Joshua Summers’s research while affiliated with University of Massachusetts Boston and other places

... Therefore, in this study, we attempted to develop a program that integrates exercises from both mindfulness and self-compassion conceptual frameworks in a more comprehensive manner. The Mindfulness, Acceptance and Self-Compassion in Sport (MASCS) program included elements of Mindfulness Meditation for Sport 2.0 (MMTS 2.0) (Baltzell & Summers, 2016), Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE) ) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) (Germer, 2009). Thus, some sessions included exercises based on MMTS 2.0 (e.g., accepting distracting thoughts), while others included exercises based on MSPE (e.g., walking meditation) and others were based on MSC (e.g., the skills needed to be self-compassionate in daily life). ...

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The effects of the Mindfulness, Acceptance and Self-Compassion in Sport (MASCS) program on the sport anxiety and self-compassion of elite tennis players

... The types, dose and length of interventions greatly vary (see Baltzell & Summers, 2016). There are a handful of mindfulness and acceptance formalized interventions being studied in sport, including the Mindful Acceptance Commitment (MAC) Approach in Sport (Gardner & Moore, 2007), Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE; Kaufman, Glass, & Pineau, 2018), Mindful Performance Enhancement Awareness Knowledge (MPEAK; Haas et al., 2015), and Mindful Meditation Training in Sport (MMTS; Baltzell & Summers, 2018). These mindfulacceptance-based interventions can be efficacious on their own, and also offer buoy markers about how to practice. ...

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Mindfulness and Acceptance Approaches: Do They Have a Place in Elite Sport?

... In comparison to the control group, athletes who took part in the mindfulness program indicated a decrease in stress and anxiety, which supports the primary hypothesis 1. The results are in line with other research that shows that mindfulness improves focus and emotional stability during competitions, leading to better performance under pressure (Baltzell & Summers, 2017). ...

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Considerations on the Influence of Mindfulness and Sports Games on the Performance of Taekwondo Athletes

... Acknowledging the evidence while minding the hype Van Dam and colleagues (2018) caution the public to 'mind the hype'; Roychowdhury et al. (2021) calls for a reflective pause in response to the commodification and reappropriation for easy public consumption; and McAlarnen and Longshore (2017, p. 46) encourage a more nuanced evaluation of the literature in their trepidation of putting the 'cart … before the horse' in the application with sport participants. SEPP as a field, in many ways, has picked up and run with the excitement around mindfulness, with SEPP practitioners often teaching mindfulness as a practical and unstructured 'tool' in psychological skills training (Mannion, 2021) -though some structured and sport-specific mindfulnessbased programs (MBPs) have been developed, such as Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE; Kaufman et al., 2018), Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC; Gardner & Moore, 2020), and Mindfulness Meditation Training in Sport (MMTS; Baltzell & Summers, 2017). Little has been published or examined in SEPP in terms of competencies necessary for sport psychology professionals teaching or integrating mindfulness into their practice. ...

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Mindfulness in sport, exercise, and performance psychology: an umbrella review and directions for future research

... O ver the past several decades, mindful meditation (MM) has been considered a useful mode for optimizing sport performance by strengthening one's focus, attentional control, and body awareness (3,4,5,10,11). As a form of presentmoment awareness, MM stems from concepts grounded in Eastern religion and philosophy and has been defined as paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and without judgment (13). ...

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A MINDFUL LIFT-BENEFITS OF MINDFUL MEDITATION IN STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING-PART 1

... The results of this study indicate that mindfulness is effective in improving emotional regulation and reducing stress. Meanwhile, Baltzell and Summers (2017) explored the application of Mindfulness Meditation Training in Sport (MMTS 2.0) in the world of sports through theoretical studies, which showed that this program can help improve athletes' concentration and mental resilience. In a broader study, Baltzell and Summers (2018) also highlighted the role of mindfulness in the context of sports and performance psychology, concluding that mindfulness programs can generally improve athlete performance. ...

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Mindfulness in Basketball Athletes: A Psychological Approach to Self-Management Skills in Student Athletes