Role of Psychological Skills Training in Increasing Athletic Pain Tolerance

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blair G. Whitmarsh ◽  
Richard B. Alderman

Endurance athletes have indicated that the ability to tolerate high levels of athletic pain accounted for much of their success (Egan, 1987). This study examined the role of stress inoculation training (SIT) in increasing athletic pain tolerance on an isometric quadriceps task. Athletes (N = 45) from the sports of rowing, cycling, and triathlon completed the study, which consisted of performing a wall sit for as long as possible in a pretest-posttest control group design. The results indicated that subjects receiving training in SIT significantly increased their tolerance time on the wall sit, F(4, 84) = 2.51, p < .048, as compared to the control. Consistent with other research (Vallis, 1984), there was no difference between subjects who received training in SIT and those who received training in only one component of SIT. The results suggest that SIT may assist athletes in tolerating higher levels of athletic pain during training and competition.

2021 ◽  
pp. 173-189

The current study was designed to find out relationship between psychological skills and performance efficacy and mediating role of sportsmanship in domestic, national and international hockey players. It was a correlational research employing cross sectional research design in which the sample of 261 hockey players was recruited via purposive sampling. The assessment measures included Psychological Skills Scale for Hockey Players and Cricketers (Solomon, Malik & Kausar, 2019), Youth Sports Value Questionnaire-2 (Lee, Whitehead, & Ntoumanis, 2007) and Collective Efficacy for Sports Questionnaire (Short, Sullivan, & Feltz, 2009). Results showed a significant relationship between psychological skills, sportsmanship and performance efficacy in hockey players, however, perceivedpsychologicalsupport was found to be significant positive predictor of sportsmanship and sportsmanship coined as a significant positive predictor of performance efficacy. Furthermore, sportsmanship was found to be significant mediator between perceived psychological support and performance efficacy. This research will work as an empirical proof for Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to conduct psychological skills training for hockey players for the enhancement of their performance efficacy by signifying theimportance of sportsmanship.


2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marla K. Beauchamp ◽  
Richard H. Harvey ◽  
Pierre H. Beauchamp

The present article outlines the development and implementation of a multifaceted psychological skills training program for the Canadian National Short Track Speedskating team over a 3-year period leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. A program approach was used emphasizing a seven-phase model in an effort to enhance sport performance (Thomas, 1990) in which psychological skills training was integrated with biofeedback training to optimize self-regulation for performance on demand and under pressure. The biofeedback training protocols were adapted from general guidelines described by Wilson, Peper, and Moss (2006) who built on the work of DeMichelis (2007) and the “Mind Room” program approach for enhancing athletic performance. The goal of the program was to prepare the athletes for their best performance under the pressure of the Olympic Games. While causation cannot be implied due to the lack of a control group, the team demonstrated success on both team and individual levels.


Author(s):  
Nuryati Atamimi

Abstrak: Model bimbingan dan konseling (BK) proaktif dirancang sebagai upaya untuk melatih dan membekali para guru dengan kemampuan psikologi yang diperlukan. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan quasi experiment dengan pre-test dan post-test. Model BK-PROAKTIF diberikan melalui pelatihan keterampilan psikologi oleh tim 6 jam setiap hari selama 2 hari. Penelitian ini dilakukan di MIN Tempel Sleman Yogyakarta. Terdapat 8 guru yang termasuk dalam kelompok perlakuan dan 8 wali murid sebagai kelompok kontrol. Subjek penelitian dipilih menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Peneliti mengamati efektivitas perlakuan selama 4 bulan sejak perlakuan diberikan dengan mengamati dan mewawancarai subjek penelitian dan orang-orang yang telah mengenal subjek lebih dari satu tahun. Post-test diberikan saat observasi terakhir. Analisis data diolah menggunakan analisis kuantitatif, statistik Mann Whitney dan analisis kualitatif yang menggunakan observasi dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan karakter persepsi diri, self esteem, dan motivasi kerja para guru SD/MI setelah dilakukan pelatihan keterampilan psikologi dengan metode Proaktif. Namun demikian, tidak ada perbedaan persepsi diri, self-esteem, dan motivasi kerja antara kelompok perlakuan dan kelompok kontrol. Kata Kunci: bimbingan dan konseling, persepsi diri, self-esteem, dan motivasi kerja "BK PROACTIVE" PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS MODEL FOR DEVELOPING THE CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY OF HUMANISTIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS Abstract: Guidance and Counseling Proactive Model is designed as a proactive effort to train and equip teachers with the necessary psychological capabilities. This study used a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test. BK-PROACTIVE model was implemented through psychological skills training by a team for 6 hours per day for 2 days. This research was conducted in MIN Tempel Sleman, Yogyakarta. There were 8 teachers included in the treatment group and eight guardians of the students as the control group. Subjects were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The researchers investigated the effectiveness of the treatment for 4 months after treatment was given by observing and interviewing the subjects of research and the people who had known the subjects for more than one year. A post-test was given in the last observation. The quantitative data were analyzed using quantitative analysis, Mann Whitney statistical, and the qualitative data from observation and interviews were analyzed using qualitative data analysis. The results showed that there was an increase in the perception of character, self esteem, and motivation of the primary school teachers after the implementation of the proactive psychological skills training technique. However, there was no significant difference in self-perception, self-esteem, and motivation between the experiment group and the control group. Keywords: guidance and counseling, self-perception, self-esteem, and motivation


