Shooter ready? Integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper course
Performance psychology has increased in usage and popularity; however, we contend that within the elite spheres of the military, there is a need for research and development to fit the context and environment. In this study, we describe an explorative case study on the integration of mental skill tr...
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| author | Christian Ytterbøl Christian Ytterbøl Dave Collins Alan MacPherson |
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| description | Performance psychology has increased in usage and popularity; however, we contend that within the elite spheres of the military, there is a need for research and development to fit the context and environment. In this study, we describe an explorative case study on the integration of mental skill training techniques to an advanced sniper course in the Norwegian Armed Forces. We evaluate the impact through triangulation and examine results on the course, perceptions of the participants, and observations from the instructors. In addition, we conducted a 1-year follow-up to get participants' experience of translating the skills beyond the course. The results show that the mental skill training package influenced both results and performance in a positive manner; however, as a novel field, further research is warranted to establish a best practice to enhance performance for elite military forces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea8bf2396a954a94a6c9ccb9b9a9beba2023-06-15T05:55:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-06-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11989861198986Shooter ready? Integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper courseChristian Ytterbøl0Christian Ytterbøl1Dave Collins2Alan MacPherson3Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomDepartment of Leadership and Tactics, Norwegian Military Academy, Norwegian Defence University College, Oslo, NorwayMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomPerformance psychology has increased in usage and popularity; however, we contend that within the elite spheres of the military, there is a need for research and development to fit the context and environment. In this study, we describe an explorative case study on the integration of mental skill training techniques to an advanced sniper course in the Norwegian Armed Forces. We evaluate the impact through triangulation and examine results on the course, perceptions of the participants, and observations from the instructors. In addition, we conducted a 1-year follow-up to get participants' experience of translating the skills beyond the course. The results show that the mental skill training package influenced both results and performance in a positive manner; however, as a novel field, further research is warranted to establish a best practice to enhance performance for elite military forces.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1198986/fullmarksmanship trainingpeak performancemental skills packagemilitarystress managementcognition |
| spellingShingle | Christian Ytterbøl Christian Ytterbøl Dave Collins Alan MacPherson Shooter ready? Integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper course Frontiers in Psychology marksmanship training peak performance mental skills package military stress management cognition |
| title | Shooter ready? Integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper course |
| title_full | Shooter ready? Integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper course |
| title_fullStr | Shooter ready? Integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper course |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shooter ready? Integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper course |
| title_short | Shooter ready? Integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper course |
| title_sort | shooter ready integrating mental skills training in an advanced sniper course |
| topic | marksmanship training peak performance mental skills package military stress management cognition |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1198986/full |
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