Volume 42
    n. 1 - January-February 2011

  • From teacher to friend: The evolving nature of the coach-athlete relationship (ROBERTA ANTONINI PHILIPPE, SAM S. SAGAR, SOPHIE HUGUET, YVAN PAQUET, and SOPHIA JOWETT) abstract
  • A case study of the emotional aspects of the coach-athlete relationship in tennis (SOPHIE HUGUET, and ROBERTA ANTONINI PHILIPPE) abstract
  • Empathic accuracy, shared cognitive focus, and the assumptions of similarity made by coaches and athletes (ROSS LORIMER and SOPHIA JOWETT) abstract
  • Linking maintenance strategies to the quality of coach-athlete relationships (DANIEL J.A. RHIND, and SOPHIA JOWETT) abstract
  • Influence of desirability for control on instructional interactions and intrinsic motivation in a sport peer tutoring setting (PASCAL LEGRAIN, YVAN PAQUET, FABIENNE D’ARRIPE-LONGUEVILLE, and ROBERTA ANTONINI PHILIPPE) abstract
  • An examination of the interpersonal relationships of the coach-athlete-peer triangle (ANNE-LINE BALDUCK and SOPHIA JOWETT) abstract
  • Reflected appraisals of coaches, parents and teammates: A key component of athletes’ self? (DAVID TROUILLOUD and CHARLOTTE AMIEL) abstract
  • Perceived coach-athlete and peer relationships of young athletes and self-determined motivation for sport (ALLISON RILEY and ALAN L. SMITH) abstract



  • n. 2 - March-April 2011

  • The influence of asynchronous motivational music on a supramaximal exercise bout (JASMIN C. HUTCHINSON, TODD SHERMAN, LYNDSEY DAVIS3, DUSTY CAWTHON, NATHAN B. REEDER, and GERSHON TENENBAUM) abstract
  • Causal influences of expected running length on ratings of perceived exertion and estimation time limit scales (JÉRÉMY B.J. COQUART, ADAM STEVENSON, and MURIELLE GARCIN) abstract
  • Towards a dispositional version of the Coping Inventory for Competitive Sport (JENNIFER R. HURST, AMANDA THOMPSON, AMANDA J. VISEK, BRANDYN FISHER, and PATRICK GAUDREAU) abstract
  • Longitudinal analyses of stressors, perceived control, coping, and coping effectiveness among early and middle adolescent soccer players (CLIVE W. REEVES ADAM R. NICHOLLS, and JIM MCKENNA) abstract
  • Factorial and predictive validity of the Belgian (Dutch) Athlete version of the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire (CART-Q) (ANNE-LINE BALDUCK, SOPHIA JOWETTC, and MARC BUELENS) abstract



  • n. 3 - May-June 2011

  • Instructional approaches in youth volleyball training settings: the influence of player´s age and gender (FELISMINA ROSAMARQUES PEREIRA, AMANDIO BRAGA DOS SANTOS GRAÇA, MINNA BLOMQVIST, ISABELMARIA RIBEIRO MESQUITA) abstract
  • Physical activity, sedentary time and subjective well-being in Taiwanese older adults (PO-WEN KU, KENNETH R. FOX, LI-JUNG CHEN, PESUS CHOU) abstract
  • Discontinuity and variability in the development of the overarm throwing skill in 3- to 18-year-old children (JEAN KELLER, JEAN MARC LAMENOISE, MARC TESTA, EVELINE GOLOMER and FLORENCE ROSEY) abstract
  • Pre- and post-performance emotions in gymnastics competitions (MELINDA PELLIZZARI, MAURIZIO BERTOLLO and CLAUDIO ROBAZZA) abstract
  • The fallacy of directional anxiety (REMCO POLMAN and ERIKA BORKOLES) abstract
  • The effect of sports participation on the intensity of psychosocial problems of males with quadriplegia in Poland (NATALIA MORGULEC-ADAMOWICZ, ANDRZEJ KOSMOL and WOJCIECH OTREBSKI) abstract



