Mental toughness and mindfulness are two interesting topics, which psychologists continue to research and try and endeavor more evidence about it, and how they are related then affect sporting performance, or more general, performance in real life situations. To date, many researches and scientists are still trying to look beyond the obstacles of different aspects and their abilities to justify if mental toughness and mindfulness are related, and if so how do they affect the performance of a variety of athletes? Although there are some research articles out to help broader the spectrum of mental toughness and mindfulness in sport, to date researchers have fallen back on evidence to provide reasons for anxiety, stress levels and how that affects
…show more content…
Sport professionals such as sport psychologists try and broaden the athletes neuron system to help them cope with stress, anxiety, and challenges, which they may or may not face in their career (Daniel Birrer, Philipp Röthlin, Gareth Morgan 2012). Mindfulness is a multilayered concept, which has many different branches under it, which can affect the way the mind will function in an array of different situations. It is expected that mindfulness will influence the psychological function of athletes in a wide variety of aspects, which can influence the sporting performance of the individual or team related situations (Birrer and Morgan 2010). By psychologist and other sporting professionals and scientist’s assisting the athletes in strategies it gives the athlete and provides them with a chance to cope with mindfulness and bring the brains attention back to internal and external experiences in the present moment of the activity they are undertaking (Kabat-Zinn 2008). Therefore, mindfulness can affect the performance of athletes and the demands of the sport placed on the athlete physically and emotionally, but the attention can be self regulated and move the brain back to what has to be done, and provide positive sporting performance (Gardner and Moore
Sport professionals such as sport psychologists try and broaden the athletes neuron system to help them cope with stress, anxiety, and challenges, which they may or may not face in their career (Daniel Birrer, Philipp Röthlin, Gareth Morgan 2012). Mindfulness is a multilayered concept, which has many different branches under it, which can affect the way the mind will function in an array of different situations. It is expected that mindfulness will influence the psychological function of athletes in a wide variety of aspects, which can influence the sporting performance of the individual or team related situations (Birrer and Morgan 2010). By psychologist and other sporting professionals and scientist’s assisting the athletes in strategies it gives the athlete and provides them with a chance to cope with mindfulness and bring the brains attention back to internal and external experiences in the present moment of the activity they are undertaking (Kabat-Zinn 2008). Therefore, mindfulness can affect the performance of athletes and the demands of the sport placed on the athlete physically and emotionally, but the attention can be self regulated and move the brain back to what has to be done, and provide positive sporting performance (Gardner and Moore