Dear Colleagues,

The analysis of the psychological variables that influence sports performance is currently a highly relevant topic of study. Previous literature has pointed out that psychological training in athletes increase their chances of success. Therefore, when planning their preparation processes, it is pertinent to include those psychological issues that will be crucial for their behavior in competition.

From scientific and applied sport psychology, the importance of regulating a wide range of psychological processes for a better preparation of the athlete has been highlighted. Above all, due to the high demands that both young and professional athletes have today.

Among others, factors such as competitive anxiety, motivation, self-confidence, emotional regulation, attention, executive functioning, decision making, processing speed, coping control, etc., have been studied.

However, progress is still needed in the study and knowledge of what type of psychological intervention is the most appropriate depending on the sport category or type of sport, as well as the interdependence of psychological variables when a set of them is explored. There are still questions to be resolved, and there is a need to clarify the weight that each psychological variable has in the set of factors present in the training of the athlete.

Therefore, this special issue is proposed. It is intended to increase the scientific evidence that contributes to offer adequate conclusions on these issues.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Sustainability.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Hernández-Mendo
Dr. Verónica Morales-Sánchez
Dr. Coral Falco
Dr. Rafael Reigal Reigal-Garrido
Guest Editors

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• competitive anxiety
• motivation
• self-confidence
• emotional regulation
• attention
• executive functioning
• decision making
• processing speed
• coping and control