  • n. 4 - July-August 2011

  • Assessing motivational climates when training for Sport (TODD A. GILSON, JEONG-DAE LEE, MARTHA E. EWING) abstract
  • Media exposure and adaptive coping in elite football (ELSA KRISTIANSEN and GLYN C. ROBERTS) abstract
  • Antecedents, accuracy and consequences of parents’ behaviours. A cross sectional study based on Eccles Expectancy Value model (JULIE C. S. BOICHÉ, EMMA GUILLET, JULIEN E. BOIS and PHILIPPE G. SARRAZIN) abstract
  • Implicit but not explicit aggressiveness predicts performance outcome in basketball players (THOMAS TEUBEL, JENS B. ASENDORPF, RAINER BANSE, and KONRAD SCHNABEL) abstract
  • Physical activity, perceptual-motor performance, and academic learning in 9-to-16-years-old school children (JOSÉ MORALES, LUÍS-MILLÁN GONZÁLEZ, MYRIAM GUERRA, CARLES VIRGILI, VISWANATH UNNITHAN) abstract



  • n. 5 - September-October 2011

  • Cross-cultural validation of a three-dimensional measurement model of performance anxiety in the context of Chinese sports (WEN-NUAN KARA CHENG, LEW HARDY, and DAVID MARKLAND) abstract
  • A longitudinal study of masters swimmers’ commitment (BRADLEYW. YOUNG, MATTHEW E. PIAMONTE, J. ROBERT GROVE, and NIKOLA MEDIC) abstract
  • Effects of increased physical activity and motor training on motor skills and self-esteem. An intervention study in school years 1 through 9 (INGEGERD ERICSSON and MAGNUS K. KARLSSON) abstract
  • Immediate improvements in emotion and stress following participation in Aerobics, Circuit Training and Tai Chi (JUDY J. FRITH, JOHN H. KERR, and GEORGE V.WILSON) abstract
  • The association between intra-individual and extraindividual determinants, and lifetime sports behavior on leisure time physical activity. A cross-sectional study with older adults (MARTINA KANNING andWOLFGANG SCHLICHT) abstract



  • n. 6 - November-December 2011

  • Mental toughness, Coping Self-Efficacy, and Coping effectiveness among athletes (ADAM R. NICHOLLS, ANDREW R. LEVY, REMCO C. J. POLMAN and LEE CRUST) abstract
  • Spatial ability and motor performance: assessing mental rotation processes in elite and novice athletes (DAVID MOREAU ANNIE MANSY-DANNAY, JÉRÔME CLERC, ALAIN GUERRIÉN) abstract
  • Sports-related correlates of disordered eating: A comparison between aesthetic and ballgame sports (EVA M. KRENTZ and PETRA WARSCHBURGER) abstract
  • Longitudinal analysis of sport commitment types: Does injury play a role? (WINDEE M. WEISS) abstract
  • Stage-specific prediction of physical activity in orthopaedic patients after rehabilitation treatment (JEANETTE JACKSON, SONIA LIPPKE and COLIN D. GRAY) abstract



Volume 41
    n. 1 - January-March 2010

  • Conceptualizing the systemic interplay of athlete development (MICHAEL B. JOHNSON, WILLIAM A. EDMONDS, SACHIN JAIN and JAVIER CAVAZOS JR) abstract
  • Anticipation of penalty kicking direction can be improved by directing attention through perceptual learning (GEERT J.P. SAVELSBERGH PETER J. VAN GASTEL and PAULIEN M. VAN KAMPEN) abstract
  • Influence of early environmental constraints on achievement motivation in talented young handball players (JÖRG SCHORER, JOSEPH BAKER, SIMONE LOTZ, and DIRK BÜSCH) abstract
  • Participation in sports activities and suicide prevention (DAVID LESTER, MICHELE BATTUELLO, MARCO INNAMORATI, ILARIA FALCONE, ENRICA DE SIMONI, S. DILETTA DEL BONO, ROBERTO TATARELLI, MAURIZIO POMPILI) abstract
  • Examination of practice activities related to the acquisition of elite performance in Canadian middle distance running (BRADLEY W. YOUNG and JOHN H. SALMELA) abstract
  • Revisiting the relationship between pattern recall and anticipatory skill (DAMIAN FARROW, JASON MCCRAE, JOHN GROSS, and BRUCE ABERNETHY)abstract



