ACT and adolescent elite athlete performance

Submitted by alo on July 14, 2009 - 9:31pm
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I am interested in the use of ACT with adolescent client who is an elite athlete. Does anyone know of any specific resources for this area? I have looked at general resources for coaching and human performance.
Thanks

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Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z.

Submitted by Matthieu Villatte on July 15, 2009 - 2:54am.

Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. (2004). A mindfulness-acceptance-commitment-based approach to athletic performance enhancement: theoretical considerations. Behavior Therapy 35, 707-723.

Gardner, F.L. & Moore, Z.E. (2007). The psychology of enhancing human performance: The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment approach. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

García, R. F., Villa, R. S., & Cepeda, N. T. (2004). Effect of hypnosis and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on physical performance in canoeists. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 4(3), 481-493.

Thank you so much for the

Submitted by alo on July 15, 2009 - 4:55am.

Thank you so much for the references.