Posted on June 7, 2019
Injury Prevention
Research from a sample of elite youth tennis players in the Netherlands showed that girls with low to moderate self-regulation skills (i.e. planning, self-monitoring, evaluation and reflection) were 10.8 times more likely to miss training or competition due to overuse injuries. Although this is a new area of inquiry, evidence to date suggests that improving psychological skills – for example, through mindfulness training – may help to minimize time lost due to injury.