  • n. 2 - April-June 2010

  • Frequency of knowledge of results does not influence perceptual learning and retention in novices (JÖRG SCHORER, ROUWEN CAÑAL-BRULAND and STEVE COBLEY) abstract
  • Ironic effects in a simulated penalty shooting task: Is the negative wording in the instruction essential? (OLAF BINSCH, RAÔUL R. D. OUDEJANS, FRANK C. BAKKER, MARCO J. M. HOOZEMANS, and GEERT J. P. SAVELSBERGH) abstract
  • Dissociation between the facilitative effect of acute exercise on feeling states and on cognitive flexibility (YAEL NETZ) abstract
  • Exploring proposed mechanisms of the relative age effect in Canadian minor hockey (JOSEPH BAKER, STEPHEN COBLEY, WILLIAM J. MONTELPARE, NICKWATTIE, BRENT E. FAUGHT and THE ONTARIO HOCKEY RESEARCH GROUP) abstract
  • Gaze in Golf putting: Effects of slope (WIM VAN LIER JOHN VAN DER KAMP and GEERT J.P. SAVELSBERGH) abstract
  • Commitment in age class adult Triathletes: Examining gender differences in the Sport Commitment Model (PETER R E CROCKER and LINA AUGAITIS) abstract



  • n. 3 - July-September 2010

  • Understanding students’ motivation in middle school physical education: examining the mediating role of self-efficacy on physical activity (ZAN GAO, AMELIA M. LEE, MARIA KOSMA and MELINDA A. SOLMON) abstract
  • Motivational climate, need satisfaction, regulation of motivation and subjective vitality. A study of young soccer players (YNGVAR OMMUNDSEN, PIERRE-NICOLAS LEMYRE, FRANK ABRAHAMSEN and GLYN C. ROBERTS) abstract
  • The influence of sport-specific experiences during the psychological refractory period in the Go/Nogo double stimulation task (HIROKI NAKAMOTO and SHIRO MORI) abstract
  • When is manual guidance effective for the acquisition of complex skills in Gymnastics? (THOMAS HEINEN, ALEXANDRA PIZZERA and JORGE COTTYN) abstract
  • Examining the impact of physical appearance on impressions of coaching competence (RICHARD C. THELWELL, NEIL J.V. WESTON, IAIN A. GREENLEES, JENNY L. PAGE and ANDREW J.MANLEY) abstract
  • Gaze behaviour and shooting strategies in football penalty kicks: Implications of a ‘keeper-dependent approach (GREG WOOD and MARK R. WILSON) abstract
  • Intermittent visual information affects motor strategies during locomotor pointing (ADRIAN POPESCU, KEITH RUNNALLS, and BRIAN K.V. MARAJ) abstract



  • n. 4 - October-December 2010

  • Visual search behaviour in skilled field-hockey goalkeepers (ROUWEN CAÑAL-BRULAND, JOHN VAN DER KAMP, MARCO ARKESTEIJN, REIN G. JANSSEN, JELLE VAN KESTEREN and GEERT J.P. SAVELSBERGH) abstract
  • Exploring the multiple dimensions of social support among elite female adolescent swimmers (KRISTINA HASSELL, CATHERINE M. SABISTON, and GORDON A. BLOOM) abstract
  • Applied sport psychology consultant perceptions of the usefulness and impacts of performance profiling (NEIL J.V.WESTON, IAIN A. GREENLEES and RICHARD C. THELWELL) abstract
  • Coping with social physique anxiety among adolescent female athletes (CORY B. NIEFER, MEGHAN H. MCDONOUGH, KENT C. KOWALSKI) abstract
  • Demographic dissimilarity and affective reactions to physical activity classes: The moderating effects of diversity beliefs (GEORGE B. CUNNINGHAM) abstract
  • Representative experimental design issues in observing golfer pre-performance routine behaviour (STEWART T. COTTERILL, ROSS SANDERS and DAVE COLLINS) abstract
  • A new method to learn to start in speed skating: A differencial learning approach (GEERT J.P. SAVELSBERGH, WILLEMIEK J. KAMPER, JORINE RABIUS, JOS J. DE KONING, and WOLFGANG SCHÖLLHORN) abstract



