Abstract
<p>Understanding emotional influence that affect sport performance in archery helps to design the appropriate intervention in athlete’s preparation. The present study examined the effect of emotion intensity from four Olympic level recurve archers on error scores and performance outcomes; compared individual emotion intensities of three competing archers during Olympic competition with previously established individual optimal zone; and examined the influence of being “in or out of individual zone” relating the archer’s achievement with the individual target set by the coach and performance outcome during Olympic competition. The results revealed that unpleasant dysfunctional emotion (N-) had the most influence on performance score. The in-out of zone results derived from the archers data lend support to emotion-performance relationship.</p>
Highlights
In this study, we offer an overview of how emotion intensity can influence performance in a precision task
The present study examined the effect of emotion intensity from four Olympic level recurve archers on error scores and performance outcomes; compared individual emotion intensities of three competing archers during Olympic competition with previously established individual optimal zone; and examined the influence of being “in or out of individual zone” relating the archer’s achievement with the individual target set by the coach and performance outcome during Olympic competition
We examined the association between emotion intensity, target error, consistency error and performance score
Summary
We offer an overview of how emotion intensity can influence performance in a precision task. To succeed in a high level competition, one has to establish and maintain individual optimal emotional state. Athlete’s psychobiosocial states can be organized into emotion categories and explained through Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning (IZOF) concept (Hanin, 1997). IZOF concept, proposed by Hanin (1997) assumes that each individual has a specific intensity range for a given emotional state. The notion of individually optimal emotion intensity and the in-out of zone principle are proposed in IZOF to identify intensity effects upon performance. According to IZOF model, an athlete is likely to give best performance when emotion intensities are close to recalled emotion intensities related to functional zone of the previous successful performance. A second objective was to examine the “in-out of zone” effects on performance score during Olympic competitions
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
