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A review of the research identifying sources and consequences of burnout in collegiate athletes. The review by Daniel Gould and Meredith Whitley presented in the June issue of the Journal of Intercollegiate Sport attempts to identify the sources and consequences of burnout in collegiate athletes. While there is no one universally accepted definition of burnout, the authors of this review identify athlete burnout as a physical, emotional, and social withdrawal from a formerly enjoyable sport ...
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Note that this relaxation training method is similar to one that Ost (1988) presented, except that the relaxation response, rather than progressive relaxation, serves as the starting point. Phase 1 This initial phase involved about 20 minutes of taped instructions in which the athlete generally learned the relaxation response. After two sessions of this form of relaxation in the presence of the sport psychologist, the athlete practiced using the tape at least once daily for the next 2 weeks,...
What motivates you to participate in sport and physical activity? For example, Dwyer (1992) assessed college students’ motives for participation and obtained results similar to those for young athletes: The most important motives for participation were fitness, fun, excitement and challenge, and improving skills. In another recent study, Yan and McCullagh (2004) found that American, Chinese, and Chinese American youth differed in their motives for sport and physical activity participation.
In fact, research (Martin, 2005) revealed that male athletes, younger athletes, and athletes who have been socialized in sports that involve physical contact still assign a particular stigma to sport psychology consulting. Rather, most athletes’ psychological needs can be addressed by educational sport psychology specialists who focus on helping develop mental skills in athletes with a normal range of functioning. Popular magazines and news media tend to focus on Olympic and professional ...
Mental training can’t replace physical training. Mental training needs to supplement physical training for consistent success. Although they don’t have to be the prime provider of mental training, coaches need to be involved and support mental training for their athletes.
