Two former players in this research team’s study retired early from professional English football because of the traumatic toll of racial abuse.
- Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science (Sport Psychology), Anglia Ruskin University
Bazball is aggressively attacking, highly entertaining and piles pressure on opponents by scoring runs quickly.
One psychological explanation for Kane’s successes can be found in the concept of challenge and threat states, which explains why some athletes perform better than others under pressure.
To overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, sportspeople need to enter a certain state of mind.
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