ABSTRACT
Applied sport psychology heralds the use of skills and strategies to train one’s mind, for example, to improve focus, enhance motivation, cope with stress, and to perform in the moment. Athletes see sport psychology as an asset that helps them “get an edge” by supplementing their physical preparation. There is vast literature relating to what can be trained in the “mental game,” yet it is almost exclusively devoted to younger athletes, not to Masters athletes (MAs). This chapter reviews emerging research on the content of applied sport psychology for MAs. We link this research to implications for coaching, in terms of how coaches can better integrate sport psychology opportunities into their interactions with MAs, better connect their MAs to sport psychology, and broker relationships with sport psychology consultants.
