The feudal glove of talent-selection decisions in sport –Strengthening the link between subjective and objective assessments
Available online 22 September 2023
When making talent-selection decisions in sport, coaches, scouts, program directors, and policymakers typically adopt two approaches: The subjective approach, also known as the coach's eye, where these...
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Team decision-making behavior: An ecological dynamics approach
June 2023
Athletes act intentionally and adaptively for achieving task goals in sport performance environments. The ecological dynamics approach to decision making understands the performer‐environment system...
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The acquisition of perceptual-cognitive expertise in officiating in association football – state of the art
June 2023
Referees in sport are required to have specific perceptual-cognitive skills in order to make correct and consistent decisions. The current article explores those skills and describes the literature...
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Advancing judgment and decision-making research in sport psychology by using the body as an informant in embodied choices
June 2023
Successful sports performance often requires choosing what to do and how to do it in dynamic, complex, and uncertain environments. Thus, an understanding of the processes underpinning judgment and decision...
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Penalty kicks as cross-fertilization: On the economic psychology of sports
June 2023
We review some topics in which soccer penalty kicks are related to phenomena in game theory, decision making and psychology. In particular, we discuss the game theoretic analysis of the kicker's and...
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Sports Performance Judgments - An Update From a Social Cognitive Perspective
June 2023
In a seminal article (Plessner & Haar, 2006) a social cognition approach was proposed as framework to study how people judge their own or others’ performance in competitive sport contexts. An important...
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The role of action tendencies in expert anticipation
June 2023
The ability to anticipate the actions of opponents is a significant marker of expertise in many sports. The role of non-kinematic contextual information in anticipation has received increasing attention...
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A psychological analysis of complexity in sport: A chronology of destructive decision making at Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC
June 2023
The current article aims to advance the use of complexity theory and organizational-level analyses in the psychology of sport literature. Consistent with this premise, it presents a case-study that...
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Success breeds success: Physiological, psychological, and economic perspectives of momentum (hot hand)
June 2023
The literature on momentum (hot hand) is broad and diverse, and is addressed in a range of fields, including sports, marketing, finance, politics, and even warfare. Yet this term is readily (and often...
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Mindfulness enhances changes in athletes’ subjective vitality: The moderating role of coach interpersonal style
December 2022
Research has found that mindfulness is positively related to subjective vitality. However, whether mindful athletes were shaped by environmental conditions has rarely been investigated. Therefore, based...
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Player perceptions of athlete leadership and leadership development in an English Premier League football academy
December 2022
The effective leadership of, and within, sports teams has consistently been highlighted to be an important factor impacting upon a range of outcomes including team performance, and team functioning....
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Sport psychology practitioner's perceptions and use of social media
December 2022
While sport psychologists have recently been encouraged to embrace digital technology and social media use in their practice, little is currently known about the associated benefits and challenges of...
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Effects of parental support and coach-initiated motivational climate on young athletes’ psychosocial behaviors and well-being
December 2022
This study examined the effect of coach-initiated motivational climate and parental support on intrinsic motivation, enjoyment of sport participation, subjective vitality, sport-related violence, and...
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Sport and exercise psychology and the UN's sustainable development goals: Reflections and suggestions
December 2022
In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and agreed that it is vital for current and future generations to pursue 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Science,...
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Effects of mindfulness training on resilience, self-confidence and emotion regulation of elite football players: The mediating role of locus of control
December 2022
This study investigated effects of mindfulness training on resilience, self-confidence and emotion regulation of elite football players as well as mediating role of locus of control. The study recruited...
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The relationship between athlete leadership and communication: Analyzing social networks within Japanese sport teams
December 2022
Despite the recent advancement of athlete leadership studies, little is known about their applicability in East Asian countries such as Japan, and more importantly, their relationship to communication...
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Qualitative approach to processes of inter-individual Kotsu acquirement
December 2022
The purpose of this research was to understand and clarify the process of inter-individual Kotsu acquisition. Kotsu is essentially a trick to learn skills in Japanese, and how individuals gain it is...
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Examining the frequency variable in the imagery dose-response relationship
September 2022
Imagery training is a well-known technique in sport psychology that it is often applied to improving skill performance in a range of sports. In this study, the central aim was to experimentally examine...
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The impact of training frequency on young dancers’ imagery use and ability
September 2022
It is well established that adult dancers have the ability to image and use various types of imagery (e.g., metaphorical, character/role) when training and performing; yet less is known about young...
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Twenty years of PETTLEP imagery: An update and new direction for simulation-based training
September 2022
Research has shown that motor imagery (MI) interventions, involving the systematic and repeated imagination of visual and kinaesthetic components of movements, can enhance performance in sport. Twenty...
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A Real-world Examination of Progressive Imagery Delivery in Competitive Basketball
September 2022
Effective delivery of imagery training has been studied for some time. Recently, researchers have determined that, in some contexts, Progressive Imagery (PI), in which content is added to the imagery...
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Imagery perspective in copying movement
September 2022
Imagery is a cognitive process widely used for learning and performance of motor skills (Morris et al., 2005). In this study, we investigated Internal (IP) and External Imagery Perspectives (EP) and...
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