Pathways from youth to masters swimming: Exploring long-term influences of youth swimming experiences

Elite athletes’ achievement goals, burnout levels, psychosomatic stress symptoms, and coping strategies

“…In the current study, we considered mastery avoidance goals to be of value as elite athletes are known to have high standards for themselves and may be concerned with not meeting self-standards (e.g., "I don't want to lose my specialized sport skills"), prompting this goal type to potentially be highly relevant. Furthermore, such motivations may become particularly salient when athletes approach the peak of their competitive careers (when margins for improvement become smaller and there is a greater risk of losing skills or competencies due to injuries or missed trainings; see Larson, McHugh, Young, & Rodgers, 2019).…”

Youth Football Players’ Psychological Well-Being: The Key Role of Relationships

“…Using a psychosocial approach (Manzi and Gozzoli, 2009;Larsen et al, 2012;Gledhill et al, 2017), the present work examines the impact of the relationships youth football athletes have with significant others (within and outside sport) on their PWB, considering well-being as a basic condition moreover for good performance in sport (Rees, 2007;Larson et al, 2019). According to our perspective (Tseng and Seidman, 2007;Manzi and Gozzoli, 2009;Gozzoli et al, 2014;D'Angelo et al, 2018;Gozzoli et al, 2018), relationship is considered both a mutual bond among people-that can be a constraint and a resource for them-and also a set of specific meanings, values, and expectations assigned to it.…”

“…The importance of relationships in the developmental path of young athletes is currently an increasingly important issue (Larson et al, 2019). In recent years, the role of social environment and relationships in the development of young athletes has become one of the most investigated topics in the field of sport psychology (Sheridan et al, 2014).…”

“…In recent years, the role of social environment and relationships in the development of young athletes has become one of the most investigated topics in the field of sport psychology (Sheridan et al, 2014). Better relationships are linked to an easier recovery from injuries, positive sport participation, increased self-confidence, and better performance outcomes, and as a consequence, lower levels of burn-out (Rees, 2007;Sheridan et al, 2014;Larson et al, 2019). Ivarsson et al (2015) suggested that players who perceive their environment to be supportive and have a focus on long-term development are less likely to suffer from stress and experience greater well-being.…”

Energetic and Biomechanical Contributions for Longitudinal Performance in Master Swimmers

“…Master swimmers strive to maintain or even improve upon the performance achieved at younger ages, seeking to counter the normal decline associated with ageing [ 2 ]. Initially, involvement in exercise and sport is mainly due to social reasons, such as enjoyment, travel, and stress relief, in addition to health benefits and the improvement of physical fitness [ 3 , 4 ]. However, performance maximization arises as a goal, whereby the identification of the factors that might predict performance with high accuracy is important in this age group.…”