Radovan Cokorilo1, Zoran Milosevic2
1Fakultet sporta i fizičkog vaspitanja, Novi Sad
2Fakultet sporta i fizičkog vaspitanja, Novi Sad
PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION OF ATHLETES AS A HUMANIZING FACTOR OF SPORTS
PSIHOLOŠKA PRIPREMA KAO FAKTOR HUMANIZACIJE SPORTA
Sport Mont 2011, IX(28-29-30), 211-218
The paper analyzes the role and importance of modern psychological
preparation to achieve the best possible athletic performance while maintaining mental
health and well being of athletes. In this sense, psychological preparation is perceived
as an equal factor with the physical and technical-tactical preparation at all levels of
competition. The achievement of equality can be achieved only by specialized (licensed)
psychologists for specific areas that must understand the psychology of sport,
sports practice and science of sport. Psychologists-specialists are the best protection of
sports and athletes from unqualified individuals who represent themselves as sport
psychologists. They can easily establish communication and cooperation with licensed
sports coaches and with mutual understanding, respect and cooperation to improve the
sporting achievements of not forgetting the human dimension of sport. For the humanization
of sports particularly important as clinical sport psychologists and educational
sport psychologists. Clinicians assist athletes with emotional problems which are causing
stress sports situations, and educators (mental coaches) are involved in education
in the field of communication, develop self-confidence, anxiety control, etc. The
morality of sports psychologists expressed through his responsibility, professionalism,
confidentiality and respect for personal integrity in the psychological preparation of
athletes are the best guarantee for its contribution to the humanization of the sport sport psychology, preparation, humanism, morality, educationAbstract
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