Valerie Dennehy
Graduate of Bangor University with PhD in Sport Psychology and Motor Control.
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In physics momentum is defined as the ability of an object to continue moving due to its mass and velocity. In sport, psychological momentum has been defined as a ‘bi-directional’ concept and it affects either the probability of winning or the probability of losing as a function of the outcome...
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Athletes experience emotions before and after competition and these emotions have been shown to be related to performance (Hanin, 2010; Beedie, et al., 2010). Appropriate emotional responses may benefit the athlete. For example, by reducing injury risk (Devonport, et al., 2005), or reduce the risk of losing self-control (Beedie &...
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Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, once said that “motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it”. Research in the area of motivation suggests that he wasn’t too far wrong. Motivation is an internal...
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Music plays an important role in people’s everyday lives (Rentfrow & Gosling, 2003). Music plays a role in the sport and exercise domain. In fact a common image of sports now a day is that of athletes entering the competition arena adorning headphones. Music elicits certain feelings and emotions depending...
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We have all heard the old adage of “practice makes perfect”… maybe even “perfect practice makes perfect”. But there is something about the way that we practice skills that matters when it comes to skill transfer and long-term retention. For years researchers have known that skills can be learned through...