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. 2022 Jul 29:13:948512.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.948512. eCollection 2022.

Preparatory routines for emotional regulation in performance enhancement

Iris Orbach  1   2 , Boris Blumenstein  1
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Preparatory routines for emotional regulation in performance enhancement

Iris Orbach et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Preparatory routines (PR) are a necessary tool for achieving optimal emotional states and effective performance, especially in self-paced motor skills. Numerous studies in the area of applied sport psychology have found a positive effect of PR on blocking out distractions and regulating performance thoughts, actions, and emotions. PR contain behavioral and mental components that can be applied in different time periods before and after the event itself: pre-competitive activity routines (PCA-R), pre-performance routines (PP-R), and post-performance activity routines (PPA-R). The aim of this manuscript is to present an effective way to practice psychological techniques and their combinations as part of the PR. The periodization principle and the Learning-Modification-Application (LMA) model with biofeedback training can provide a conceptual framework and means of application for performance enhancement. It will allow the transfer of psychological skills from lab to field and the integration of PR into the athlete's preparations for peak performance.

Keywords: LMA; biofeedback training; periodization; preparatory routine; self-paced.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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