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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Psychological skills"”.
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Psychological skills training for elite coaches in the cultural tradition of Thailand
… by elite coaches in Thailand and the effect of a psychological skills training program on knowledge, interest, and use. The thesis involved three linked studies, the first investigated initial knowledge, interest, and use, the second examined the effect of a psychological skills training …
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An Analysis of Psychological Skills Training Programs' Influence on Intercollegiate Female Athletes' Anxiety, Concentration, Motivation, and Coping Resources: A Single-Subject/Qualitative Design
… design was employed to determine if psychological skills training (PST) programs influenced athletes' levels and interpretations of anxiety, concentration, motivation, and coping resources. Two female collegiate swimmers high in anxiety and low in motivation and coping skills were …
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Training athletic trainers in the delivery of sport psychology rehabilitation interventions
… has been learned about the beneficial role of psychological skills (e.g., goal setting, stress management) in rehabilitation from injury. Several authors (e.g., Cramer Roh & Perna, 2000; Misasi, Richmond, & Kemler, 1998) suggest that athletic trainers are ideal to teach athletes psychological …
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Evaluation of Goal Setting Training on Selected Cognitions and Performance of Collegiate Swimmers
… Burton have recently developed a comprehensive Psychological Skills Training (PST) program designed to help athletes better reach their competitive potential. One of the most important psychological skills is goal setting. Sport researchers have linked athletes' anxiety, motivation and self …
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Examining emotional intelligence in sport
… utilization of emotions, optimism and social skills. Once conceptual issues have been examined and psychometric properties are found for a measure, it is also prudent to explore relationships between emotional intelligence and other related variables. To this extent, two studies explored the …
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A Comparative Analysis of Cognitive Differences Among Female Elite and Nonelite High School Field Hockey Players and High School Physical Education Class Nonathletes
… reasoning, concentration, sport-confidence, psychological skills relevant to exceptional performance, and competitive anxiety. Analyses included multivariate analysis of variance for each cognitive category, one way univariate analysis of variance for each subtest within a cognitive category, …
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Evaluation of an Imagery Training Program With Intercollegiate Basketball Players
… teams as control groups. Changes in physical and psychological skills were measured primarily through case studies utilizing inventories and observations.
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Can psychological attributes predict the playing level of Icelandic footballers four to five years later?
… footballers assessed in 2020/21, (ii) whether psychological skills (PS), mental toughness (MT), and competition anxiety (CA) differed across playing levels, (iii) how gender and playing levels interacted with PS, MT, and CA scores, and (iv) whether PS, MT, CA, and gender could predict playing …
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Empathy in Coaches and Its Influence on Athletes (Interpersonal Skills, Social Support)
… been paid to the training athletes receive in psychological skills. Little, however, has been done to address those same skills in coaches. One such skill is empathy or the ability to take another person's perspective without losing one's own perspective. Unfortunately, no conceptual framework …
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Anthropometry, physical fitness, and psychological factors among Icelandic elite female basketball players
Combination of physical fitness and the use of psychological factors together are crucial for successful performance in most sports. The intensity level in modern basketball is considered higher with more mental and physical demands than before. Multiple valid assessments are known to evaluate …
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A Descriptive Analysis of Selected Personality Traits of Student Teachers in Physical Education
… motivation, and cooperation. An adapted Psychological Skills Inventory for Sport (PSIS) questionnaire was administered to student teachers before (PRE), at mid-term (MID), and immediate after (POST) a student teaching period. Repeated Measures Multivariate Analysis of Variance (rm MANOVA) …
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Predicting Starting Status: Factors Contributing to the Success of Collegiate Football Players
… success, they may lack the ability to identify psychological skills. Niednagel (2004) would contend that in addition to psychological and physical factors, environmental factors also contribute to the ability to succeed. Participants were 108 male football players (35 linemen, 47 tight …
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Addressing Mental Health Issues and the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Interventions among Athletes
… among competitive athletes and evaluates psychological interventions to address these challenges. Specifically, the review explores the mental health concerns experienced by athletes engaged in high-level sport. It examines whether cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based …
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Athletes' perceptions of performance
… of technical, tactical, physical, and psychological skills. With research and practice beginning to move away from the traditional approach of performance indicators, a greater understanding of athletes’ perceptions is important to ensure the statistical needs of the athletes and …
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So Others May Live: Enhancing Resilience and Performance for United States Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer Candidates to Help Close the AST Body-to-Billet Gap
… recent focus on building resilience, traditional psychological skills training (PST) and mindfulness training (MT) offer empirically-grounded instructional paradigms to help address this shortfall of rescue swimmers. Situating PST and MT in the stress exposure training cycle already employed in …
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The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis
… has been suggested as a way of sharing psychological skills with front line mental health workers. The literature on consultation, however, is limited in its understanding of the complex interplay of power dynamics between the consultant and consultee, and the effects of this on the aims …
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Mental toughness in Icelandic female football players : comparisons of the national team, top and second top women's divisions
… and technical, tactical, physical, and psychological skills. Mental toughness is an umbrella term used to define the mental traits of athletes who perform well in practice and competition while others struggle. Mixed method research was used. The study's goal was to compare the …
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The construct of mental toughness : a psychometric and experimental analysis
… were enhanced following exposure to appropriate psychological skills training.
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