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Unleashing the Power of Sports Psychology: 8 Powerful Benefits For Athletes

The Sporting

A Guide to Sports Psychology and 8 Important Benefits for Athletes Sports psychology has emerged as a vital field within the realm of athletics. With the guidance of sports psychologists, you can tap into your full potential, improve your focus and gain a competitive edge!

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Motivation & Psychology with Jonny McMurtry

Player Development Project

In this Masterclass Discussion Dave Wright sits down with motivational researcher and rugby coach, Jonny McMurtry. Jonny discusses his research into motivation and participation in youth sport. This is another fascinating discussion around psychology and youth development not to be missed.

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Encouraging greater sport participation

Learning Through Sport

There is substantial evidence of many psychological, physical, and social health benefits of participation in sport across the lifespan, including that participation in sport is associated with improved psychological and social health benefits above other forms of leisure time physical activity for children and adolescents.

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The End of the Road - Transitioning Out of Sport

AASP

” - </em>David Parkin (Sport Australia Hall of Fame).</p> Athletic careers end for a variety of reasons including, age, deselection, decrements in performance, loss of motivation, having achieved all their desired goals, non-renewal of contract, or injury.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

PLT4M

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. It is suggested that ideal motivation is intrinsic motivation, engaging in a behavior or activity because it is pleasurable, satisfying, and/or enjoyable.

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Gaining Athlete Buy-In – Ideas and Strategies for Successful Monitoring

First Beat

The key to any successful monitoring strategy in sports is having buy-in from the athletes. Instead, I’ll take a look at some theory that I think is relevant and attempt to provide a framework for motivating your athletes to engage in the monitoring process.

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Having Trouble Sticking to Your Exercise Program? Stay Motivated With These 13 Exercise Adherence Strategies

AASP

Initially, many people are motivated to begin an exercise program, but as much as 80% of people do not stick with exercise once they have started (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). So, what does it take to get/stay motivated and how can you increase the likelihood that you will continue exercising?