Title: PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION IN TABLE TENNIS: SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND ENHANCEMENT IN TALENTED-YOUNG PLAYERS
Abstract:Sport performance is the result of the control and integration of the athlete’s physical, technical, tactical, strategic and psychological skills and capabilities. In order to obtain a great level of ...Sport performance is the result of the control and integration of the athlete’s physical, technical, tactical, strategic and psychological skills and capabilities. In order to obtain a great level of control on these competences, a large amount of time and effort is destined to the athlete’s formation process. The individualized identification of the players’ specific needs, deficits and resources, and of their level of control in the use of skills will help in the formulation of the intervention objectives and in the design of the psychological training. The main aim of the psychological training is to develop the mental competences which are considered as relevant for each athlete, considering his/her needs, the sport modality, his/her level of knowledge, expertise, experiences and self-control, and the level of competition. Nonetheless, to approach this goal, it is necessary to previously perform an exhaustive assessment of their competences, capabilities and skills, with the aim of providing them with a psychological training, which results appropriate to their resources and needs, to enhance the athletes’ sport preparation and to optimize performance in training and competition. Inserted in the National Sport Technification Program developed by the Spanish Royal Tennis Table Federation, it has been included a psychological intervention aimed to the detection of the psychological skills of tennis table young players and to the enhancement of the personal control on these by the athletes who are participating in the above-mentioned program. This work is in accordance with the program general objective of identification, selection and formation of talented young players. This work is integrated along with the work developed in the remaining program areas, and it is adapted to the characteristics, resources and needs of the participants. The specific goals, characteristics, structure, components and main results of the developed psychological intervention are presented in this paper. Results have indicated the suitability of considering psychological assessment and training for the complete preparation of players in order to improve psychological skills which allow them to confront adequately the increasing demands of sport participation as their implication advances. This is highly relevant in the case of individual and collective sports modalities, as well as in the identification and formation of talents, specifically in racket sports, and table tennis particularly.Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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