  • Supplement to n. 4 - October-December 2010

  • Introduction (ARAÚJO D., BALAGUÉ N., BOOTSMA R.J., MATEUS J., and CORREJA V.)
  • Optimal range of variation in hockey technique training (BECKMANN H., WINKEL C., and SCHÖLLHORN W.I.)
  • Mechanical and informational influences of the organisation of the giant circle on the high bar in gymnastics (BOOTSMA R.J., SEVREZ V., RAO G. and BERTON E.)
  • How can one use quantum probability and dynamics to build models of human cognition and decision making? (BUSEMEYER J.R.)
  • A nonlinear perspective to motor learning in multi-articular interceptive actions (CHOW J.Y., DAVIDS K. and BUTTON C.)
  • The athlete-environment relation as a complex system: Implications for sport pedagogy (DAVIDS K.)
  • In-door skill training in rowing practice with a VR based simulator (FRISOLI A., RUFFALDI E., FILIPPESCHI A., AVIZZANO C.A., VANNI F., and BERGAMASCO M.)
  • Task failure can be explained by a general underlying mechanism (HRISTOVSKI R., BALAGUÉ N., and VALLEJO L.)
  • Analyzing learning approaches by means of complexmovement pattern analysis (JANSSEN D., GEBKENJANS F., BECKMANN H., and SCHÖLLHORN W.I.)
  • Natural solutions to complex problems (LEE D.)
  • Bifurcations and self-organized criticality in motor learning (LIU Y.-T., MAYER-KRESS, G., and NEWELL K.M.)
  • Intermodal perception of whether an object is within reach (MANTEL B., BARDY B.G., and STOFFREGEN T.A.)
  • Time scales and fluctuations in motor learning (MAYER-KRESS G., NEWELL K.M., and LIU Y.-T.)
  • Space-time patterns in individual and team sports (MCGARRY T.)
  • Networks as a method to analyze the dynamics of collective behaviors: an exploratory approach with water polo (MENDES J., PASSOS P., and PAZ N.)
  • Intercepting moving objects: does predictive information matter? (MONTAGNE G., MORICE A., FRANÇOIS M., and JACOBS D.)
  • Goalkeepers learn to convergence to more useful information for stopping a penalty (SAVELSBERGH G. and VAN DER KAMP J.)
  • Complex movement analysis for complex training approaches (SCHÖLLHORN W.I.)
  • Complex system control of activiy during fatiguing exercise (ST CLAIR GIBSON A.)
  • Emergent information for multimodal perception and control (SROFFREGEN T.A., and BARDY B.G.)
  • The ecological perspective, past and future (TURVEY M.T.)
  • Evaluation of cardiovascular complexity in cycling until failure (VAINORAS A., BALAGUÉ N., COMPANY G., BERSKIENE K., and PODERYS J.)
  • Infants’ convergence to more useful information in the control of catching (VAN DER KAMP J., and SAVELSBERGH G.)
  • Locomotion initiation times when running to intercept virtual fly balls (ZAAL F.T.J.M., BONGERS R.M., FERNANDEZ L., and BOOTSMA R.J.)



Volume 40
    n. 1 - January-March 2009

  • Ecological approaches to cognition and action in sport and exercise: Ask not only what you do, but where you do it (DUARTE ARAÚJO and KEITH DAVIDS) abstract
  • Sport Psychology as an instance of Ecological Psychology (KENNETH R. HAMMOND and ROBERT A.BATEMAN) abstract
  • Sport in the perspective of Barkerian Psychological ecology (GERHARD KAMINSKI) abstract
  • Information, affordances, and the control of action in sport (BRETT R. FAJEN, MICHAEL A. RILEY, and MICHAEL T. TURVEY) abstract
  • Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory of Human Development and the process of development of sports talent (RUY JORNADA KREBS) abstract
  • Ecological approaches to Sport Activity: A commentary from an action-theoretical point of view (JÜRGEN R. NITSCH)abstract
  • Proximal processes as the primary engines of development (RUY JORNADA KREBS) abstract



