performance, is, indeed, characterized by a feeling of mind–body fusion, a sense of mastery, deep concentration, increased confidence, and an overall release of tension. This mental fluidity is described as one of the pathways to a positive experience of sport ( Hanin, 2000 ). More recent research ( Aherne et
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but there are unintended consequences, such as concentration and attention spans. Millennial’s beliefs and experiences surrounding stimulation, concentration, and attention are often vastly different when compared with other generations. A prime example is watching television. The days of sitting
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concentrations may be associated with greater risk of ACL injury in female athletes ( Dragoo, Castillo, Braun, et al., 2011 ). Since relaxin is secreted primarily from the corpus luteum, concentrations will fluctuate throughout a normal menstrual cycle. As such, and consistent with female sex hormone profiles
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football ( Guo et al., 2013 ; Murata et al., 2016 ; Selden et al., 2009 ) athletes, who often intentionally try to increase their body mass as a means of performance enhancement. Selden et al. ( 2009 ) reported that players from the National Football League have higher fasting glucose concentrations
Maxime Mastagli, Aurélie Van Hoye, Jean-Philippe Hainaut, and Benoît Bolmont
study aimed to test the relationships between an empowering motivational climate ( Smith et al., 2015 ) and PE pupils’ concentration and distraction, mediated first by each basic psychological need, and then by positive and negative affect. Concentration and Distraction The PE literature has shown that
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List under the class S2 (peptide hormones, growth factors, related substances, and mimetics), prohibited both in and out of competition in male athletes ( WADA Prohibited List, 2018 ). For the determination of LH concentrations in urine, anti-doping laboratories use immunoassays capable of measuring
Aubrey Newland, Rich Gitelson, and W. Eric Legg
of this study was to cross-sectionally examine the relationship between mental skills and grit in participants in the 2017 Arizona Senior Olympic Games. In other words, we sought to answer the following question: Does mental skills use (e.g., coping under pressure, concentration, confidence and
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the 100 m sprinter? The Sport Psychologist, 11 , 72 – 85 . doi:10.1123/tsp.11.1.72 10.1123/tsp.11.1.72 Moran , A. ( 1996 ). The psychology of concentration in sport performers: A cognitive analysis. Hove, UK : Psychology Press . Moran , A . ( 2009 ). Attention in sport . In S
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(blood) BDNF ( 8 ). Peripheral measurement is solely used in humans since central BDNF levels are not feasible to determine ( 9 ). This measure may still be important since peripheral and central BDNF concentrations have been associated in animal studies ( 10 ). The circulating BDNF is divided into 2
