Psychological skills of veteran athletes.
At the beginning of the study of veteran athletes, most investigations involving this population have focused on the physiological aspects of performance and their relationship with the aging process. With respect to sport psychology, there are few studies on the use of psychological skills by veter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/18623 |
| Summary: | At the beginning of the study of veteran athletes, most investigations involving this population have focused on the physiological aspects of performance and their relationship with the aging process. With respect to sport psychology, there are few studies on the use of psychological skills by veteran athletes. In view of this gap, further studies are needed to increase the understanding of psychological skills used by veteran athletes. In this respect, our point of view shows that veteran athletes use a set of psychological skills to enhance their competitive performance and to overcome obstacles during the competition. In addition, the study of these psychological skills provides relevant information regarding the cognitive processes that occur in older adults, since a series of cognitive changes have been reported to occur as a result of the aging process. |
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| ISSN: | 1415-8426 1980-0037 |