  • n. 2 - April-June 2009

  • Consistency of coping strategies and defense mechanisms during training sessions and sport competitions (MICHEL NICOLAS and AHMED JEBRANE) abstract
  • An analysis of the impact of environmental conditions on the relationships between need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation in sport (NICOLAS GILLET, SOPHIE BERJOT and ELISABETH ROSNET) abstract
  • The effects of Effort, Performance, and Expertise on apparent size perception in Golf (DANIEL MEMMERT, MARISSA BLANCO and VERONIQUE MERKLE) abstract
  • Effects of age, competitive level and perceived moral atmosphere on moral functioning of soccer players (PHILIPPE ROMAND, NATHALIE PANTALÉON, FABIENNE D’ARRIPE-LONGUEVILLE) abstract
  • Effects of player position task complexity in visual exploration behavior in soccer (CHRISTOPHE BERTRAND and FRANCINE THULLIER) abstract
  • Factor Validity and Reliability of the Sport Friendship Quality Scale in a French adolescent sample (STÉPHANIE SCOFFIER, CHRISTOPHE MAIANO and FABIENNE D’ARRIPE-LONGUEVILLE) abstract
  • The influence of juggling on mental rotation performance (PETRA JANSEN, CORINNA TITZE, and MARTIN HEIL) abstract



  • n. 3 - July-September 2009

  • Mental skill profiles and expertise levels of elite Iranian athletes (JOHN H. SALMELA, SHAMSI S. MONFARED, FATOLLA MOSAYEBI and NATALIE DURAND-BUSH) abstract
  • The effect of implicit and explicit methods in acquisition of anticipation skill in low and high complexity situations (EVANDROS VOTSIS, GEORGE TZETZIS, VASILIA HATZITAKI, V. GEORGE GROUIOS) abstract
  • The influence of assimilation and differentiation needs on sport team preferences: The quest for optimal distinctiveness (JAMES A. DIMMOCK) abstract
  • Differences in processing of game information in basketball players, coaches and referees (CLARE MACMAHON, JANET L. STARKES, and JANICE DEAKIN) abstract
  • Perceived development of psychological characteristics in male and female elite gymnasts (FABIENNE d'ARRIPE-LONGUEVILLE, MAGALY HARS, NADINE DEBOIS, and CLAIRE CALMELS) abstract



  • n. 4 - October-December 2009

  • Sensitivity to fine-grained and coarse visual information: The effect of blurring on anticipation skill (ROBIN C. JACKSON, BRUCE ABERNETHY, and SIMONWERNHART) abstract
  • The influence of processing time on expert anticipation (JOHN BAKER, DAMIAN FARROW, BRUCE ELLIOTT, and JACQUELINE ALDERSON) abstract
  • Differences in oculomotor behaviour between elite athletes from visually and non-visually oriented sports (STUART MORGAN, and JOHN PATTERSON) abstract
  • Representative task designs for the study of perception and action in sport (MATT DICKS, KEITH DAVIDS, and CHRIS BUTTON) abstract
  • Developmental influences on the acquisition of tactical decision-making expertise (JASON BERRY, and BRUCE ABERNETHY) abstract
  • The influence of viewing perspective on decision-making and visual search behaviour in an invasive sport (DAVID L. MANN, DAMIAN FARROW, RICHARD SHUTTLEWORTH, and MELISSA HOPWOOD) abstract
  • Knowledge base as a mechanism for perceptual-cognitive tasks: Skill is in the details! (CLARE MACMAHON and SUE L.MCPHERSON) abstract
  • Insights from Ecological Psychology and Dynamical Systems. Theory can underpin a philosophy of coaching (IAN RENSHAW, KEITH DAVIDS, RICK SHUTTLEWORTH and JIA YI CHOW) abstract
  • The use of motor learning in Biomechanics: A call for more collaboration (ALEC BUTTIFIELD, KEVIN BALL and CLARE MACMAHON) abstract
  • End-point focus of attention: Learning the ‘Catch’ in Rowing (RICHARD PARR, and CHRIS BUTTON) abstract
  • The paradoxical role of cognitive effort in contextual interference and Implicit Motor Learning (MEGAN A. RENDELL, RICH S.W. MASTERS and DAMIAN FARROW) abstract



Volume 39
    n. 1 - January-March 2008

  • Scene perceptions and decision making in sport simulation: A masked priming investigation (JEAN-PHILIPPE PETIT, HUBERT RIPOLL) abstract
  • Outgrowing the familial coach-athlete relationship (SOPHIA JOWETT) abstract
  • Initiation of physical exercise: An intervention study based on the transtheoretical model (INES PFEFFER, DOROTHEE ALFERMANN) abstract
  • Application of mentoring through reflection in female setters of the Spanish national volleyball team. A case study (M. PERLA MORENO, ALBERTO MORENO, AURELIO UREÑA, DAMIAN IGLESIAS, FERNANDO DEL VILLAR) abstract
  • The “EESES”: A French adaptation of the Sport – State Self-Esteem Scale (MARIE-HÉLOÏSE BARDEL, PAUL FONTAYNE and FABIENNE COLOMBEL) abstract



