Sport psychology as mental equipment
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Paper/Presentation Title | Sport psychology as mental equipment |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Christensen, Steven A. (Author), Lamont-Mills, Andrea (Author) and Annis-Brown, Peter (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | APS College of Sport Psychologists (SA Branch) Professional Development Presentation |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228503027_Sport_psychology_as_mental_equipment?ev=prf_pub |
Conference/Event | APS College of Sport Psychologists (SA Branch) Professional Development Presentation |
Event Details | APS College of Sport Psychologists (SA Branch) Professional Development Presentation Event Date 24 Jan 2007 Event Location Adelaide, Australia |
Abstract | This presentation describes how we have constructed sport psychology as mental equipment for adolescent athletes living in northwest New South Wales (NSW). Using local materials readily found in Moree, Gunnedah, Tenterfield and other towns in northwest NSW, we have been able to introduce adolescent athletes living in regional, rural, and remote NSW to basic sport psychology concepts using mental equipment packs. These low-tech, low-cost, and local resources contrast sharply with the high-tech, high-cost, and imported physical equipment required for most sports. We produced the first mental equipment packs for $1.06 in 2003, and we have continued to use them with athletes and their families and friends via the Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) Regional Athlete Coach Education (RACE) program. This high-cost/low-cost contrast is an important asset in constructing sport psychology as accessible to regional, rural, and remote athletes, and their families and communities. We understand that these packs, and the service delivery system that accompanies them, is the first program specifically designed for regional, rural, and remote athletes. This work is unconventional because it puts aside the orthodox view that equates basic sport psychology with mental skills. It does this by questioning the view that mental skills are the dialogical opposite to the physical skills needed for success in sport. |
Keywords | sport psychology; mental equipment; adolescent athletes |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441003. Rural sociology |
520107. Sport and exercise psychology | |
390111. Physical education and development curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health |
Northern Inland Academy of Sport, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y7y0/sport-psychology-as-mental-equipment
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