence.

ANALYSIS OF WILL TO WIN & SPORTS COMPETITIVE ANXIETY AMONG INDIVIDUAL SPORTS AND TEAM SPORTS

Author : Dr. Ravindra Shukla
Publisher : Ashok Yakkaldevi
ISBN 13 : 138790647X
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book ANALYSIS OF WILL TO WIN & SPORTS COMPETITIVE ANXIETY AMONG INDIVIDUAL SPORTS AND TEAM SPORTS written by Dr. Ravindra Shukla and published by Ashok Yakkaldevi. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports have been considered to be a physical endeavor. However in the present competitive scenario, every competitor wants to win, rather than just participate. Sports scientists, sports psychologists and physical educational have begun to explore this field seriously. Performance in sports is not the outcome of skills and physical fitness alone. But psychological parameters also play a vital role in improving and refining the performance of athletes.

Mental Skills for Athletes

Author : Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000007006
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mental Skills for Athletes written by Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental Skills for Athletes: A Workbook for Competitive Success is a step-by-step guide for developing a toolbox of mental skills. In this user-friendly workbook, Dr. Betsy Shoenfelt compiles materials from over 35 years of experience as a performance psychologist working to achieve competitive excellence, creating the go-to resource for athletes and coaches in any sport and at any level. The book includes succinct, easily understood explanations of key mental skills based on the science of performance excellence. It discusses both cognitive and physical skills to ensure competitive success, covering a range of topics including focus, confidence, resilience, mindfulness, motivation, role clarity, problem solving, team values, and strategic goal setting. Shoenfelt includes over 25 different exercises to ensure the reader can readily apply these skills across a variety of sports and across all levels of competition, from high school to Olympic athletes. Worksheets encourage a hands-on approach and provide structure to guide the appropriate implementation of mental skills for each athlete. Examples of completed worksheets help demonstrate to the reader how to best utilize these resources. This book is essential for early career sport psychology practitioners across the globe, as well as aspiring graduate students. The book is an invaluable resource for coaches and athletes at all levels.

Contemporary Advances in Sport Psychology

Author : Stephen Mellalieu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317800397
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Advances in Sport Psychology written by Stephen Mellalieu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Advances in Sport Psychology brings together leading international researchers to showcase some of the most important emerging topics in contemporary sport psychology. Each chapter offers a comprehensive review of current knowledge and research on a cutting-edge theme, followed by in-depth discussion of conceptual and methodological issues, and then outlines potential avenues for further research. The book covers themes including: Contemporary personality perspectives Choking models of stress and performance Coping in sport Relational-efficacy beliefs Self-determination theory Transformational leadership Organizational psychology in sport Quantitative and qualitative methods in sport psychology The review format provides the perfect entry point for all researchers, advanced students or practitioners looking to engage with the latest research themes in contemporary sport psychology, offering a greater depth of discussion than the typical journal article. Informing knowledge generation, applied research and professional practice, Contemporary Advances in Sport Psychology is an essential addition to any sport science library.

Sport Psychological Interventions in Competitive Sports

Author : Jürgen Beckmann
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443875902
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Sport Psychological Interventions in Competitive Sports written by Jürgen Beckmann and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport psychological training, an important part of athletes’ preparation, can give them the final edge in competition. This book provides a systematic structure for conducting sport psychological interventions that can be followed not only by sport psychologists, but also by athletes and coaches. The authors describe sport psychological measures that are based on scientific knowledge and have proven to be valuable in their applied work. The book is divided into two main parts. Part 1 presents the basic structure for sport psychological interventions and Part 2 focuses on concrete interventions and training measures. Part 1 further addresses the importance of personality factors for sports performance, illustrates how an athlete’s personality development can be enhanced, gives basic knowledge about diagnostic tools, and discusses talent selection. The second part of the book describes basic training, which focuses mainly on relaxation techniques, as well as skills training, essential for the stabilisation of athletic performance. Maintaining a balanced recovery-stress state is particularly important for the avoidance of overtraining. The book illustrates how athletes’ stress and recovery levels can be monitored in order to prevent overtraining. Part 2 further addresses how critical situations in an athlete’s career (including, for example, conflicts, career termination, and injuries) are to be handled, presenting various impact interventions, including clinical hypnosis. The final chapter of the book presents a mental toolbox, giving the practitioner an overview that will help to quickly identify a problem, its possible causes, and solutions.

