The effects of different pre-game motivational interventions on athlete free hormonal state and subsequent performance in professional rugby union matches

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 683-688

  Cook, Christian J ^a,b,c,d   Crewther, Blair T ^b,d  

^a United Kingdom Sports Council   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive behaviour; Cortisol; Pre conditioning; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGAME MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUGBY; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861547087     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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