Author(s): Balender Singh

Abstract:
The specialised field of sports psychology has developed rapidly in recent years. The importance of a sports psychologist as an integral member of the coaching and health care teams is widely recognised. Sports psychologists can teach skills to help player's, enhance their leaning process and motor skills, cope with competitive pressures, one-tune he level of awareness needed for optimal performance, and stay focused amid the many distractions of team travel and in the competitive environment psychological training should be an integral part of a player’s holistic training process, carried out in conjunction with other training elements. This is best accomplished by a collaborative effort among the coach, the sport psychologist, and the player. The present article aims to provide some of information regarding the role of sports psychologist in games and sports.

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