# Sport Psychology and Performance

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/sport-psychology-and-performance/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the development of expert performance in sports psychology, covering topics such as motor imagery, athlete development, attentional focus, mental toughness, coaching effectiveness, youth sport specialization, deliberate practice, and qualitative research methods. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Psychology |
| OpenAlex ID | t10813 |
| Works | 227 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 227.

- [Knowledge, knerves and know‐how: The role of explicit versus implicit knowledge in the breakdown of a complex motor skill under pressure](https://scholariq.org/papers/knowledge-knerves-and-know-how-the-role-of-explicit-versus-implicit-knowledge-in/)
- [Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football](https://scholariq.org/papers/clinicopathological-evaluation-of-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-in-players-of/)
- [A multidisciplinary approach to talent identification in soccer](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-multidisciplinary-approach-to-talent-identification-in-soccer/)
- [Motor Imagery](https://scholariq.org/papers/motor-imagery/)
- [The theory of reinvestment](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-theory-of-reinvestment/)
- [Psychological Responses Matter in Returning to Preinjury Level of Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/psychological-responses-matter-in-returning-to-preinjury-level-of-sport-after/)
- [Occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders in current and former elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/occurrence-of-mental-health-symptoms-and-disorders-in-current-and-former-elite/)
- [Perceived sports competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and adolescent physical activity and fitness: a longitudinal assessment](https://scholariq.org/papers/perceived-sports-competence-mediates-the-relationship-between-childhood-motor/)
- [A systematic review of the psychological factors associated with returning to sport following injury](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-systematic-review-of-the-psychological-factors-associated-with-returning-to/)
- [Burnout in Sport: A Systematic Review](https://scholariq.org/papers/burnout-in-sport-a-systematic-review/)
- [Neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the experience of flow](https://scholariq.org/papers/neurocognitive-mechanisms-underlying-the-experience-of-flow/)
- [Mental Practice in Chronic Stroke](https://scholariq.org/papers/mental-practice-in-chronic-stroke/)
- [A Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-theory-of-challenge-and-threat-states-in-athletes/)
- [The Effect of Acute Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Working Memory](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-effect-of-acute-aerobic-and-resistance-exercise-on-working-memory/)
- [The Motivating Role of Positive Feedback in Sport and Physical Education: Evidence for a Motivational Model](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-motivating-role-of-positive-feedback-in-sport-and-physical-education/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 88.

- [Knowledge, knerves and know‐how: The role of explicit versus implicit knowledge in the breakdown of a complex motor skill under pressure](https://scholariq.org/papers/knowledge-knerves-and-know-how-the-role-of-explicit-versus-implicit-knowledge-in/)
- [Motor Imagery](https://scholariq.org/papers/motor-imagery/)
- [Occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders in current and former elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/occurrence-of-mental-health-symptoms-and-disorders-in-current-and-former-elite/)
- [A systematic review of the psychological factors associated with returning to sport following injury](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-systematic-review-of-the-psychological-factors-associated-with-returning-to/)
- [Burnout in Sport: A Systematic Review](https://scholariq.org/papers/burnout-in-sport-a-systematic-review/)
- [International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) and Sport Mental Health Recognition Tool 1 (SMHRT-1): towards better support of athletes’ mental health](https://scholariq.org/papers/international-olympic-committee-ioc-sport-mental-health-assessment-tool-1-smhat/)
- [Determinants of anxiety in elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/determinants-of-anxiety-in-elite-athletes-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis/)
- [The Influence of Anxiety on Visual Attentional Control in Basketball Free Throw Shooting](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-influence-of-anxiety-on-visual-attentional-control-in-basketball-free-throw/)
- [Psychosocial Factors and Sport Injuries: Meta-analyses for Prediction and Prevention](https://scholariq.org/papers/psychosocial-factors-and-sport-injuries-meta-analyses-for-prediction-and/)
- [‘Reinvestment’: A dimension of personality implicated in skill breakdown under pressure](https://scholariq.org/papers/reinvestment-a-dimension-of-personality-implicated-in-skill-breakdown-under/)
- [Effects of relaxation and guided imagery on knee strength, reinjury anxiety, and pain following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-relaxation-and-guided-imagery-on-knee-strength-reinjury-anxiety-and/)
- [From novice to no know-how: A longitudinal study of implicit motor learning](https://scholariq.org/papers/from-novice-to-no-know-how-a-longitudinal-study-of-implicit-motor-learning/)
- [Mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes: a systematic review on cultural influencers and barriers to athletes seeking treatment](https://scholariq.org/papers/mental-health-symptoms-and-disorders-in-elite-athletes-a-systematic-review-on/)
- [Benefits of an external focus of attention: Common coding or conscious processing?](https://scholariq.org/papers/benefits-of-an-external-focus-of-attention-common-coding-or-conscious-processing/)
- [Doing Sport Psychology](https://scholariq.org/papers/doing-sport-psychology/)

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