“…The existing literature has repeatedly shown that psychological factors can differentiate successful from unsuccessful athletes, making this variable of keen interest to sports professionals (Dean et al, 2022; Lange-Smith et al, 2023). Among other psychological variables, the athlete’s motivation, attention, arousal level, self-confidence, anxiety, stress, emotional state, self-control, and/or group cohesion have all been previously analyzed and included in athlete psychological preparation programs (e.g., Palicio-Mayoral et al, 2022; Na; Xu et al, 2023). In addition, given the importance of psychological interventions in improving these skills, there has been an increased interest in employing sports psychologists to oversee structured intervention programs to assist teams in developing needed psychological skills (Dean et al, 2022).…”