A Study on Medalist and Non-Medalist Wrestlers: Exploring the Role of Psychology in Enhancing Athletic Performance

Abstract

Psychology is an increasingly popular and important areaof human performance, which concerns research into sporting and athleticperformance, particularly with regard to improvement. It is now accepted thatsuperior sporting performance is not just dependent upon physical and motorskills but on perceptual and cognitive skills as well. Thus sportspsychologists are playing an increasingly important role in individual and teamsports.