Current status and prominent issues in sport psychology interventions

Vealey, Robin S.

doi:10.1249/00005768-199404000-00015

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“…Consequently, this paper has adopted the position that UK practitioners work within an educational performance enhancement framework in which they aim to develop psychological skills, improve athlete well-being, and also improve the quality of the sport experience. This position is consistent with Thomas (1990), Vealey (1994), and Williams and Straub (1993). This position, however, may limit the application of the model within other contexts.…”

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Applied Sport Psychology Practice: Making the Case for a Case Study Approach

Anderson

Miles

Mahoney

et al. 2002

The Sport Psychologist

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Applied sport psychology has entered an “age of accountability” (Smith, 1989) and the need to develop appropriate methods to evaluate practice has been well documented (Grove, Norton, Van Raalte, & Brewer, 1999; Strean, 1998). In this paper, we have developed a framework within which practitioners can assess the effectiveness of their practice and collect evaluative information that will increase their accountability to the stakeholders. We argue that a practitioner administered case study approach to evaluation, using a number of effectiveness indicators in triangulation, is appropriate to accommodate the constraints of a practice setting and fulfill the functional criteria for evaluating practice. Further discussion on when to evaluate practice and criteria for determining effectiveness is undertaken.

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Applied Sport Psychology Practice: Making the Case for a Case Study Approach

Anderson

Miles

Mahoney

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The Sport Psychologist

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“…Research into the effectiveness of sport psychology interventions have supported the positive influence of mental skills training (MST) on enhancing sport performance (Tod & Andersen, 2005;Vealey, 1994;Weinberg & Williams, 2001). Vealey (1988) defined MST as the learning and implementation of cognitive behavioral techniques to assist sport participants in the development of mental skills to assess, monitor, and adjust their thoughts and feelings to achieve performance success as well as personal well-being.…”

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“…Vealey (1988) defined MST as the learning and implementation of cognitive behavioral techniques to assist sport participants in the development of mental skills to assess, monitor, and adjust their thoughts and feelings to achieve performance success as well as personal well-being. Further, Vealey (1988Vealey ( , 1994 believed that a well-rounded mental skills training program should include foundation, facilitative, and performance skills and techniques. Following Vealey's recommendations, Holland, Woodcock, Cumming, and Duda (2010) and Woodcock, Holland, Cumming, and Duda (2011) made clear distinctions between the mental skills used to regulate mental qualities and mental techniques.…”

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A Qualitative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Mental Skills Training Program for Youth Athletes

Sharp

Woodcock²,

Holland³

et al. 2013

The Sport Psychologist

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The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of a mental skills training (MST) program for male youth elite rugby athletes. Three focus groups were held with 21 under-16 male rugby athletes and four male coaches involved in the MST program to examine the quality of service delivery, athlete responses to the MST program, the mental qualities used by athletes, and its perceived influence on athlete performance. Following inductive-deductive content analysis, 40 subcategories and 16 categories emerged. Participants believed the MST program to be an interactive, well-planned program that increased athlete understanding of MST methods and awareness of MST strategies to manage rugby performance. Athletes thought it important that their coaches develop a greater knowledge and understanding of MST methods. Finally, athletes perceived the MST skills and methods they learnt through the MST program were transferable to other sports and areas of their life outside of rugby (e.g., school).

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“…Within her conceptual framework of psychological skills training in sport, Vealey (1994) refers to mental imagery, relaxation, attention control, self-talk, and goal setting as the major performance-related psychological techniques. These strategies appear to positively influence tennis performance and affective responses at both the professional and intercollegiate levels of competition (Loehr, 1994;Weinberg, 1988).…”

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Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies and Precompetitive Anxiety Among Recreational Athletes

Ryska

1998

Psychol Rec

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Although cognitive-behavioral strateg ies have been demonstrated relatively effective in improving sport performance and regulating various affective states among highly skilled athletes, the strategy-anxiety relationship has been left largely untested within the realm of recreational sport. The present study utilized self-report data from 186 recreational league tennis players in order to describe the prevalence, types, sources, and perceived effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral strategy use among a sub-elite sample as well as to determine the extent to which each strategy contributed to changes in cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and self-confidence prior to official competition. Nearly 30% of the sample reported using strategies in training and competition , comprised by relaxation, mental imagery, attention control , positive self-talk, and goal-setting . Stepwise regression analyses controlling for player characteristics revealed that attentional control and goal-setting strategies contributed to lower cognitive state anxiety, attention control and imagery/ relaxation strategies resulted in lower somatic state anxiety, and attention control and positive self-talk contributed to increased state self-confidence. The role of specific cognitive-behavioral techniques in facilitating adaptability to competitive stress among recreational athletes is discussed.

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Current status and prominent issues in sport psychology interventions

Cited by 81 publications

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Applied Sport Psychology Practice: Making the Case for a Case Study Approach

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Applied Sport Psychology Practice: Making the Case for a Case Study Approach

A Qualitative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Mental Skills Training Program for Youth Athletes

Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies and Precompetitive Anxiety Among Recreational Athletes

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