Individual vs. Team Sport Failure—Similarities, Differences, and Current Developments
The construct of “choking under pressure” is concerned with the phenomenon of unexpected, sudden, and significant declines in individual athletes’ performances in important situations and has received empirical attention in the field of sport psychology. Although a number of theories about the reaso...
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| description | The construct of “choking under pressure” is concerned with the phenomenon of unexpected, sudden, and significant declines in individual athletes’ performances in important situations and has received empirical attention in the field of sport psychology. Although a number of theories about the reasons for the occurrence of choking under pressure exist and several intervention approaches have been developed, underlying mechanisms of choking are still under debate and the effectiveness of existing interventions remains contested. These sudden performance declines also occur in team sport. “Collective sport team collapse,” which describes the situation when an entire sport team underperforms significantly within an important competitive situation, has received less empirical attention, in comparison to individual choking research. While there are a few studies that have investigated causes of collective team collapse, understandably, there has been limited empirical investigation of preventative and intervention strategies. Although the two constructs appear to share several similar characteristics and mechanisms, research has not yet examined the conceptual, theoretical, empirical, and practical links between choking under pressure and collective sport team collapse. In this review article, we seek to examine these similarities and differences and identify new ways of thinking about future interventions. Furthermore, current empirical understandings in the field of choking under pressure and collective sport team collapse are presented and the most effective intervention approaches for both constructs are introduced. On the basis of this examination, we modestly make some initial recommendations for sport psychological practitioners and future research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd76c326a5d9462495e7070511cf990b2022-12-22T00:30:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-06-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.930025930025Individual vs. Team Sport Failure—Similarities, Differences, and Current DevelopmentsV. Vanessa Wergin0V. Vanessa Wergin1Clifford J. Mallett2Clifford J. Mallett3Jürgen Beckmann4Jürgen Beckmann5Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, AustraliaFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyFaculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, AustraliaFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyFaculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, AustraliaFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyThe construct of “choking under pressure” is concerned with the phenomenon of unexpected, sudden, and significant declines in individual athletes’ performances in important situations and has received empirical attention in the field of sport psychology. Although a number of theories about the reasons for the occurrence of choking under pressure exist and several intervention approaches have been developed, underlying mechanisms of choking are still under debate and the effectiveness of existing interventions remains contested. These sudden performance declines also occur in team sport. “Collective sport team collapse,” which describes the situation when an entire sport team underperforms significantly within an important competitive situation, has received less empirical attention, in comparison to individual choking research. While there are a few studies that have investigated causes of collective team collapse, understandably, there has been limited empirical investigation of preventative and intervention strategies. Although the two constructs appear to share several similar characteristics and mechanisms, research has not yet examined the conceptual, theoretical, empirical, and practical links between choking under pressure and collective sport team collapse. In this review article, we seek to examine these similarities and differences and identify new ways of thinking about future interventions. Furthermore, current empirical understandings in the field of choking under pressure and collective sport team collapse are presented and the most effective intervention approaches for both constructs are introduced. On the basis of this examination, we modestly make some initial recommendations for sport psychological practitioners and future research.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930025/fullchoking under pressureperforming under pressurecollective team collapseteam dynamicsteam choking |
| spellingShingle | V. Vanessa Wergin V. Vanessa Wergin Clifford J. Mallett Clifford J. Mallett Jürgen Beckmann Jürgen Beckmann Individual vs. Team Sport Failure—Similarities, Differences, and Current Developments Frontiers in Psychology choking under pressure performing under pressure collective team collapse team dynamics team choking |
| title | Individual vs. Team Sport Failure—Similarities, Differences, and Current Developments |
| title_full | Individual vs. Team Sport Failure—Similarities, Differences, and Current Developments |
| title_fullStr | Individual vs. Team Sport Failure—Similarities, Differences, and Current Developments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Individual vs. Team Sport Failure—Similarities, Differences, and Current Developments |
| title_short | Individual vs. Team Sport Failure—Similarities, Differences, and Current Developments |
| title_sort | individual vs team sport failure similarities differences and current developments |
| topic | choking under pressure performing under pressure collective team collapse team dynamics team choking |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930025/full |
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