The construct of mindfulness appears to be compatible with theories of flow and peak performance in sport. The present study assessed how Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE), a new 4-week program, affected flow states, performance, and psychological characteristics of 11 archers and 21 golfers from the community. Participants completed trait measures of anxiety, perfectionism, thought ...

The aim of this study was to determine what kind performance characteristics distinguish between different skill levels at development stages in field hockey using a multi-dimensional testing battery. A total 100 players identified as “talented” (51.0% girls) and 105 recreational level (41.0% divided over three age groups (U13/U15/U18) performed anthropometric, physical capacity, sport-specific...

OBJECTIVE Ecological models have been applied to investigate multiple domains influencing physical activity behaviour, including individual, social, organisational, community, environmental and policy factors. With regard to the built environment, research to date has been limited to small geographical areas and/or small samples of participants. This study examined the geographical association ...

The gold medal success of China in recent Olympic Games can be traced to the advancement of the state-sponsored sport system (SSSS). While the program was developed initially through socialist ideals, it is more than a centralized government system to monopolize resources for glorified sport performance. Participation in competition is an inherent part of the human condition. Success in athleti...

Individuals dealing with sailing, which is an outdoor sport, need to focus on the target determination and be motivated while struggling wind, waves, currents, opponents. The locus of control accepted as element that can predict success in sports where such complex mental processes are used. In addition, athletes' orientation towards performance learning, their critical perspective also known f...

abstract the aim of the present research was to study the objective dimensions of security and the role of sport organizations in providing and developing security from the viewpoint of foreign sport tourists. the research was a descriptive survey. the statistical population (equal to the sample) consisted of foreign sport tourists participating in fajr international sport event (n=394). a rese...

This paper presents a historical sociological analysis of the sociology of sport. It draws on theoretical insights from the sociology of professions to examine ‘state of the field’ reviews written by sociologists of sport. The paper argues that in establishing why the sociology of sport emerged, how people identified its earliest manifestations, and how the subdiscipline’s boundaries were drawn...