Evaluación e intervención psicológica en jugadoras de hockey sobre hierba femenino

Translated title of the contribution: Evaluation and psychological intervention in female grass hockey players

V. Tutte, C. Reche, V. Álvarez

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Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the psychological skills of grass hockey players, and, on the other hand, the effectiveness of participation in a psychological training program on psychological characteristics related to athletic performance. Ten hockey players from 16 to 26 years old participated in the senior women's field hockey team. The psychological intervention was carried out during 16 sessions through individualized work (voluntary) and group. The intervention consisted of techniques and strategies such as cognitive restructuring; self-characterization; the technique of the concentration grid and Stroop; communication and self-knowledge skills; behavioral self-records; observations-confrontations and interpretations; and relaxation and visualization techniques. The CPRD-f (Olmedilla, Garcia and Martinez, 2007) was administered before and after the 4-month intervention. The results indicate that the psychological skills in these athletes are characterized by high levels of self-confidence; impermeability to performance evaluation; management of competitive anxiety and attention-concentration. Significant differences appear after the intervention that favor calm against the different situations related to the competition. The need arises to transfer this information to sports psychologists who intervene hockey players, facilitating the selection and adjustment of specific psychological strategies in training plans with the aim of maintaining and strengthening their psychological skills, getting them to manifest themselves to the maximum level.

Translated title of the contributionEvaluation and psychological intervention in female grass hockey players
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)62-74
Number of pages13
JournalCuadernos de Psicologia del Deporte
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

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