Diego Soto

• Doctor of Education
• University of Leon

This study systematically reviewed the effectiveness of cognitive, affective, and combined approaches in doping prevention, considering the impact of athletes’ active versus passive participation. Following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines and the PICOS framework, a literature search identified ten studies involving 3581 athletes (1094 women, 2487 men)....

El boxeo es un deporte de combate que exige grandes capacidades psicológicas para un rendimiento óptimo, situación que puede propiciar altos niveles de ansiedad. La literatura señala que una percepción positiva de autoeficacia ayuda a reducir los niveles de ansiedad, mientras que, la capacidad de prestar atención al presente (mindfulness) también s...

La identidad social de los jugadores puede producir beneficios en el funcionamiento colectivo del equipo. Así, conocer la percepción de identidad social de los jugadores resulta esencial. Por ello, este estudio tuvo como objetivo adaptar y validar el Cuestionario de Identidad Social en Deporte al castellano (CISD-S). Participaron 1.075 jugadores, c...

El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar en función del género de los jugadores la percepción que tienen de sus entrenadores respecto a su estilo de liderazgo auténtico, justicia percibida, competencia y atención a las necesidades psicológicas básicas. Participaron en el estudio 217 jugadores de fútbol y balonmano (147 hombres y 70 mujeres). Las de...

Background: A greater motivation for coaches to be more involved in assessment could be the development of specific strength tests closer to specific handball tasks. Therefore, the aims were to determine the reliability of a handball specific strength test battery in young handball players using a functional electromechanical dynamometer (FEMD) an...

The aims were to study (i) the reliability of two trunk rotation strength tests in handball players with a functional electromechanical dynamometer, and (ii) the association with throwing velocity (TV). 24 young female players performed two exercises and handball TV. The reliability of the exercises was high and the TV could be explained by the arm...

El balonmano es algo más que ejecución. La percepción y la decisión le otorgan la condición de deporte complejo. Proponer entrenamientos en condiciones complejas y lo más parecidos a los partidos será una obligación del entrenador, así como diseñarlos bajo esas circunstancias. La concentración o atención ejecutiva permite a los jugadores focalizar...

This study analyzed the relationship between athletes' perception of coach competence and their satisfaction, mediated by the influence of authentic leadership and perceived justice in team sports players. A cross-sectional study carried out with 115 (49.6% women and 50.4% men; 17.96 ± 2.85 years old; 8.18 ± 4.67 years of experience), soccer (53.9%...

This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on healthy habits in a sample made up of Chilean international elite female handball players. Participants filled in an online survey regarding their physical activity levels, eating attitudes, sleep quality and psychological well-being, twice. The survey was sent within four weeks afte...

El objetivo fue analizar el efecto de diferentes tipos de feedback sobre variables psicológicas y de rendimiento en función de la percepción del deportista de la competencia del entrenador. Se realizó un estudio de caso con 33 futbolistas asignados aleatoriamente a tres condiciones experimentales (feedback positivo, negativo y ausencia de feedback)...

RESUMEN En la iniciación al balonmano intervienen elementos que buscan capacitar psicomotrizmente a todos los niños participantes para resolver diferentes tareas que presenta el juego. Para ello, la competición es un espacio donde los jugadores pueden poner en práctica los aprendizajes desarrollados. Sin embargo, en Latinoamérica, la estructura y e...

El estudio analiza la influencia de mediación que la autoeficacia tiene sobre los niveles de ansiedad cognitiva precompetitiva relacionada al nivel de competición máxima al que se enfrentan los boxeadores.

El estudio analiza desde la perspectiva de los entrenadores de deportes de equipo, cómo la percepción de eficacia colectiva de sus equipos es un factor mediador positivo para la relación existente entre su propia percepción de competencia para entrenar y la confianza que esto les genera en su equipo.

Background: Evidence suggests that physical self-concept (PSC) is linked to well-being in children and adolescents. Objective: The objective was to investigate the association of PSC with mental health (i.e., depression and body image), physical status (i.e., fitness and weight status) and lifestyle (physical activity (PA) patterns and nutrition...

This research aims at studying the effect of comparative feedback on psychological variables (competence valuation, perceived competence, autonomous motivation, amotivation, subjective wellbeing) and performance (throwing speed and accuracy). A total of 73 handball players from the highest Spanish handball (Iberdrola League) category participated i...

The aim of this research was to analyze the effects on jumping and throwing after applying a protocol of self-loading and plyometry to a women's university handball team. Eleven amateur handball players participated in the event (M age = 23.70; SD = 2.26), who performed the training protocol for eight weeks. An experimental design was established i...

This study aimed to analyze gender differences in athletes' perception of their coaches' authentic leadership style, perceived justice, competence, and attention to basic psychological needs. A total of 217 soccer and handball players (147 men and 70 women) participated. In contrast to male athletes, female athletes showed higher levels in the sele...

This study aims to address the characteristics presented by the co-educational models that have been put into practice in school handball, showing a general overview, after providing a systematic review of the literature on the topic published over the last ten years on co-educational paradigms in the practice of handball as a school sport. For the...

Purpose: This paper studies the effects of authentic sports leadership training on coaches' self-perception of their own authentic leadership, perceived justice, competence, overall self-efficacy, and collective efficacy. Additionally, players' perceptions of their coaches with respect to their authentic leadership, perceived justice, competence, c...

This paper examines the athletes’ perception of their coaches according to the role of starter or substitute in the final phase of the season. The variables analyzed were: leadership style, perceived justice, competence, and support for basic psychological needs. A longitudinal study was developed, evaluating the participants at two different stage...

Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the association between the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with sociodemographic parameters and lifestyle during COVID-19 confinement in Mexico, Chile, and Spain. Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study, with 742 observations of online surveys in 422, 190, and 130 individuals from...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect that different types of feedback had on psychological and performance variables as a function of an athlete´s perception of his/her coach´s competence. A case study was conducted with 33 soccer players randomly assigned to three experimental conditions (positive and negative feedback and no feedba...

This research aims at studying the effect of feedback on well-being (vitality, and positive and negative affect), competence valuation, perceived competence, motivation, and performance (throwing speed and accuracy) in a throwing task. Thirty nine expert women handball players, with experience in international handball competitions, participated in...