Cultural Sport Psychology and Elite Sport in Singapore
An Exploration of Identity and Practice
Nicholas de Cruz
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Cultural Sport Psychology and Elite Sport in Singapore
An Exploration of Identity and Practice
Nicholas de Cruz
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Guided by the principles of cultural sport psychology (CSP), this book explores the psychosocial issues surrounding elite sport and psychological practice in Singapore. CSP recognises the importance of understanding people as individuals, rather than objectifying and interpreting psychological processes independent of the socio-cultural context in which they stem from. For sport psychology to progress, it is imperative to distinguish and appreciate the difference between treating someone the same (i.e., culturally blind approach) and treating them equally (i.e., possess cultural awareness).
To address the paucity of cultural-specific research, this book explores the psychosocial issues of elite sport in Singapore using CSP as a theoretical and guiding philosophy. Given Singapore's recent successes at the Olympic and Paralympic levels, this book is ideally timed to investigate the social and cultural developments of elite sport as they occur in a specific sociocultural context. The authors argue that if elite sport and sport psychology is to progress in Singapore, there is a need to refine its elite ecosystem, regulate the practice of sport psychology, and work towards establishing a professional community centred around a culture of constructive exchange, debate and cooperation.
This book presents a blueprint to any researcher, national institute, or practitioner, to systematically explore the culture and context within which they operate and organise action plans to address unique needs that were identified through this process.
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1 What we Know and Where we are Going: The Trajectory of Cultural Sport Psychology
1.1 What is Sport Psychology?
Performance psychology is the study and application of psychological principles of human performance to help people consistently perform in the upper range of their capabilities and more thoroughly enjoy the performance process. Performance psychology practitioners are uniquely trained and specialised to engage in a broad range of activities, including the identification, development, and execution of the mental and emotional knowledge, skills, and abilities required for excellence in performance domains; the understanding, assessment, and managing of the psychological, cognitive, emotional, behavioural, and psychophysiological inhibitors of consistent, excellent performance; and the improvement of performance environments to facilitate more efficient development, consistent execution, and positive experiences in performers.(p. 52)
The application of psychological principles of human performance in helping athletes consistently perform in the upper range of their capabilities and more thoroughly enjoy the sport performance process. Sport psychology practitioners are uniquely trained and specialised to engage in a broad range of activities including the identification, development, and execution of the mental and emotional knowledge, skills, and abilities required for excellence in athletic domains; the understanding, assessment, and managing of the psychological, cognitive, emotional, behavioural, and psychophysiological inhibitors of consistent, excellent performance; and the improvement of athletic contexts to facilitate more efficient development, consistent execution, and positive experiences in athletes.(p. 52)
1.2 Role(s), Responsibilities, and Competency
- Psychological skills training for athletes
- Goal-setting and performance profiling for athletes
- Visualisation and performance planning for athletes
- Enhancing self-confidence for athletes
- Cognitive-behavioural self-regulation techniques for athletes
- Concentration and attentional control strategies for athletes
- Poise and emotion management training for athletes
- Attribution interpretations and self-assessment in sport
- Eating disorders and weight management interventions for athletes
- Substance abuse interventions for athletes
- Dealing with the use of ergogenic aids to athletic performance
- Grief, depression, loss, and suicide counselling for athletes
- Overtraining and burnout counselling
- Sexual identity issues in sport counselling
- Aggression and violence counselling in sports
- Athletic injury and rehabilitation
- Career transitions and identity foreclosure in sports
- Team cohesion training
- Team building
- Leadership training
- Moral and character development in sports and sportsmanship
- Development of self-confidence, self-esteem, and competence in sports
- Interventions to address parental and familial needs involved in youth sports participation
- Coaches’ education regarding motivation, interpersonal, and leadership skills
- Education of coaches and administrators regarding early identification and prevention of psychological difficulties such as eating disorders or serious anxiety reactions