  • n. 2 - April-June 2008

  • Ventral and dorsal system contributions to visual anticipation in fast ball sports (JOHN VAN DER KAMP, FERNANDO RIVAS, HEMKE VAN DOORN and GEERT SAVELSBERGH) abstract
  • The two visual streams: In the right ballpark? (DAVID MILNER and MELVYN GOODALE) abstract
  • Dual pathways or dueling pathways for visual anticipation? A Response to van der Kamp, Rivas, van Doorn & Savelsbergh (2007) (BRUCE ABERNETHY, and DAVID MANN) abstract
  • Visual context and representation can help! (DIGBY ELLIOTT) abstract
  • What is visual anticipation and how much does it rely on the dorsal stream? (GILLES MONTAGNE, JULIEN BASTIN and DAVID M. JACOBS) abstract
  • Towards an ecological approach to visual anticipation for expert performance in sport (DUARTE ARAÚJO and ALEX KIRLIK) abstract
  • Designing representative task constraints for studying visual anticipation in fast ball sports: What we can learn from past and contemporary insights in neurobiology and psychology (KEITH DAVIDS) abstract



  • n. 3 - July-September 2008

  • Self-Consciousness, perceived evaluation, and performance of a continuous motor task (JONATHAN P. MAXWELL, RICHARD S.W. MASTERS, and JAMIE M. POOLTON) abstract
  • Mental toughness research: Key issues in this area (DECLAN CONNAUGHTON, SHELDON HANTON, GRAHAM JONES, and ROSS WADEY) abstract
  • Game location influences basketball players’ performance across playing positions (JAIME SAMPAIO, SERGIO JOSÉ IBAÑEZ, MIGUEL ANGEL GOMEZ, ALBERTO LORENZO, and ENRIQUE ORTEGA) abstract
  • Physical Self-Concept in adolescence and young adulthood: A comparison of Turkish and German students (F. HÜLYA ASÇI, DOROTHEE ALFERMANN, EMINE GAGAR and JEANNINE STILLER) abstract
  • Table tennis performance following explicit and analogy learning over 10,000 repetitions (JOHAN M. KOEDIJKER, RAÔUL R. D. OUDEJANS and PETER J. BEEK) abstract
  • Effects of an additional computer simulation training programme and/or on-court specific instructions on advance cue detection in basketballers (JUAN GRANDA VERA, Á MINGORANCE ESTRADA, JOSÉ CARLOS BARBERO ÁLVAREZ, DIONISIO HINOJO SÁNCHEZ, NORDIN MOHAMED MAANAN, and Mª TERESA REYES DOMÍNGUEZ) abstract



  • n. 4 - October-December 2008

  • A qualitative examination of tennis players’ experiences of the person perception process in tennis (MATTHEW RIMMER, IAIN GREENLEES, JAN GRAYDON, RICHARD THELWELL and RICHARD BUSCOMBE) abstract
  • Reliability and validity of the Dutch Recovery Stress. Questionnaire for athletes (ESTHER NEDERHOF, MICHEL S. BRINK and KOEN A.P.M. LEMMINK) abstract
  • A cross-cultural analysis of achievement goals and self-efficacy between American and Chinese College students in Physical Education (ZAN GAO, PING XIANG, LOUIS HARRISON JR, JIANMIN GUAN, and YUNPENG RAO) abstract
  • Does communication mediate the athlete leadership to cohesion relationship? (JAMES HARDY, MARK A. EYS, and TODD M. LOUGHEAD) abstract
  • Heart Rate Variability as an indicator of pre-competitive arousal (NICHOLAS P. MURRAY and THOMAS D. RAEDEKE) abstract
  • Sensation seeking, affective profile, and sports behavior in the prediction of risk (RÉMI AJCARDI and PIERRE THERME) abstract



