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In this chapter, we discuss the established individual-level underperformance “crises” within a game situation that could extend over multiple games or a season. We briefly consider different types of underperformances before directing our attention toward three immediate, unexpected performance deteriorations: choking under pressure (i.e., choking...
Flikikammo is a troubling phenomenon in which athletes lose the ability to perform previously automatic backward moving gymnastics skills as a normal part of a routine. To better understand the effects of flikikammo over time, the confidence, perceived pressure, physical well-being, energy, and stress levels of gymnasts ( n = 6) and cheerleaders (...
Mental blocks, phenomena in which athletes lose the ability to perform previously automatic skills, are well known but poorly understood. Study 1 was designed to assess mental blocks in gymnastics and determine if such blocks are distinct from related conditions, such as slumps, choking, and fear of injury. Mental blocks were reported to have uniqu...
