Sports psychology has become increasingly popular in recent decades and helps athletes and coaches to constantly improve. In this research we will analyse the effectiveness of a three-month mental training intervention on young tennis players (n = 44, females = 18, mean age = 15.16) of the Milan tennis academy. After testing them through two questionnaires, the QUAM and the Flow State Scale, the athletes will be randomly divided into two groups, and while one will continue with training only (control group), the other will be subjected to individual and small group sessions of mental training (intervention group). This will be followed by another re-test phase in which the participants will undergo the two tests mentioned above. Unfortunately, this research was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, and only the first phase was successfully completed. Preliminary results showed that there are no significant differences between the two groups. This is an excellent starting point for continuing the current research and offers possible new insights to verify the mental condition of the athlete after the pandemic and the related forced stop of sports.
Sports psychology has become increasingly popular in recent decades and helps athletes and coaches to constantly improve. In this research we will analyse the effectiveness of a three-month mental training intervention on young tennis players (n = 44, females = 18, mean age = 15.16) of the Milan tennis academy. After testing them through two questionnaires, the QUAM and the Flow State Scale, the athletes will be randomly divided into two groups, and while one will continue with training only (control group), the other will be subjected to individual and small group sessions of mental training (intervention group). This will be followed by another re-test phase in which the participants will undergo the two tests mentioned above. Unfortunately, this research was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, and only the first phase was successfully completed. Preliminary results showed that there are no significant differences between the two groups. This is an excellent starting point for continuing the current research and offers possible new insights to verify the mental condition of the athlete after the pandemic and the related forced stop of sports.
The effects of a mental training intervention in young tennis player: a preliminary study.
CALDI, CHRISTIAN CARLO
2019/2020
Abstract
Sports psychology has become increasingly popular in recent decades and helps athletes and coaches to constantly improve. In this research we will analyse the effectiveness of a three-month mental training intervention on young tennis players (n = 44, females = 18, mean age = 15.16) of the Milan tennis academy. After testing them through two questionnaires, the QUAM and the Flow State Scale, the athletes will be randomly divided into two groups, and while one will continue with training only (control group), the other will be subjected to individual and small group sessions of mental training (intervention group). This will be followed by another re-test phase in which the participants will undergo the two tests mentioned above. Unfortunately, this research was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, and only the first phase was successfully completed. Preliminary results showed that there are no significant differences between the two groups. This is an excellent starting point for continuing the current research and offers possible new insights to verify the mental condition of the athlete after the pandemic and the related forced stop of sports.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14239/348