Volume 38
    n. 1 - January-March 2007

    Special Issue: Nature, nurture and sport performance

  • Introduction

  • Part I
  • Deliberate practice and the modifiability of body and mind: toward a science of the structure and acquisition of expert and elite performance (abstract)
  • Nature prevails over nurture (abstract)

  • Part II
  • Nurturing the development of a comprehensive model of expertise
  • Promoting ecologies where performers exhibit expert interactions
  • Genetic and environmental influences on expert performance: Conflicting commonalities – toward bridging the gap
  • Nature-nurture and sport performance
  • Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
  • Heritability is more than sequence deep
  • The origins of peak performance: Motivational and hereditary factors
  • Dualism revisited

  • Part III
  • Toward a science of expert and exceptional performance in sport: A reply to the commentaries
  • Nature-nurture: Not an either-or question

  • Epilogue
  • Sound and fury, signifying nothing? Future directions in the nature-nurture debate



  • n. 2 - April-June 2007

  • An initial exploration of the factors influencing aggressive and assertive intentions of women ice hockey players (abstract)
  • The moderating effect of outcome interdependence on the relationship between task conflict and group performance (abstract)
  • A historical examination of relative age effects in Canadian hockey players (abstract)
  • Competition stress and affective experiences of Canadian and Japanese futsal players (abstract)
  • Soccer players’ perceptions of their coping strategies: A screening evaluation before and after a sport Psychology Service Delivery (abstract)
  • Explicit rules and direction of attention in learning and performing the table tennis forehand (abstract)



  • n. 3 - July-September 2007

  • A test of the predictions of processing efficiency theory during elite team competition using the Thought Occurrence Questionnaire for Sport (abstract)
  • Do alternative instructional approaches result in different game performance learning outcomes? Authentic assessment in varying game conditions (abstract)
  • Achievement goal profiles, perceived ability and participation motivation for sport and physical activity (abstract)
  • Temporal accuracy of motor imagery in older women (abstract)
  • A temporal limit for the influence of volition on stability of rhythmic bimanual coordination (abstract)



  • n. 4 - October-December 2007

  • Advances in athlete burnout research
  • Symptoms and consequences associated with three dimensions of burnout in junior tennis players (abstract)
  • Athlete burnout and organizational culture: An English rugby replication (abstract)
  • The process of burnout: A multiple case study of three elite endurance athletes (abstract)
  • An examination of Coakley’s perspective on identity, control, and burnout among adolescent athletes (abstract)
  • Does it take three to tango? Psychological need satisfaction and athlete burnout (abstract)
  • Athlete engagement: I. A qualitative investigation of relevance and dimensions (abstract)
  • Athlete engagement: II. Development and initial validation of the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (abstract)



Volume 37
    n. 1 - January-March 2006

  • A comparison of locomotor pointing strategies in cricket bowling and long jumping (abstract)
  • Soccer players' preseason perceptions of their knowledge and application of sport psychology: An action research screening study (abstract)
  • Personal and Situational Predictors of Sportspersonship in Young Athletes (abstract)
  • Gender and physical activity level differences in physical self-perception of university students: A case of Turkey (abstract)



  • n. 2/3 - April-September 2006

  • The psychological and social psychological study of football (abstract)
  • Talent development in English professional soccer (abstract)
  • The psychological and performance demands of Association Football Refereeing (abstract)
  • Interpretation and application of the laws of the game in football incidents leading to player injuries (abstract)
  • Perceptions of the Brazilian football coaching staff in preparation for the World Cup (abstract)
  • The perceptual-motor regulation of kicking in soccer (abstract)
  • Does noise provide a basis for the unification of motor learning theories? (abstract)
  • Organization of motor system degrees of freedom during the soccer chip: An analysis of skilled performance (abstract)
  • End-point trajectory matching as a method for teaching kicking skills (abstract)
  • Visual search and locomotion behaviour in a four-to-four football tactical position game (abstract)
  • Penalty shooting and gaze behavior: Unwanted effects of the wish not to miss (abstract)
  • The "Russian roulette" of soccer?: Perceived control and anxiety in a major tournament penalty shootout (abstract)



