Integrating pre-game rituals and pre-performance routines in a culture-specific context: Implications for sport psychology consultancy

Hagan, John Elvis; Schack, Thomas

doi:10.1080/1612197x.2017.1292301

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“…For example, the Brazilian Olympic Committee was reported to have hired a priest to work with the national teams (athletes, coaches, and management) during the Athens Olympic Games (Moraes & Salmela, 2009). Similar trends exist in Sub-Saharan Africa of the hiring of spiritually acclaimed persons for all manner of performance and career related consultations (Hagan & Schack, 2017;Pannenborg, 2012).…”

Section: Purpose and Justificationmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…These values could be seen from the customary beliefs, social norms, and unique traits of different ethnic, religious, and social groups (Schinke et al, 2009). Religious and/ or spiritual orientation and finding time for related behaviours are pervasive and structure the lives of nationals from the sub-region (Hagan & Schack, 2017;Ikulayo & Semidara, 2011).…”

Section: Context Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This mode of causality will be used throughout the review to elucidate how sport psychology professionals could tap into these localized practices to improve consultation and research. Many people from the Sub-Saharan region understand religiousness and / or spirituality as a mode of causality because they believe that the forces of the day and night, as well as those possessing the ability to harness them, often influence an individual's life chances and daily events, including sport (Hagan & Schack, 2017;Pannenborg, 2012;Schatzberg, 2006). As a means of accomplishing certain results in the physical world by vigorously triggering the intervention of the supernatural world, Ashforth (2000Ashforth ( , 2005 reiterated that religion and spirituality are contemporary phenomena that individuals may use to handle insecurity and uncertainty in sport.…”

Section: Context Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The upsurge of issues about religion and spirituality in Africa is deeply rooted in long standing traditions, identities and healing ceremonies (Pannenborg, 2012;. Noticeable pre-event practices in most official social gatherings including sport events are the use of prayers, drumming, dancing, and other traditional rituals (Hagan & Schack, 2017;Ikulayo & Semidara, 2009). Other contextual examples can be seen in New Zealand, where All Blacks (national rugby team) and some native boxers observe the ''Maori'' dance before competitive assignments.…”

Section: Religious and Spiritual Observances In And Through Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Players are often seen praying for spiritual assistance before matches for their own or their team's success. These athletes make the sign of the cross, raise their fingers toward heavens, go on their knees, and so on (Hagan & Schack, 2017, Jirásek, 2015Pannenborg, 2008Pannenborg, , 2012. The most common items seen with players of both Christian (especially Catholics) and Muslim faith during their prayer time are the citing and wearing of the rosary and the use of amulets or talismans by players with traditional orientations.…”

Section: Religious and Spiritual Observances In And Through Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sport psychology practice in Africa: Do culture-specific religion and spirituality matter?

Hagan¹,

Schack²,

Schinke³

2019

ASSRJ

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Religious and spiritual observances have been found in sport across parts of the world, notably in South and North America, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa. This is attributed to the indigenes' strong religious and /or spiritual belief in the sacred (God or Allah, a supreme deity, and/ or ancestors), who presumably, can turn the course of any life event in ones favour. To date, the potential connections between religion or spirituality and sport from research and applied consultancy perspectives remain uncharted. This conceptual submission reveals a distinction between religion and spirituality based on evidence from religious studies as well as how these could influence cognitivebehavioural practices in sport. These two phenomenological constructs have been shown to provide individuals with psychological resilience in the face of life adversities (e.g., coping) as well as offer other psychological support aimed at athletes' optimal functioning, performance enhancement and general well-being. To exemplify their manifestation, some peculiar and unique religious and spiritual practices reminiscent of a typical socio-cultural African context are highlighted. We suggest the use of new perspectives such as the athlete-centered and the RRICC models through different approaches (e.g., reflective practice) to facilitate their integration in sport. Future researchers should target the empirical and functional effects of these indigenous religious and spiritual practices through applied work on sport performance related constructs (e.g., flow and peak experiences, counseling interventions) in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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confidence: 96%