Possibilities of Applying Sports Psychology in Conditioning Preparation of Athletes : Undergraduate Thesis

Kondicijska priprema sportaša (engl. conditioning, physical conditioning, često i offseason training, off-season conditioning) je specifično razdoblje s mnoštvom problema koji nisu u cijelosti razjašnjeni pa je još uvijek predmetom značajnog istraživanja. U radu se pregledno prikazuje uloga metoda, postupaka i alata koje suvremena sportska psihologija primjenjuje u procesu motiviranju sportaša tijekom razdoblja kondicijske pripreme. Posebno se obrađuju sljedeće teme: motivacija, vježbanje psiholoških vještina te zajedništvo i vođenje.Physical conditioning of athletes (often reffered to as conditioning, off-season training, off-season conditioning) is a specific period with many problems which have not been fully understood, thus representing a field of significant research. This thesis reviews the role of methods, procedures and tools applied by modern sport psychology in the process of motivating athletes during physical conditioning period. The following topics are particularly elaborated: motivation, exercising psychological skills as well as cohesion and leadership