Sports Psychology

the most important types of reframing is to demonstrate that failure, like losing a game, doesn’t mean an athlete is bad at their sport. Instead, reframing teaches athletes that losing a game represents an opportunity to improve, because it shows where their weaknesses lie. That means that losing a game, in the long run, can actually be more beneficial than winning a game, since by reframing the loss as a lesson, players and teams can work to address their biggest problems. Clinical Sports Psychology The clinical sports psychologists who work with athletes and teams must address more complex problems than the score at the end of the game. However, the therapies they can provide

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Chapter 4: How Psychology Helps

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