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Firth-Clark ◽  
Stefan Sütterlin ◽  
Ricardo Gregorio Lugo

Improving academic grades within the core areas of English, Science and Mathematics has had a lot of previous research interest, but research has tended to mostly focus on students who are failing, non-athletically talented students or student athletes at collegiate level. The particular needs of athletically talented secondary school students who are academically underperforming have so far been neglected. This study addressed this issue by measuring the outcome of academic grades in these three core areas. Method: During a six week intervention programme, ninety four students were separated into 4 groups: control, heart rate variability biofeedback, performance psychology skills training and a combination of these two interventions. Changes in self-efficacy and self-regulation for all students were also measured. Results: Significant pre–post intervention differences in all academic subjects and generalised self-efficacy were found when compared to the control group. Results also showed that a combination of interventions with medium–large effect size was more effective in improving academic results than the single interventions on their own. All interventions improved self-efficacy, but were not significantly different from each other. Self-efficacy was found not to have any interaction effects. Conclusion: Sport psychological skills training can help student-athletes achieve higher scholastic grades and aid mindfulness intervention. Mindfulness on its own was not found to be the most effective intervention, and as such should be used as an adjunct to other psychological methods. Psychological skills training (PST) may help students generalize approaches used in sport to the academic arena.


2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-187
Author(s):  
Jamatul Shahidah Shaari ◽  
Lim Boon Hooi ◽  
Siswantoyo Siswantoyo

The study was aimed to investigate the effect of Psychological Skills Training Program on netball shooting performance. The experimental method was used on three groups of an 8-week intervention: combination of diaphragmatic breathing and imagery, plus physical practice (G1); combination of DB and self-talk, plus physical practice (G2); and control group which have physical practice only (G3). A SPANOVA was conducted to assess the impact of all groups on shooting performance across the two time periods. The main effect comparing the two treatments and a control group was significant, p < .001. Post hoc Tukey test differ significantly at p < .05. However, the G2 was not significantly different from the G3. The results indicated that netballers of different skill used of PST, either G1 or G2 were found to improve the netball shooting performance. It was also showed that G1 has better netball shooting performance rather than G2 and G3. As to highlighting, that the principles and practical applications of these most basic psychological skills can be taught in easier ways and probably in a relative short period of time among youth athletes.


1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lew Hardy ◽  
Gaynor Parfitt

The aim of this paper is to describe and appraise two different models used for providing sport psychology support services to the British Amateur Gymnastics Association over the last 6 years. In the first phase, the sport psychologists assumed the traditional role of experts who evaluated performers’ needs and then prescribed educational psychological skills training programs according to the sport psychologists’ perceptions of individual needs. This approach contained both educational and monitoring elements. The second phase adopted a consultancy approach in which the coach, performer, and sport psychologist were all assumed to bring expert knowledge to bear on any problem. In this approach, the sport psychologists responded to the expressed needs of performers and coaches, assuming diverse roles. According to the sport psychologists, this second model was more difficult to operate than the first model. However, consultant evaluation data and consultant opinion suggested the second model operated more successfully than the first.


1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre H. Beauchamp ◽  
Wayne R. Halliwell ◽  
Jean F. Fournier ◽  
Richard Koestner

This study examined the effects of a 14-week cognitive-behavioral teaching program on the motivation, preparation, and putting performance of novice golfers. A cognitive-behavioral program was adapted from Boutcher and Rotella (1987) and was compared with a physical skills training group and a control group. The Sport Motivation Scale (Pelletier, Fortier, Vallerand, Tusón, Briére, & Blais, 1995) was used to measure intrinsic versus introjected forms of selfregulation. Preputt routines and actual putting performance were measured by observer ratings. Participants completed all dependent measures prior to training and at 3 additional times spaced over 4-week intervals. The results showed that participants in the cognitive-behavioral program displayed enhanced intrinsic motivation, more consistent use of preputt routines, and improved putting performance relative to participants in the other 2 groups. Cognitive-behavioral participants also showed a significantly reduced use of introjection, which reflects a harsh, self-evaluative form of self-regulation similar to ego involvement. The results support the conclusion drawn by Whelan, Myers, Berman, Bryant, and Mellon (1988) that cognitive-behavioral approaches are effective for performance enhancement; they also suggest that such approaches can produce positive motivational effects.


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