Psychological factors in developing high performance athletes
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Top-level athletes are often said to have extraordinary personalities and special psychological characteristics (Gould, Dieffenbach & Moffett, 2002). This is not surprising when considering the many years of training needed to achieve athletic success. This long-term engagement in intense training calls for great efforts in dealing with competitive pressure and demands mental strength with regard to endurance, self-motivation and willpower. But while it is somewhat straightforward to specify the physical and physiological skills needed for top performance in a specific sport, it becomes less clear with regard to the psychological skills that are needed. Therefore, the main questions to be addressed in this chapter are: (1) which psychological skills are needed to reach top performance? And (2) (how) can these skills be developed in young talents?
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Routledge Handbook of Talent Identification and Development in Sport |
Editors | Joseph Baker, Stephen Cobley, Jörg Schorer, Nick Wattie |
Number of pages | 12 |
Place of Publication | Abingdon (UK) |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date | Apr 2017 |
Pages | 169-180 |
Chapter | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-95177-8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-315-668011-7 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
Series | Routledge International Handbooks |
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