- Title
- A comparison of different pre-performance routines as possible choking interventions
- Creator
- Mesagno, Christopher; Mullane-Grant, Thomas
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/37466
- Identifier
- vital:3455
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2010.491780
- Identifier
- ISSN:1041-3200
- Abstract
- The purpose of the current study was to ascertain which aspect of a pre-performance routine (PPR) is most beneficial to alleviate choking. Participants included 60 experienced Australian football players in Australia, who attempted 20 kicks at a scoring zone in low- and high-pressure phases. Participants were assigned to one of five groups, with four groups undertaking intervention training and the pressure control group receiving no training, prior to the high-pressure phase. Results indicated that state anxiety increased during the high-pressure phase. Intervention groups responded to the increased anxiety with improved performance, while the pressure control group decreased performance. Thus, results add support to existing literature that a non-automated PPR, with psychological and behavioral components, decreases the likelihood of choking. Applied implications for consulting with potential choking-susceptible athletes are discussed. © Association for Applied Sport Psychology.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Relation
- Journal of Applied Sport Psychology Vol. 22, no. 3 (2010), p. 343-360
- Rights
- Copyright Taylor & Francis
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1701 Psychology; 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science; Pre-performance routine; Choking; Australian football; Sport psychology
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