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The Power of Gratitude: Elevating Team Performance
Gratitude in sports is more than just a positive mindset—it’s a powerful tool that boosts athletes’ mental and emotional resilience, improves team dynamics, and enhances performance. While athletes often focus on physical training and skill development, cultivating gratitude can provide substantial psychological benefits that impact both individual and team success. Understanding Gratitude in a Sporting…
Psychological Support During Athlete Rehabilitation: Facilitating a Successful Recovery Journey
The rehabilitation phase is a critical time in an athlete’s recovery, not only for regaining physical strength but also for rebuilding emotional resilience and mental fortitude. During this process, a coach’s role extends beyond just monitoring physical progress. Coaches are uniquely positioned to offer psychological support, foster motivation, and collaborate with professionals to ensure a…
Maximizing Performance in Sport Through Positive Psychology
In the high-stakes world of competitive sports, athletes are constantly seeking ways to enhance their performance. While physical training, nutrition, and recovery strategies are fundamental, an often overlooked yet equally critical component is the mental aspect of performance. Positive psychology, a field that emphasizes the study and application of positive emotions, strengths, and virtues, offers…
Peak Performance in Sports: A Guide for Coaches and Athletes
Achieving peak performance in sports is the ultimate goal for any athlete, and as a coach, your role in guiding athletes toward this pinnacle is crucial. This article delves into the foundational principles that contribute to maximizing athletic potential, offering insights into the key components of peak performance and how to incorporate them. Understanding Peak…
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Consideration of Mental Health and Well-Being in High-Level Sport: When Will a Coach-Centered Approach Be Introduced?
In recent years, the conversation surrounding mental health in sports has primarily focused on athletes, with much less attention paid to the well-being of coaches. However, a growing body of research is beginning to highlight the significant stressors faced by coaches, particularly those in high-performance environments, and the detrimental effects these stressors can have on…
How Can We Make Research More Relevant for Sport Practice?
Contrasting Approaches in Research: Sport scientists often design studies that compare different training methods or models (e.g., interval vs. continuous exercise, polarized vs. pyramidal intensity distribution). These studies tend to conclude that one method is superior, but leading practitioners view these methods as complementary tools rather than mutually exclusive. Complexity of Athlete Development: No single…
Judgement and Decision Making in Clinical and Return-to-Sports Decision Making: A Narrative Review
When deciding if an athlete is ready to return to sports after an injury, clinicians face a complex challenge. This process involves not only assessing the physical healing of the athlete but also considering their mental readiness and social factors. Understanding how decisions are made in these situations is crucial because the health and performance…
Aligning categories of mental health conditions with intervention types in high-performance sports: A narrative cornerstone review and classification framework
In recent years, the mental health of high-performance athletes has garnered increased attention, challenging long-held beliefs about their psychological resilience. However, the lack of consensus on how to define and classify mental health conditions in this context has led to significant challenges in accurately assessing and treating these issues. This has been further complicated by…
Mental Health In Elite Athletes: Increased Awareness Requires An Early Intervention Framework to Respond to Athlete Needs
The current ‘state of play’ in supporting elite athlete mental health and wellbeing has centred mostly on building mental health literacy or awareness of the signs of mental ill-health amongst athletes. Such awareness is necessary, but not sufficient to address the varied mental health needs of elite athletes. We call for a new model of…
Occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders in current and former elite athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives To present an overview of the existing epidemiological evidence regarding the occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders among current and former elite athletes. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Five electronic databases were searched from inception to November 2018: PubMed (MEDLINE), SportDiscus via EBSCO, PSycINFO via ProQuest, Scopus and Cochrane. Eligibility criteria…
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