The Psychology of Athletics

Dosil, Joaquín

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“…Prospective elite athletes experience a set of high demands during their transition from junior to senior level and there is a high drop‐out rate during this transition, as shown in a study of Belgian track athletes (Vanden Auweele et al, 2004). Dosil (2006) emphasized the high motivational demands of track and field, due to a large number of repetitive training sessions, many tedious chores and potentially long periods without visible improvements in athletic results. Sources of strain among elite athletes tend to group into three main categories that are personal, competitive and organizational (Fletcher et al, 2006), and a recent study suggests that the dominant organizational strains among British elite track athletes included the following features: training alone; negative relationships with training partners, competitors and other sport people involved; and difficulties in maintaining personal relationships (McKay et al, 2008).…”

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“…As one of the oldest sports with the greatest Olympic tradition, track and field is very popular among the young, but does not offer aspiring talents an easy way to the international elite level. Track and field is a heterogeneous sport consisting of many disciplines performed on a variety of surfaces (indoor and outdoor, cross country and road) and demanding a variety of skills (Dosil, 2006). A number of track and field disciplines, such as 800 and 1500 m running, 3000 m steeplechase and “the mile,” fall into (or close to) the category of high‐intensity sport as defined in this journal issue.…”

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“…Track and field comprises heavy training loads, repetitive training sessions and many tedious chores (such as weight‐lifting) and is traditionally characterized by personalization of training plans to create an optimal fit for the individual athlete. From a psychological viewpoint, track and field disciplines require highly motivated athletes who are capable of practising within a group and of leading an appropriate lifestyle with optimal recovery and nutrition (Dosil, 2006). Objectives of the study include: (a) providing a holistic description of one track and field club, namely IFK Växjö in Sweden and (b) examining factors influencing its success in developing prospective elite track athletes.…”

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Successful talent development in track and field: considering the role of environment

Henriksen

Stambulova

Roessler

2010

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Track and field includes a number of high-intensity disciplines with many demanding practices and represents a motivational challenge for talented athletes aiming to make a successful transition to the senior elite level. Based on a holistic ecological approach, this study presents an analysis of a particular athletic talent development environment, the IFK Växjö track and field club, and examines key factors behind its successful history of creating top-level athletes. The research takes the form of a case study. Data were collected from multiple perspectives (in-depth interviews with administrators, coaches and athletes), from multiple situations (observation of training, competitions and meetings) and from the analysis of documents. The environment was characterized by a high degree of cohesion, by the organization of athletes and coaches into groups and teams, and by the important role given to elite athletes. A strong organizational culture, characterized by values of open co-operation, by a focus on performance process and by a whole-person approach, provided an important basis for the environment's success. The holistic ecological approach encourages practitioners to broaden their focus beyond the individual in their efforts to help talented junior athletes make a successful transition to the elite senior level.

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Successful talent development in track and field: considering the role of environment

Henriksen

Stambulova

Roessler

2010

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…At present, however, no literature reviews have systematically identified and evaluated research on psychological determinants of endurance performance. Furthermore, in sport psychology, performance enhancement guidelines for endurance sports [ 3 – 8 ] are not founded on a systematic appraisal of endurance-specific research.…”

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Psychological Determinants of Whole-Body Endurance Performance

2015

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BackgroundNo literature reviews have systematically identified and evaluated research on the psychological determinants of endurance performance, and sport psychology performance enhancement guidelines for endurance sports are not founded on a systematic appraisal of endurance-specific research.ObjectiveA systematic literature review was conducted to identify practical psychological interventions that improve endurance performance and to identify additional psychological factors that affect endurance performance. Additional objectives were to evaluate the research practices of the included studies, to suggest theoretical and applied implications, and to guide future research.MethodsElectronic databases, forward-citation searches and manual searches of reference lists were used to locate relevant studies. Peer-reviewed studies were included when they chose an experimental or quasi-experimental research design; a psychological manipulation; endurance performance as the dependent variable; and athletes or physically active, healthy adults as participants.ResultsConsistent support was found for using imagery, self-talk and goal setting to improve endurance performance, but it is unclear whether learning multiple psychological skills is more beneficial than learning one psychological skill. The results also demonstrated that mental fatigue undermines endurance performance, and verbal encouragement and head-to-head competition can have a beneficial effect. Interventions that influenced perception of effort consistently affected endurance performance.ConclusionsPsychological skills training could benefit an endurance athlete. Researchers are encouraged to compare different practical psychological interventions, to examine the effects of these interventions for athletes in competition and to include a placebo control condition or an alternative control treatment. Researchers are also encouraged to explore additional psychological factors that could have a negative effect on endurance performance. Future research should include psychological mediating variables and moderating variables. Implications for theoretical explanations for endurance performance and evidence-based practice are described.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s40279-015-0319-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…15 In sporting contexts, selfconfidence is understood as the degree of certainty, according to past experiences, that the athlete has regarding their ability to achieve success in a certain task, that is, the belief that you can make a reality desired behaviour. 16 Following Vealey's 15 confidence model, trait confidence is the degree of belief that we normally have about our ability to be successful in sport, while state confidence is the confidence that we have at a particular moment about our ability to be successful in sports. While the theoretical model of Bandura 17 arises from cognitive theory, Vealey's approach is only applicable to the Sports field.…”

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Precompetitive anxiety profiles in runners: Differences in the running motives

Andreu

González-García

2022

Journal of American College Health

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The study aimed to identify precompetitive anxiety profiles and analyse the impact of those profiles in their reasons to adhere to running. A sample of 473 Spanish Amateur Athletes participated in the study. Results revealed the emergence of three profiles: (a) a high precompetitive anxiety profile characterised by high cognitive and somatic anxiety and low self-confidence; (b) a precompetitive medium-low anxiety profile characterised by mediumlow scores in cognitive and somatic anxiety and medium self-confidence; (c) a precompetitive low anxiety profile characterised by low scores in cognitive and somatic anxiety and medium self-confidence. Results showed that most of the working runners, who participate in tenkilometer races, who practice three days a week, and most experienced runners, belonged to the extremely low anxiety profile. In conclusion, the precompetitive low anxiety profile reported the most suited outcomes which mean that is a more adaptive profile.

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The Psychology of Athletics

Cited by 6 publications

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Successful talent development in track and field: considering the role of environment

Successful talent development in track and field: considering the role of environment

Psychological Determinants of Whole-Body Endurance Performance

Precompetitive anxiety profiles in runners: Differences in the running motives

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