Its been just over a month since I launched this site and I have to say that I am more than thankful for those of you who have taken the time to read the information I put out. While some of the information has been based on personal opinion, most of the information contained within this [...]
Part 1: Personality
Part 2: Motivation
Part 3: Anxiety and Arousal
Part 4: Stress and Coping
This is the final installment in my series of “Psychological Characteristics of the Elite Performer”. I hope you’ve enjoyed this oft-forgotten aspect of sports performance. While many of the concepts I’ve addressed may have seemed quite simple, its theoretical bases have been researched extensively and therefore [...]
Part 1: Personality
Part 2: Motivation
Part 3: Anxiety and Arousal
STRESS AND COPING
Like anxiety, stress is a commonly discussed topic in sport performance and takes both the internal and external environments into account. Stress can be defined as an experience produced through a person-situation relationship that is perceived as taxing or exceeding the athlete’s resources. Stressors, however, may be [...]
Part 1: Personality
Part 2: Motivation
Part 3: ANXIETY AND AROUSAL
Athletes with a high tendency to perceive competitive situations as threatening, likely experience greater levels of “moment dependent” anxiety during game situations. This type and level of anxiety may lead to a predisposition to detrimental performances and therefore may not be evident in elite athletes. You’ll likely [...]
Part 1: Personality
Part 2: Motivation
Motivational constructs must also be considered as one of the distinguishing psychological characteristics of elite athletes. Looking at motivation, it is evident that motivation is best understood by the interaction of the individual and his/her situational influences. There are many theories that attempt to explain motivation, however, certain factors remain consistent [...]
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