Psychological Momentum: Why Success Breeds Success

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seppo E. Iso-Ahola ◽  
Charles O. Dotson
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Momentum

Will We Lose If We Lose You? Players’ Absence, Teams’ Performance and the Overlapping of Competitions

2021 ◽  
pp. 152700252110084
Author(s):  
Levi Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Potential Cost ◽  
Psychological Momentum ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
European Football ◽  
The Impact

It is common for elite players to represent their respective countries in international competitions. However, there is a potential cost to the club team derived from that situation (risk of injury, fatigue, psychological momentum, etc.). This paper evaluates the impact of players’ absence on European football teams’ performance by focusing on the Africa Cup of Nations as the case study. The results indicate that the sending of players to the African tournament has a relatively small negative impact on teams’ performance. But this cannot be generalized to all the leagues and loses significance when corrected by players’ abilities.

Game, Set, Match: Psychological Momentum in Tennis

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy A. Richardson ◽  
William Adler ◽  
Douglas Hankes
Keyword(s):  
Male And Female ◽  
Psychological Momentum ◽  
Ability Levels ◽  
Predictor Of Success ◽  
Tennis Match

This study was designed to determine if winning a specific game in a tennis match would predict success in the match and if psychological momentum was influenced by ability levels or gender of the players. Subjects were 119 male and female players competing in 163 matches in three sanctioned tennis tournaments. Game-by-game and set results were recorded. Furthermore, interviews were conducted to ascertain players’ perceptions of momentum. Results revealed that winning any of the first eight games in the first and/or second set was a significant predictor of success in the tennis match. However, when only the results of more competitive matches (when sets extended to nine or more games) were examined, Games 8, 10, and 11 in the first set were significant predictors of winning the match, while only Game 4 of the second set resulted in an increased probability of match victory. No gender or ability differences were found. Based on these findings, it is suggested that investigators be cautious in inferring psychological momentum since these findings were dependent on the equity of competitors within a match, and psychological momentum seems to be a highly individual matter.

scholarly journals The Dynamics of Psychological Momentum: A Quantitative Study in Natural Sport Situations

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 573-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid Briki ◽  
Ruud J. R. Den Hartigh ◽  
C. Frank Bakker ◽  
Christophe Gernigon
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Psychological Momentum

How Do Coaches Experience Psychological Momentum? A Qualitative Study of Female Elite Handball Teams

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Moesch ◽  
Erwin Apitzsch
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Competitive Sports ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Psychological Momentum ◽  
Behavioral Aspects

Psychological Momentum (PM) is commonly referred to in competitive sports, but still has to be considered elusive from a scientific perspective. This study explores coaches’ perception of triggers, strategies and characteristics of PM in female elite handball teams. Semi-structured interviews with nine coaches were evaluated using a qualitative content analysis. The results revealed that positive and negative PM were characterized by factors regarding behavior, cognition, confidence, emotions, and the team. Triggers for positive PM were categorized into confidence, players’ individual factors, team factors, and team-opponent-factors, whereas triggers for negative PM related to coach factors, confidence, external factors, players’ individual factors, and team factors. Moreover, strategies emerged that are considered beneficial for controlling PM. The results are discussed with emphasis on behavioral aspects, confidence, emotions, team factors, and application. Foundations based on this study and recent research lead to the assumption that PM is probably best portrayed in a circular approach.

Analysis of Psychological Momentum in Intercollegiate Tennis

1988 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Silva ◽  
Charles J. Hardy ◽  
R. Kelly Crace
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Momentum
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