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...psychological barrier that causes gymnasts to lose positional awareness when performing twisting elements. What was the response? Some prominent individuals condemned Biles, calling her ‘the biggest quitter in sport’, a ‘national embarrassment’ and ‘selfish’. Despite criticisms, the decision to prioritise her mental health was praised by others, instigating...

...psychology, a better understanding of team dynamics and the importance of a group culture that are all necessary for achieving success on the field. When Thomas Tuchel announced the England squad, he made a pointed reference to not selecting the most talented players. It may be that England have come to realise that a successful World Cup campaign is built on a group of...

...psychological aspects of coaching that foster effective athlete-coach relationships has been called into question. The psychology of coaching ‘A coach needs to be able to ‘read’ the gymnast’. The coach-performer relationship was frequently stated by the coaches and performers as being imperative for maintaining the enjoyment of the sport and for successful...

...psychological origin. Instead, the article places the development of anorexia within the varied contexts and settings of young people's lives. The authors focus on the ordinary experience of women and girls, not on the extraordinary ‘disorder’ which they claim is often the object of discussion. They see the key to understanding eating disorders in ‘the varied,...

...psychological factors: ‘We’re ecologically privileged enough that we can invent social and psychological stress’ (Sapolsky, 1998). As we consider in the related OpenLearn course Understanding depression and anxiety, the effect of chronic stress can be very deleterious for some people...Emotions and emotional disorders: 2.7 Social competition, stress and...