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The Articles
Enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking
Huang, D., Wang, H., Tang, Y., Lei, H. and Koh, D., 2025. Enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, p.1435374.
Predicting Volleyball Season Performance Using Pre-Season Wearable Data and Machine Learning
Ozolcer, M., Zhang, T. and Bae, S.W., 2025. Predicting Volleyball Season Performance Using Pre-Season Wearable Data and Machine Learning. arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.08100.
Identification and Optimization of High-Performance Passing Networks in Football
Chacoma, A., 2025. Identification and optimization of high-performance passing networks in football. Physical Review E, 111(4), p.044313.
The Evolution of Football Passing in Nineteenth Century Britain
Wilson, J., Stocks, J., Wood, S. and Clarke, J., 2025. The Evolution of Football Passing in Nineteenth-Century Britain. The International Journal of the History of Sport, pp.1-19.
How Do They Decide? Performance Support Staff Perceptions of Decision-Making in Elite-Sport Environm
Wilson, P.J., Roe, G. and Kiely, J., 2025. How Do They Decide? Performance Support Staff Perceptions of Decision-Making in Elite-Sport Environments. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 39(2), pp.192-199.
Team resilience in high-performance women’s football: Contextual stressors and opportunities for dev
Szabadics, A., Morgan, P., Sarkar, M., McEwan, D. and McCormack, F., 2025. Team resilience in high-performance women’s football: Contextual stressors and opportunities for development. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 37(1), pp.23-48.
Finding “Just Right”: Optimizing Challenge and Support in Sport Coaching to Foster Both Growth and
Kong, Y., Collins, D. and Martindale, A., 2025. Finding “Just Right”: Optimizing Challenge and Support in Sport Coaching to Foster Both Growth and Well-Being: Perspectives and Guidelines for Sport Psychology Practitioners. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, pp.1-13.
Enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking
Huang, D., Wang, H., Tang, Y., Lei, H. and Koh, D., 2025. Enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, p.1435374.
How coach leadership behavior influences athletes’ performance: the chain-mediated role of the coach
Liu, R., Wang, S. and Li, J., 2025. How coach leadership behavior influences athletes’ performance: the chain-mediated role of the coach-athlete relationship and psychological fatigue. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, p.1500867.
Assessing the Impact of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Intervention on Tennis Performance in Junior
Anguera, J.A., Choudhry, A., Seaman, M. and Fedele, D., 2025. Assessing the Impact of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Intervention on Tennis Performance in Junior Tennis Players: Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research, 9(1), p.e66979.