‘Avoidance Preening’, Displacement Behavior and Co-Dependency in Professional Team Sport : When Wants Become More Important Than Needs
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McLean, Blake, Strack, Donnie S. and Martin, David. (2022). ‘Avoidance Preening’, Displacement Behavior and Co-Dependency in Professional Team Sport : When Wants Become More Important Than Needs. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 17(5), pp. 945-949. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.36812
Authors | McLean, Blake, Strack, Donnie S. and Martin, David |
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Abstract | An athlete’s body plays an important role in their performance and well-being. However, game-relevant skills are better determinants of success, compared with physical fitness, in technically-driven team sports. In the professional era, over utilization of resources, in pursuit of physical optimization, can detract from time spent on priorities. Athletes’ non-strategic, time-demanding focus on physical preparation/treatments resembles avian ‘avoidance preening’, whereby stressful situations trigger birds to excessively preen in place of more productive activities. The purpose of this commentary is to explore the behaviors of resource-rich professional teams and the roles of staff dedicated to |
Keywords | physical performance; sport psychology; athletic training |
Year | 01 Jan 2022 |
Journal | International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy |
Journal citation | 17 (5), pp. 945-949 |
Publisher | North American Sports Medicine Institute |
ISSN | 2159-2896 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.36812 |
PubMed ID | 35949384 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC9340827 |
Web address (URL) | https://ijspt.scholasticahq.com/article/36812-avoidance-preening-displacement-behavior-and-co-dependency-in-professional-team-sport-when-wants-become-more-important-than-needs |
Open access | Open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 945-949 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Aug 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 04 May 2022 |
Deposited | 07 Jun 2024 |
Additional information | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License |
Place of publication | United States |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/9092v/-avoidance-preening-displacement-behavior-and-co-dependency-in-professional-team-sport-when-wants-become-more-important-than-needs
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