A Strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness
Developing mental toughness has become a major focus for athletes, coaches, sport teams and organizations. Emerging research has supported a variety of influences (e.g., coaches, parents, self)and mechanisms (e.g., reflecting on our experiences, coach motivational climate) by which mental toughness...
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| description | Developing mental toughness has become a major focus for athletes, coaches, sport teams and organizations. Emerging research has supported a variety of influences (e.g., coaches, parents, self)and mechanisms (e.g., reflecting on our experiences, coach motivational climate) by which mental toughness development likely occurs. In this article we focus on a strengths-based approach to mental toughness development, which has received scant attention within the sport psychology literature. A brief history of strengths approaches to the development of human potential is presented and contrasted with assumptions of traditional psychological skills training. We then describe how a strengths-based approach was translated into practice using an example from professional cricket.The guidelines have been shown to be effective in elite sport settings, but we believe they may also prove effective in youth sport settings. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-49542017-09-13T14:47:33Z A Strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness Gordon, S. Gucciardi, Daniel strengths-based coaching applied positive psychology Developing mental toughness has become a major focus for athletes, coaches, sport teams and organizations. Emerging research has supported a variety of influences (e.g., coaches, parents, self)and mechanisms (e.g., reflecting on our experiences, coach motivational climate) by which mental toughness development likely occurs. In this article we focus on a strengths-based approach to mental toughness development, which has received scant attention within the sport psychology literature. A brief history of strengths approaches to the development of human potential is presented and contrasted with assumptions of traditional psychological skills training. We then describe how a strengths-based approach was translated into practice using an example from professional cricket.The guidelines have been shown to be effective in elite sport settings, but we believe they may also prove effective in youth sport settings. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4954 10.1080/21520704.2011.598222 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | strengths-based coaching applied positive psychology Gordon, S. Gucciardi, Daniel A Strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness |
| title | A Strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness |
| title_full | A Strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness |
| title_fullStr | A Strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness |
| title_short | A Strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness |
| title_sort | strengths-based approach to coaching mental touchness |
| topic | strengths-based coaching applied positive psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4954 |