Development of mental skills training programmes for competitive collegiate netball players in Zimbabwe

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2021

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University of Western Cape

Abstract

Mental skills are critical to the development of a positive mind-set in the athlete in order to develop the ability to concentrate more, focus attention, manage arousal, develop self-esteem and thereby enhance self-confidence in competitive sport. This study was an exploratory study to investigate how well Zimbabwean inter-collegiate athletes were prepared mentally and how this was handled during their participation in inter-collegiate games. The study focused specifically on just one group of athletes, netballers.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD

Keywords

Performance enhancement, Mental toughness, Mental skills, Collegiate netball players, Tertiary institutions

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