@inbook{23e2eb18bc704c5cb2b1f5835333547d,
title = "Psychological factors in developing high performance athletes",
abstract = "Top-level athletes are often said to have extraordinary personalities and special psychological characteristics (Gould, Dieffenbach & Moffett, 2002). This is not surprising when considering the many years of training needed to achieve athletic success. This long-term engagement in intense training calls for great efforts in dealing with competitive pressure and demands mental strength with regard to endurance, self-motivation and willpower. But while it is somewhat straightforward to specify the physical and physiological skills needed for top performance in a specific sport, it becomes less clear with regard to the psychological skills that are needed. Therefore, the main questions to be addressed in this chapter are: (1) which psychological skills are needed to reach top performance? And (2) (how) can these skills be developed in young talents?",
author = "Anne-Marie Elbe and Wikman, {Johan Michael}",
note = "CURIS 2017 NEXS 132",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-138-95177-8",
series = "Routledge International Handbooks",
pages = "169--180",
editor = "Joseph Baker and Stephen Cobley and J{\"o}rg Schorer and Nick Wattie",
booktitle = "Routledge Handbook of Talent Identification and Development in Sport",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
address = "United States",
}