Open AccessThe role of a sports psychologist in competition trainin
Author(s) -
Alexandra-Cristiicolescu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revistă de ştiinţe socio-umane
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-330X
pISSN - 1857-0119
DOI - 10.46727/jshs.2021.v47.i1.p43-52
Subject(s) - athletes , competition (biology) , psychology , relaxation (psychology) , applied psychology , sport psychology , social psychology , physical therapy , medicine , ecology , biology
Psychological training of athletes for competitions is intended to "develop the ability to self-regulate mental states and training and competition conducts" [7, p. 318], mental training programme including, among other things: relaxation and visualization techniques [8; 11; 17], goals setting [8; 11; 12; 17], as well as growing self-confidence [4; 10; 13; 19; 21].