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Athlete Well-Being & performance anxiety

Below are the best resources we could find on Athlete Well-Being and performance anxiety.

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Mental Health of Athletes

Athletes represent the peak of human potential, but they are still people. Mental illness affects 35% of elite athletes, manifesting as stress, eating disorders, burnout, or depression and anxiety.

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Perfectionism and Anxiety, and Its Influence on Performance

This video is about the dual nature of perfectionism in sports: Relationships with emotion, motivation, and performance.

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Why Athletes Choke Under Pressure | Sports Psychology | Optimal Level of Arousal

This video uses sports psychology theories to explain why athletes choke under pressure. In order to perform under pressure, athletes must find and attain their own optimal level of anxiety.

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Fight Your Fear and Win: Seven Skills for Performing Your Best Under Pressure—at Work, in Sports, on Stage

We’ve all been there: that make-it-or-break-it moment of our careers—on the brink of a deal, poised at the starting gate, under the spotlight.

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Under Pressure: Why Athletes Choke

What makes an elite sports star suddenly unable to do the very thing they have been practising for years? And is there anything they can do about it?

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A Fighter’s Guide to Performance Anxiety | Stacey Copeland | TEDxRNCM

Performance anxiety can fuel our biggest successes, or cause our perceived failures; learning how to overcome the demons of self-doubt can be key to achieving our dreams. Stacey Copeland (@scopelandboxer) is an elite athlete who has represented her country in both boxing and football.

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Sports Psychology for Performance Anxiety

If feelings of nervousness, anxiety or fear interfere with your sports performance, learning to use a few tips from sports psychology may help you get your anxiety under control and reduce game-day nerves.

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4 Ways to Overcome Sports Performance Anxiety

It’s important to get performance anxiety under control so athletes can perform with less stress and ultimately, to their best ability. This article will outline how to get over performance anxiety.

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Op-Ed: Are Youth Sports Harming Our Kids’ Mental Health?

Evidence suggests that as young people compete more intensely in sports, gains in mental wellness may be replaced by mental health challenges particular to competitive athletics.

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6 Proven Strategies for Crushing Athletic Performance Anxiety

Use your race day jitters to fuel, not derail, you.

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