Which athletes use sport psychology?
Every single performance in life requires a good deal of psychology to pull off well. If you are speaking, however, in reference to using paid sports psychologists, the only individual performers who can afford them with any regularity at all are Golf and Tennis. Nothing else pays well enough to afford regular support. Of course, Clubs can afford them, and many clubs of larger leagues do employ them on a regular basis. Football clubs constantly use them, cricket clubs and international teams from various sports often have them travelling with them.
What is sport psychology?
Sport psychology is the scientific study of people and their behaviors in sport contexts and the practical application of that knowledge. Sport psychologists identify principles and guidelines that professionals can use to help adults and children participate in and benefit from sport and exercise activities in both team and individual environments. Sport psychologists have two objectives in mind: (a) to understand how psychological factors affect an individual's physical performance and (b) to understand how participation in sport and exercise affects a person's psychological development, health and well-being. Sport psychology deals with increasing performance by managing emotions and minimizing the psychological effects of injury and poor performance. Some of the most important skills taught are goal setting, relaxation, visualization, self-talk, awareness and control, concentration, confidence, using rituals, attribution training, and periodization.
How do sports psychologists help players?
It differs depending on what sport, but in every sport the athlete comes across things considered a "mental block". Hopefully the sports psychologist has experience in the sport they are working in and know how the player feels, they find creative ways for the player to overcome such "blocks". There are also mental techniques that are used to improve the performance of the players.
Who's the best sports psychologist? The ones that the pros all go to?
There isn't just one. A couple who are interesting: Steve Peters who is an integral part of the UK cycling team that has cleaned up at the last two Olympics (~14 golds?). Wiggins talks about him a lot in his book. Another is Dave Aldred who reached the public's consciousness as Jonny Wilkinson's kicking coach. A couple of years ago the golfer Luke Donald hired him when he was good but not the best. I think about a year after working with Aldred he hit world number 1.
What is reasons for studying sports in society?
Because sports is a microcosm of society. A lot of race, gender, and national struggles in society also play out in the world of sports. Think of how the integration of Major League Baseball preceded the Civil Rights Movement, and how baseball helped improve race relations by integrating.
What are psychological skills and methods?
psychological skills (refers to competencies): anxiety control, mental imagery, attentional focus and control, self-confidence (also called self-efficacy), and the ability to handle adversity (e.g., poor performance) psychological methods (refers to the methods used to *become*competent with those skills): teach athletes to control anxiety: e.g., instruct them in breathing and relaxation techniques; positive self-talk teach athletes to use mental imagery: e.g., visualizing a task before or during execution of that task teach athletes to build their self confidence: e.g., set realistic goals that are challenging but attainable teach athletes to cope with adversity: e.g., provide a list of stressful situations (e.g., an angry coach) and ask them to develop strategies for coping
What are the reasons why athletes train at high altitudes?
The first answer is correct. So-called altitude training helps build endurance.However, this option is really not available to many people as it is expensive and really only suitable for only the most elite athletes.Fortunately, research has shown that so - called hypoxia training can provide similar results without needing to go to high altitudes or require expensive equipment.See Apnea: a new training method in sport? This is a method where the stress imposed by low oxygen at high altitudes can be self imposed by training your breath holding capability. You can sign up for software to help you do this at the breathesimple web-site. This software first determines your current breathing health and capabilities and then guides you through a personalized course to get you to the level most suitable for you based on your personal profile. This software will be available in a few weeks = you can sign up on the waitlist now.If you find this post of value, please like/share it for others to learn more. Thanks.
Are there any psychology analyses of why sports fans enjoy "hating" on certain players without real basis?
Well, why do people refer to their sports teams in the first person? ("We won!") It's not because they secretly believe that they play for the team. It's because of our common practice of creating social groups -- of identifying with a group -- that probably originates from an evolutionary need to determine friend from foe. That's what happens when people follow sports teams, particularly in a fanatical manner. The "we" isn't really about playing for the team, it's about the other people who follow the team with you. "We" went through this together and this is something we all want. When the team wins it all, we can celebrate together. We plan our social events around the games. That's why you remember where you were and who you were with at those moments, not simply the details of the video on TV. Ah, but when "we" lose, "we" need to blame it on someone, or something. Because the moments that we envy and desire were taken away from us. In this case, it was because of Barton and the foul ball or because Buckner made an error or because that Christian Laettner didn't miss a shot in the entire darn game and didn't get ejected because he plays for DUKE! It's their damn fault I feel this way!! I hate them all for ruining this for us!*I digress. Our mind looks for a simple explanatory factor and latches on to it. When it comes to sports, that's usually a player, and often the best player on the team that's better than your team. No one really hates the Lions.Now, you asked about LeBron. There is also the simple phenomenon of knocking down individuals at the top (i.e. those with money and fame). People these days do this like it's a pastime. Jealousy. Schadenfreude. There are a lot of reasons why it happens. I'll simply add that I think this will always be prevalent among those who are unhappy with their own lives and as a result feel others are undeserving of their perceived success.*Note how irrational this behavior is. It's not the Cubs or Red Sox pitchers who gave up all the runs. It's not their failure to score more runs than the opponent. It's not even the officials fault for merely giving Laettner a technical. Instead there is a singular focus on one person at the expense of all other relevant explanatory factors.
Sports: What can an athlete do to alleviate performance anxiety?
The quickest and easiest fix is applying NLP; Neuro Linguistic Programming. I've used this in many cases with all kinds of people and issues, and it works that quickly it's almost scary. One or two sessions will suffice.If you would like to know a bit beforehand on what a session looks like: the NLP Practitioner will let you create two images of yourself while being in the stressful situation. One feeling anxious, the other feeling completely at ease. Using subconscious techniques, the first will be swapped for the other. Result: subconscious belief that the stressful event is something to feel at ease with.Probably sounds to simple to be true to you, but really, I can tell you from experience: it works.
Why do athelets participate in sport?
Um, because they're athletes? If they didn't participate in sports, they wouldn't be athletes. If you mean why PEOPLE participate in sports, there are lots of reasons: the exercise, the fun, the need to compete,