In the realm of elite military training, such as that of the Navy SEALs, the mental fortitude of candidates is as crucial as their physical prowess. A study, “Stress, Mindsets, and Success in Navy SEALs Special Warfare Training” by Eric N. Smith, Michael D. Young, and Alia J. Crum, published in Frontiers in Psychology in […]
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In the dynamic world of sports, particularly in soccer, creativity is often the key to outmaneuvering opponents and achieving success. A fascinating study, “Creativity and working memory capacity in sports: working memory capacity is not a limiting factor in creative decision making amongst skilled performers,” by Philip Furley and Daniel Memmert, published in Frontiers in
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In the world of soccer, Lionel Messi stands out as a paragon of skill and technique. A fascinating study, “Goal Scoring in Soccer: A Polar Coordinate Analysis of Motor Skills Used by Lionel Messi,” by Marta Castañer, Daniel Barreira, Oleguer Camerino, M. Teresa Anguera, Albert Canton, and Raúl Hileno, published in Frontiers in Psychology in
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In the high-stakes world of professional football, particularly in the esteemed English Premier League, every minute detail can be crucial to success. A compelling study, “Scanning, Contextual Factors, and Association With Performance in English Premier League Footballers: An Investigation Across a Season” by Geir Jordet, Karl Marius Aksum, Daniel N. Pedersen, and colleagues, published in
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In the diverse field of sports psychology, understanding the mental processes behind expert performance has been a long-standing pursuit. A study, “Metacognition and action: a new pathway to understanding social and cognitive aspects of expertise in sport,” by Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Eric R. Igou, Mark J. Campbell, Aidan P. Moran, and James Matthews, published in
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In the competitive world of sports, understanding the cognitive abilities that distinguish elite athletes is as important as physical prowess. A landmark study, “Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise in Elite Volleyball Players,” by Heloisa Alves, Michelle Voss, Walter Boot, Andrea Deslandes, Victor Cossich, Jose Inacio Salles, and Arthur Kramer, published in Frontiers in Psychology in 2013, offers a
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In the realm of sports analysis, the integration of technology has always been pivotal. A significant breakthrough in this field is presented in Jiatian Liu’s study, “Convolutional Neural Network-Based Human Movement Recognition Algorithm in Sports Analysis,” published in Frontiers in Psychology in 2021. This study introduces an innovative approach to analyzing athletes’ psychology and movements
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The world of soccer is not just a display of physical skills but also a testament to cognitive prowess. A study titled “What happens in the prefrontal cortex? Cognitive processing of novel and familiar stimuli in soccer: An exploratory fNIRS study” by Schmaderer, Meyer, Reer, and Schumacher, published in the European Journal of Sport Science
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The decision-making process in sports coaching, especially under the pressure of wins and losses, has always been a subject of fascination. A compelling study, “Replication: Do coaches stick with what barely worked? Evidence of outcome bias in sports,” by Pascal Flurin Meier, Raphael Flepp, and Egon Franck, published in the Journal of Economic Psychology, Volume
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In the realm of competitive basketball, the psychological readiness of players is as crucial as their physical abilities. A compelling study titled “Sport psychology in coaching: Improving the personality traits and thinking skills of basketball players” by Ming-Yu Zhou, published in Thinking Skills and Creativity, Volume 46, 2022, brings forth the transformative power of integrating
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