Exploring a practitioner-athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training program
Psychological skills training (PST) programs have been consistently reported as an important part of preparation for optimal performance in high performance sport. However, there is much less research about the quality and characteristics of the working relationship between a sport psychology practi...
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| description | Psychological skills training (PST) programs have been consistently reported as an important part of preparation for optimal performance in high performance sport. However, there is much less research about the quality and characteristics of the working relationship between a sport psychology practitioner (SPP) and an athlete and, importantly, how that relationship facilitates learning. Therefore, the purpose of the present paper was to explore the working relationship between a SPP and a volleyball player and how that working relationship facilitated the learning processes utilized by this player, as she prepared for the demands of her sport and life. An instrumental case study methodology with a qualitative description approach was employed to illustrate different aspects of the evolving relationship and the athlete’s experiences. The results of this case reflect an approach that combined features of both a directive approach in teaching specific psychological skills and a less directive and more collaborative approach, which, in turn, allowed an athlete to begin to learn how to guide their own learning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcaac5b1707b4a6881770b10a77f47b32024-03-26T04:58:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-03-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.13541291354129Exploring a practitioner-athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training programXiao ZhangMorgan RogersPenny WerthnerPsychological skills training (PST) programs have been consistently reported as an important part of preparation for optimal performance in high performance sport. However, there is much less research about the quality and characteristics of the working relationship between a sport psychology practitioner (SPP) and an athlete and, importantly, how that relationship facilitates learning. Therefore, the purpose of the present paper was to explore the working relationship between a SPP and a volleyball player and how that working relationship facilitated the learning processes utilized by this player, as she prepared for the demands of her sport and life. An instrumental case study methodology with a qualitative description approach was employed to illustrate different aspects of the evolving relationship and the athlete’s experiences. The results of this case reflect an approach that combined features of both a directive approach in teaching specific psychological skills and a less directive and more collaborative approach, which, in turn, allowed an athlete to begin to learn how to guide their own learning.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1354129/fullsport psychology practitioner-athlete working relationshiplearning processespsychological skills training programcareer transitioninstrumental case study |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Zhang Morgan Rogers Penny Werthner Exploring a practitioner-athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training program Frontiers in Psychology sport psychology practitioner-athlete working relationship learning processes psychological skills training program career transition instrumental case study |
| title | Exploring a practitioner-athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training program |
| title_full | Exploring a practitioner-athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training program |
| title_fullStr | Exploring a practitioner-athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring a practitioner-athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training program |
| title_short | Exploring a practitioner-athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training program |
| title_sort | exploring a practitioner athlete relationship and facilitated learning throughout a psychological skills training program |
| topic | sport psychology practitioner-athlete working relationship learning processes psychological skills training program career transition instrumental case study |
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