Performance enhancement for ballroom dancers: Psychological perspectives

被引：14
作者：
Tremayne, Patsy [1 ]
Ballinger, Debra A. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Towson Univ, Towson, MD USA
来源：
SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST | 2008年 / 22卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1123/tsp.22.1.90
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Ballroom dance has resurfaced worldwide as a highly popular competitive sport and might be added to Olympic medal competition for the 2012 London Games. This resurgence presents opportunities for sport psychologists to provide psychological-skills and performance-enhancement training for ballroom dancers at all competitive levels. Few sport psychologists have the personal experience, expertise, or an adequate knowledge base about the competitive-ballroom-dance environment to provide meaningful intervention strategies for participants. This article was developed to provide initial guidance for sport psychology professionals interested in working in this environment. An overview of the competitive-dance and ballroom-dance environment, strategies used by dance couples for enhanced mental preparation before and during dance competitions, and excerpts from an interview with an Australian championship-level couple provide readers insight into performance-enhancement strategies for DanceSport.
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页码：90 / 108
页数：19
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