cognitive function and quality of life ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020 ; Garber et al., 2011 ; World Health Organization, 2020 ). Supporting self-determination among transitioning SAs may empower them to seek meaningful opportunities to be physically active beyond competitive sports
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An Intervention to Support Collegiate Student-Athletes in the Transition to Meaningful Lifetime Physical Activity
Melinda B. Smith, Diane L. Gill, and Erin J. Reifsteck
A Case Study to Overcome Barriers and Enhance Motivations Through Experience of a Variety of Exercises: Theory-Based Intervention on an Overweight and Physically Inactive Adult
Heon Jin Kang, Chee Keng John Wang, and Stephen Francis Burns
barriers through theoretically sound constructs. One such convincing construct would be motivation, with self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2002 ; Ryan & Deci, 2017 ) potentially able to provide a sound theoretical framework for addressing the links between perceived exercise barriers and
Promoting Values-Informed Development in an Elite Dual-Career Endurance Athlete
Luke T. Barnes
, racing, was taken. As a result of this iterative process, the client identified a total of four key values: responsibility, determination, patience, and idealism. Responsibility referred to taking ownership of his own actions, including acceptance of past events, learning from his experiences, and committing
Case Studies of Olympic Medalist Coach–Athlete Relationships: A Retrospective Analysis Prior to and During the Olympics
Brian Zuleger and Rick McGuire
). Distractions and coping strategies of elite decathletes during their most memorable performances . The Sport Psychologist, 14 ( 1 ), 17 – 41 . https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.14.1.17 10.1123/tsp.14.1.17 Deci , E.L. , & Ryan , R.M. ( 1985 ). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior
Enhancing the Mental Performance of Head Coaches in Professional Sports: A Case Study of Collaboration With the Head Coach of a Professional Basketball Team
Charles A. Maher
collaboration with them. This process of collaboration with each client includes the following separate yet interrelated aspects of professional practice: (a) assessment of the mental and emotional needs of the client; (b) determination of the relevant contexts of the client—ethnic, linguistic, social
What It Means To Be an Applied Exercise Psychologist: Reflections From 2003 to 2023
Paula M. Watson
who’s spent the majority of my professional life in the physical activity and health camp (yet identifying as an exercise psychologist), I have lived in a world of Self-Determination Theory ( Ryan & Deci, 2000 , 2017 ), the Socio-Ecological Model ( Bronfenbrenner, 1979 ; Davison & Birch, 2001 ) and
Case Study of a Professional Development Support Group of Sport Psychology Practitioners Working in Major League Baseball Organizations in the United States and Canada
Charlie Maher
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Preshot Routines to Improve Competition Performance: A Case Study of a Group of Elite Pistol Shooters
Peter Gröpel, Christopher Mesagno, and Jürgen Beckmann
, and Coping, 24, 59 – 73 . PubMed ID: 20425657 doi:10.1080/10615806.2010.481331 10.1080/10615806.2010.481331 Ryan , R.M. , & Deci , E.L. ( 2000 ). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being . The American Psychologist, 55, 68
“Don’t Be Stupid, Stupid!” Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques to Reduce Irrational Beliefs and Enhance Focus in a Youth Tennis Player
Richard A. Sille, Martin J. Turner, and Martin R. Eubank
concerned that his irrational belief might return under the pressure of competition. I suggested some behavioral tasks that might help him reaffirm his new rational belief. According to self-determination theory ( Deci & Ryan, 2000 ), autonomy is a psychological need that can enhance intrinsic motivation
Pavel Datsyuk: Learning, Development, and Becoming the “Magic Man”
Mark O’Sullivan, Vladislav A. Bespomoshchnov, and Clifford J. Mallett
for interdisciplinary research in sports science? Journal of Sports Sciences, 12 ( 6 ), 495 – 528 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02640419408732202 10.1080/02640419408732202 Deci , E.L. , & Ryan , R.M. ( 1985 ). The general causality orientations scale: Self-determination in personality