  • n. 4 - October-December 2006

  • A cross-cultural study of motivational climate in physical education lessons in the UK and Singapore (abstract)
  • The relationship between self-presentational concerns and competitive anxiety: The influence of Gender (abstract)
  • Cultural social support for Canadian aboriginal elite athletes during their sport development (abstract)
  • Augmented feedback over a short period of time: Does it improve netball goalshooting performance? (abstract)
  • Development and validation of the significant others’ goal-involving roles in Sport Questionnaire (abstract)



Volume 36
    n. 1 - January-March 2005

  • How position and motion of expert assistant referees in soccer relate to the quality of their offside judgements during actual match play (abstract)
  • Assessing sport team culture: Qualitative and quantitative approaches? (abstract)
  • Is athletic identity an important motivator? (abstract)
  • Moderating effects of organizational support on the relationship between work experiences and job satisfaction among university coaches (abstract)
  • Predicting fan support in a merger between soccer teams: A social-psychological perspective (abstract)



  • n. 2 - April-June 2005

  • The effect of perceived teacher feedback on intrinsic motivation in physical education (abstract)
  • Effects of Two Instructional Approaches for Basketball on Decision-making and Recognition Ability (abstract)
  • Prospective control in sport (abstract)
  • Multifactor characteristics in the process of development of the male expert basketball player in Spain (abstract)



  • n. 3 - July-September 2005

  • Job satisfaction of accomplished male university basketball coaches: The Canadian context (abstract)
  • Explanatory preference of football players evolving at various levels of competition: A socionormative approach (abstract)
  • On the utility of deliberate practice: Predicting performance in ultra-endurance triathletes from training indices (abstract)
  • Moderators of mood during a 60-minute treadmill run (abstract)



  • n. 4 - October-December 2005

  • Adolescents’ control beliefs and coping with stress in sport (abstract)
  • Organizational stress in competitive sport: More than we bargained for? (abstract)
  • Anticipation in soccer goalkeepers during penalty kicking (abstract)
  • Expert in action: A systematic observation of 5 national team coaches (abstract)
  • Table tennis scoring systems and expert players’ exploration activity (abstract)



Volume 35
    n. 1 - January-March 2004

  • Levels of ACTH and β-endorphin in the response to stress from open sea diving to 25m (3.5 ATA). A field study (abstract)
  • Psychological support in top level sailing (abstract)
  • Perceived benefits and barriers to physical activity among children, adolescents, and adults (abstract)
  • A conceptual model of coaching confidence; Development of a reliable and valid Coaching Confidence Scale (abstract)
  • The mediating role of cognitive variables between learning oriented climate and physical activity intention (abstract)
  • Comparative study of coach-athlete interactions in mixed traditional Japanese martial art, female amateur track and field, and male professional basketball (abstract)



  • n. 2 - April-June 2004

  • The Psychological Performance Inventory: Is the mental toughness test tough enough (abstract)
  • Stress-management interventions for female athletes: Relaxation and cognitive restructuring (abstract)
  • Effect of visual and kinesthetic imagery on the learning of a patterned movement (abstract)
  • Determinants of the intention to use doping substances: An empirical contribution in a sample of Italian adolescents (abstract)
  • ACTH, β-endorphin, and leves of anxiety in middle-age athletes (abstract)
  • Literature in Sport Psychology: Listing of authorship and references (1994-2003) (abstract)



  • n. 3 - July-September 2004

  • An examination of goal orientation profiles and motivation in adult team sport (abstract)
  • Sport gender stereotypes in Italy (abstract)
  • The perceived sources of competitive stress in Korean national athletes (abstract)
  • Dart performance as a function of facets of practice amongst professional and amateur men and women players (abstract)
  • Reproduction of rhythmic patterns in young individuals: Toward the construction of a computerized rhythmic test (abstract)



  • n. 4 - October-December 2004

  • Frequency of verbal encouragement effects sub-maximal exertional perceptions during exercise testing in young adult women (abstract)
  • Predicting physical activity in older adults: An integrated model considering health-related dispositions and theory of planned behaviour variables (abstract)
  • Dreams reflecting waking sport activities: A comparison of sport and psychology students (abstract)
  • Mood during a 60-minute treadmill run: Timing and type of mood change (abstract)
  • Modulation of visuospatial attention at rest and during physical exercise: Gender differences (abstract)
  • Literature and authorships in Sport Psychology in countries of non-English language (abstract)





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