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Exploring Sport and Exercise Psychology
01 Sep 2013-
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the field of sport and exercise psychology can be found in this paper, where the authors provide a rich resource for both practitioners and students interested in learning more about applying psychology in sport-and exercise settings.
Abstract: The growing field of sport and exercise psychology offers an abundance of opportunities for clinical practice. For instance, a sport and exercise psychologist might work with elite or professional athletes, use exercise therapeutically with clients, conduct workshops for parents and youth sport coaches, or implement a community-based physical activity intervention. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the field of sport and exercise psychology. Several chapters review common performance enhancement interventions, including goal setting, imagery, cognitive strategies, intensity regulation, and modelling. Additional chapters review interventions for health and well-being. Recommendations are provided for assessing, treating, and referring clients with psychopathology, and considerations pertaining to special populations are also detailed, including work with youth sport participants, college student-athletes, elite athletes, and culturally diverse groups. The book concludes with a discussion of professional issues in sport and exercise psychology, including education, certification, how to integrate this specialty into existing clinical practice, and the unique ethical challenges of working in this area. With its comprehensive scope and emphasis on both research and application, this book is a rich resource for both practitioners and students interested in learning more about applying psychology in sport and exercise settings.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a brief review of current literature and a working definition of youth development through sport are provided to lay a foundation for a framework for planning youth sport programs that are structured to promote psychosocial development in participants.
Abstract: Although there is considerable interest in the use of sport as a vehicle to promote psychosocial development in youth, little is known about the specific content or implementation strategies that are likely to account for positive outcomes In this article, a brief review of current literature and a working definition of youth development through sport are provided to lay a foundation for a framework for planning youth sport programs that are structured to promote psychosocial development in participants The components of the framework are outlined and suggestions for research, evaluation, and program development are offered
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TL;DR: In this article, it is suggested that an alternative or supplemental approach to the enhancement of athletic performance may be achieved through strategies and techniques that target the development of mindful (nonjudgmental) presentmoment acceptance of internal experiences such as thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations, along with a clarification of valued goals and enhanced attention to external cues, responses, and contingencies that are required for optimal athletic performance.
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TL;DR: A relationship between complex motor skills and MI duration is found and the factors leading to over- and underestimation and the hypotheses that could be tested are discussed.
Abstract: The authors review studies of mentally simulated movements. In automatic or cyclical movements, actual and motor imagery (MI) durations are similar. When athletes simulate only dynamic phases of movement or perform MI just before competing, however, environmental and time constraints lead to an underestimation of actual duration. Conversely, complex attention-demanding movements take longer to image. Finally, participants can modify the speed of MI voluntarily when they receive specific instructions. To complete the available data, the authors compared imagined and actual durations in tennis and gymnastics. Results showed systematic and disproportionate overestimation of actual duration. The authors found a relationship between complex motor skills and MI duration. They discuss the factors leading to over- and underestimation and the hypotheses that could be tested.
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TL;DR: There was some evidence that mental practice as an additional therapy intervention had positive effects on recovery of arm function after stroke, and results from the single case studies indicate thatmental practice is also promising for improvement of leg function.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether and how youth learned life skills through their involvement on a high school soccer team and found that players generally were producers of their own experiences that supported the development of these skills.
Abstract: In this study we examined whether and how youth learned life skills through their involvement on a high school soccer team. We collected data from fieldwork and interviews with 12 male student‐athletes and the head coach from one team. Results showed that the coach’s philosophy involved building relationships and involving student‐athletes in decision making. Issues relating to three life skills (initiative, re‐ spect, and teamwork/leadership) were identified. Although we observed little direct teaching of these life skills, we saw that players generally were producers of their own experiences that supported the development of these skills. Key words: ecological systems, positive development Les auteurs ont cherche a savoir si et comment les jeunes acquierent certaines competences de la vie courante en etant membres d’une equipe de soccer au secondaire. Les chercheurs ont collige des donnees sur le terrain et interviewe 12 eleves‐athletes de sexe masculin ainsi que l’entraineur principal d’une equipe. Les resultats indiquent que l’entraineur avait pour philosophie de favoriser l’etablissement de relations et d’impliquer les eleves‐athletes dans les prises de decision. Des problemes relies a trois competences de la vie courante (l’initiative, le respect et l’esprit d’equipe/le leadership) ont ete identifies. Bien que les auteurs aient observe que ces competences sont peu enseignees comme telles, ils ont constate que observe que ces competences sont peu enseignees comme telles, ils ont constate que les joueurs etaient les producteurs de leurs propres experiences, qui favorisaient effectivement le developpement de ces competences.Mots cles : systemes ecologiques, developpement positif
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