ABSTRACT
This contribution reviews the opinions of male alpine skiers as to the importance of psychological training. In general psychological training with competitive athletes is aimed at the improvement of their psychological skills to optimize performance [1]. The term “psychological training” seems to be accepted as a technical term. Although not (yet) clearly defined, it is already contested [2]. The current expression [3] offers a conceptual and theoretical framework for the structuring of psychological interventions: psychoregulation and motivation training, psychomotoric (imagery) and training of cognitive strategies. Psychological training should be conducted in five phases: (1) information, (2) diagnosis (1+2 needs assessment), (3) practice, (4) integration in competition, and (5) evaluation of the effects.
