title: Psychological skills training of an elite wheelchair water-skiing athlete: a single-case study.
abstract: This study presents a complete psychological skills training (PST) program with a wheelchair athlete and examines the program effectiveness using a mixed-method approach. After initial testing, the athlete followed a two-month program of self-confidence building, motivational, visualization/relaxation, and injury management techniques. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to examine the impacts on performance and psychological abilities. The triangulated results suggest that the PST program was perceived as effective by the athlete in terms of his sporting performances and mental skills. The characteristics and implications of a PST program with this wheelchair athlete are discussed, as well as the study limitations and the perspectives for future research.
authors.affiliation: University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France.
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Bressy de Guast
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Golby
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Wersch
authors.forename: Fabienne
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: d'Arripe-Longueville
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance; D001288:Attention; D001290:Attitude; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012063:Relaxation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014910:Wheelchairs