Psychological Training in Sailing: Performance Improvement for the Olympic Classification Phase

doi:10.13189/ujp.2015.030404

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Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 3(4), pp. 122 - 131
DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2015.030404
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Psychological Training in Sailing: Performance Improvement for the Olympic Classification Phase

Aurelio Olmedilla ¹^,*, Enrique Ortega ², Juan González ¹, Sidonio Serpa ³
¹ Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychology Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University Campus of Espinardo, University of Murcia, Spain
² Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University Campus of San Javier, University of Murcia, Spain
³ Department of Sport Psychology, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Portugal

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a case study, with the objective of demonstrating the psychological training of a 23 year-old sailing athlete, during the athletic preparation of the classification phase for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The psychological training programme that was implemented demonstrates efficacy in the improvement of the athlete's psychological skills; the psychological programme was assessed by the athlete as very positive, both from the viewpoint of satisfaction as well as efficacy; case studies seem to be ideal for the analysis of the relationships between psychological training programmes and the athletic performance of the athlete.

KEYWORDS
Case Study, Psychological Training, Sailing, Olympic Games

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[1] Aurelio Olmedilla , Enrique Ortega , Juan González , Sidonio Serpa , "Psychological Training in Sailing: Performance Improvement for the Olympic Classification Phase," Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 122 - 131, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2015.030404.

(b). APA Format:
Aurelio Olmedilla , Enrique Ortega , Juan González , Sidonio Serpa (2015). Psychological Training in Sailing: Performance Improvement for the Olympic Classification Phase. Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION), 3(4), 122 - 131. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2015.030404.