International Research journal of Management Sociology & Humanities
( ISSN 2277 - 9809 (online) ISSN 2348 - 9359 (Print) ) New DOI : 10.32804/IRJMSH
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EFFECT OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS ON ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
1 Author(s): VED PARKASH SHARMA
Vol - 7, Issue- 4 , Page(s) : 132 - 134 (2016 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
Sport Psychology is an emerging new field within the world of psychology and athletics that concentrates on preparing the mind of the athlete as thoroughly as the body. Over the past several years, coaches and athletes alike have started to realize that superior physical performance alone is no longer sufficient enough to win championships. Rather, the field of sport psychology has discovered that optimal performance is contingent upon mental preparation and psychological strength as well as physical preparation and technical skill).It has been this performance triad; whose emphasizes on mental toughness has molded the core of sport psychology. Anxiety affects more than simply the physical aspect of an athlete. There are accompanying physiological and psychological behavioral responses as nerves and anxieties build about an upcoming performance.