The Athlete's Guide to Sports Psychology

Author : Dorothy V. Harris
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Athlete's Guide to Sports Psychology written by Dorothy V. Harris and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 1984 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Coping and Emotion in Sport

Author : Joanne Thatcher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136975489
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Coping and Emotion in Sport written by Joanne Thatcher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emotional highs and lows of competitive sport, whether experienced as a competitor, spectator or coach may be the essential ingredient that gives sport its universal and compelling appeal. Emotion is clearly a pervasive force within competitive sport, and this is reflected in the burgeoning interest over recent decades in athletes’ emotions and strategies for coping with these emotions. The interplay between emotion and coping is a critical factor in determining, through its influence on key psychological functions, an athlete’s potential success in competitive sport. This fully revised and updated edition of the classic text on coping and emotion in sport goes further than any other book in examining the central role that these two factors play in sports performance. The book explores theory and measurement, current research, and contemporary issues and special populations respectively. Each chapter closely integrates cutting-edge research themes with discussion of practical and applied issues, with case studies and reflections from practitioners working in elite sport woven throughout the book. With contributions from leading international scholars and consultant psychologists, this book is vital reading for all students and professionals working in sport psychology.

Understanding Psychological Preparation for Sport

Author : Lew Hardy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471957879
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (719 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Psychological Preparation for Sport written by Lew Hardy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to advance both theory and practice in the psychological preparation of high-level sports performers. The authors integrate the relevant qualitative and quantitative research literatures with practical knowledge gained via their own personal experience of working with elite athletes. Seven aspects of psychological preparation are considered: basic psychological skills; self-confidence; motivation; arousal and activation; stress and anxiety; concentration; and coping with adversity. Each discussion ends with a summary of the implications for future research and best practice. Elite performers from around the world share their techniques for mentally preparing for competition. The authors then explore the links between the practices that these athletes use and theories which underlie psychological preparation for performance. This book develops a model of psychological preparation for elite sports performers incorporating two unique features: the research-to-practice orientation which is taken to preparation for high-level sports performance; and a global perspective using evidence derived from North American, European, Australian and other research literatures in both general and sport psychology. This is the first book of its kind and should be a valuable resource for sport psychologists, students and professionals with an interest in sport or high-level performance.

Psychological Factors In Competitive Sport

Author : Don Davies
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317952375
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Psychological Factors In Competitive Sport written by Don Davies and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1989. This book explains the importance of psychological factors for achievement and performance in competitive sport. It deals with the development of ability, maximization of performance in competition, emotional health, social adjustement and general well being of the participants in sport. The two main aims are firstly to select and outline ways in which young people can learn to become highly skilled and well adjusted sportsmen and secondly to describe the techniques by which players, having become highly skilled, can perform consistently well under pressure or stress. This book is based on tried and tested methods in teaching and on extensive research findings in the field of sport psychology. There is a strong bias towards the practical and most chapters contain specific guidelines to be followed and detailed practices to be undertaken, making it ideal as a practical text for teachers, coaches or as an aid to self-improvement in the competitor.

Sports Psychology For Dummies

Author : Leif H. Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119856019
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book Sports Psychology For Dummies written by Leif H. Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get your head in the game with this hands-on guide to the psychology of sport There's more to getting into the right headspace for the big game or event than trying to think like a winner. Modern sports psychologists emphasize advanced strategies like biofeedback and neurofeedback, while encouraging the use of mindfulness and other mental health techniques. In Sports Psychology For Dummies, 2nd Edition, a team of athletic performance experts and psychologists walks you through the mental side of intense competition and training. From the importance of focus to the tactics designed to restore and improve confidence after a loss, you'll explore ideas such as goal setting, self-perception, and self-talk. This book also covers: Personalized plans for athletic success Real-life examples of sports psychology changing the athletic experience in different sports The wide variety of careers available in the field of sports psychology and how to get started in them Ideal for athletes, parents of student athletes, and coaches looking for ways to improve performance both on and off the field, Sports Psychology For Dummies is also the perfect resource for anyone interested in a career in this rapidly growing and evolving field.

