Íþróttasálfræði
Hugarþjálfun
Hvað er íþróttasálfræði?
Íþróttasálfræði er vísindagrein sem rannsakar og vinnur með hegðun fólks í íþróttaaðstæðum. Greinin skiptist í raun í tvenns konar megináherslur, annars vegar vísindalegar rannsóknir og hins vegar hagnýtingu á þeirri þekkingu sem rannsóknir hafa leitt í ljós, meðal annars í formi einkatíma með íþróttafólki og þjálfurum, kennslu fyrir þjálfara og lið. Dæmi um viðfangsefni íþróttasálfræði eru:
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Áhrif íþrótta og hreyfingar á andlega líðan
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Hvaða sálrænu þættir einkenna afreksíþróttafólk samanborið við áhugafólk
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Hvernig bæta megi frammistöðu og andlega líðan með hugrænum aðferðum
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Áhrif hugrænna þátta á frammistöðu og andlega líðan
The mind can be as important, if not more important, than any other part of the body.
- Gary Neville, fótbolti
Your mind is what makes everything else work.
- Kareem Abul Jabbar, körfubolti
Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.
- Jack Nicklaus, golf
Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like muscles of the body.
- Lynn Jennings, langhlaupari
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
- Arthur Ashe, tennis
Football is a game you play with your brain.
- Johan Cruyff, fótbolti
Golf is played between the ears and if you're not 100% focused, people will go past you no matter who you are
- Lee Westwood, golf
If I know I'm mentally prepared nothing else matters
- Michael Phelps, sund
For me, motivation is a person who has the capability to recruit the resources he needs to achieve a goal
- Arsene Wenger, fótbolti
I was taught by my coach to use visualization from a very early age. It's amazing.
- Michael Phelps, sund
You don't win tournaments by playing well and thinking poorly
- Lee Westwood, golf
Those who become great want to learn because they don‘t know yet
– Coach K, körfubolti