The Psychology of Sport: Motivation, Emotion, and Behavior
The Psychology of Sport
12. Reasons for Participating in Sport
Primary Reasons
Sports influence behavior through factors related to the sport itself: the game and the agonist. The game is closely linked to sport. Gutmann defines sport as an organized, competitive game focused on physical activity. We should consider the game as a non-productive (separate from utilitarian or work-related), fantastical (unreal, not serious, holiday-like), and pleasant (freely chosen entertainment) human activity. The
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Collective Classification of Sports
Space Invasion Sports
Court Sports are divided based on the size of the space:
- DXT Big Field
- DXT Small Field
They are also categorized by the way the game is played:
- With the body
- With an implement (stick, bat)
And depending on the body part used to play:
- With hands and arms
- With feet and entire body
Basketball
History
Basketball was invented in 1891 by Professor James Naismith of Springfield College. Due to low winter temperatures, he devised a game that could be played indoors.
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1. Fundamental Aim of Psychomotor Development: The empowerment of psychomotor structures and systems allows individuals to resolve adaptive challenges, contributing to behavior and personality development. This involves integrating cognitive, emotional, symbolic, and sensorimotor interactions within a social context.
2. The Response: The subject’s reaction to stimulation informs the balance between elements of the adaptive equation. This behavioral response is key to the intervention strategy.
3.
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Crushing and Grinding
Crushing Stage
The crushing stage is the first process in reducing the size of rocks and other materials. The goal is to achieve a more uniform fragment size, typically around half an inch.
Crushing Stages
- Primary Crushing: Reduces fragment size to approximately eight inches in diameter.
- Secondary Crushing: Further reduces the material size to about three inches in diameter.
- Tertiary Crushing: Finalizes the crushing process, achieving the target size of around half an inch.
Crusher
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Warming Up
Purpose
Joint exercises are performed before any physical activity to prepare the body and achieve the following:
- Avoid injury
- Increase heart rate
- Increase respiratory rate
- Increase muscle length for optimal performance
- Increase body temperature
Types
- General: Prepares the entire body.
- Specific: Targets muscles used in the subsequent activity.
Means
Flexibility exercises, strength exercises, coordination exercises, and career-specific exercises can be used. A good warm-up incorporates a variety of
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Physical Theater and Body Expression
Physical theater encompasses nonverbal signals reflecting personality, feelings, and attitudes. It contributes to body awareness and expressive capabilities, achieving these objectives:
- Develop body awareness and capacity.
- Enhance creative expression.
- Empower the body.
- Improve social integration and interpersonal relationships.
Components of Body Expression
Body expression involves considering biotypology, space, and time.
Biotypology
Biotypology studies the relationship
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