Self-Efficacy

Author : Ralf Schwarzer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317763696
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Self-Efficacy written by Ralf Schwarzer and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to illustrate the change in emphasis during the 1980s from one dominated by a behaviouristic perspective to one much more congnitive in its emphasis. It is aimed at research psychologists and graduate-level psychology students.

Self-talk in Sport

Author : Alexander T. Latinjak
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429864264
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Self-talk in Sport written by Alexander T. Latinjak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athletes are naturally exposed to significant psychological challenges in sports, but do not wait helplessly for the assistance of sports psychologists or trainers. Instead, they practise one form or another of self-regulation. Self-talk in Sport explores one such self-regulatory strategy: self-talk, the inner voice that accompanies every human being throughout their lives. Over time, research has revealed many secrets of self-talk in sport, though many others remain unveiled. This book offers you the opportunity to discover the multiple identities of our self-talk, how the “inner coach” serves as a rational counterpart to the irrational self, and what we need to do to develop our inner voice to reach its maximum self-regulatory potential. There is a general need for concrete interventions in sport, exercise, and performance psychology. In addition, the autonomous functioning of people is a central aim of psychological interventions that align with positive psychology and focus on people’s strengths rather than weaknesses. In this volume, researchers and applied practitioners are shown how they can use self-talk interventions to strengthen people’s rational self-regulation in order to deal with a variety of situations that apply to both sport and other exercise and performance contexts. Since self-talk is a tangible result of cognitive processes and inner experiences that researchers and applied practitioners can barely access, Self-talk in Sport is a tool for sports psychologists to understand and interact with hidden parts within athletes that have a major impact on sport and exercise experiences and performance. A book demonstrating the diverse – both rational and irrational identities – of self-talk, as well as specific interventions to change the inner dialogue of athletes, is a fundamental piece in the education of sport scientists.

This Is Your Brain on Sports

Author : David Grand
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1608448649
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book This Is Your Brain on Sports written by David Grand and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS is a must read for anyone involved in or simply interested in sports. It tells the real story of what I went through and how countless athletes of all levels are still going through now.....unnecessarily. When no one else could, they helped me to recognize how my throwing problems came directly from sports traumas that were stuck in my brain. And then Grand and Goldberg had the knowhow to release it with the miracle of Brainspotting." Mackey Sasser Former catcher for NY Mets "THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS is a MUST READ for athletes, their parents and coaches, as well as for all psychotherapists and performance experts. In case you didn't know it, THE YIPS has a clearly explainable relationship to past trauma. All one has to do is take a detailed history of the life of an athlete from his/her earliest childhood, relate that to his/her history of physical injuries and throw in a dollop of shame and criticism from parents and coaches and the reason for the yips emerges with crystal clarity. These facts are clearly illustrated in this compelling, fascinating and ground-breaking book by Drs. Grand and Goldberg. Brain-based principles of body-based memory, neurosensitization and cue-related anxiety from the trauma literature clearly prove that the yips come from post-traumatic stress syndrome. And Brainspotting has shown to be dramatically effective in mitigating, and even healing, this vexing syndrome." Robert Scaer, MD Author of THE BODY BEARS THE BURDEN and THE TRAUMA SPECTRUM THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS: Beating Blocks, Slumps and Performance Anxiety for Good is the ground-breaking book that will change the face of sports performance forever. This book introduces the breakthrough concept of STSD (Sport Traumatic Stress Disorder). Grand and Goldberg have discovered that STSDs are the cause of most significant performance problems. Performance blocks and anxiety, including the yips, stem from accumulated sports traumas including sports injuries, failures and humiliations. The authors also introduce the Brainspotting Sports Performance System (BSPS) which quickly finds, releases and resolves the sports traumas held in your brain and body. An easy read, THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS is filled with engaging, informative, inspiring stories. These case examples illustrate how professional, elite, collegiate and junior athletes have been freed for good from this silent "epidemic" of performance blocks and anxiety including: the yips, "Steve Blass disease," "Mackey Sasser syndrome," protracted slumps, balking, choking and freezing. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS provides the answers and the cure for athletes, their coaches and parents about "Beating Blocks, Slumps and Performance Anxiety for Good " Grand and Goldberg also show how their BSPS can take all athletes to levels they could only heretofore dream of www.thisisyourbrainonsports.com