标题：Mental training and influence of temperamental dimensions in preparation of the Czech Republic weightlifting representative in junior category under 23 years: Case study
摘要：According to the coaches, the weightlifters of thenational team show deficiencies in mental skills, which leads to unbalancedperformance at top competitions. Based on the knowledge of the efficacy ofmental training (MT) from other sports, it is possible to conclude the potentialof the MT in top weightlifting. Objective. The main aim of the authors was tocreate and verify a program based on mental training techniques implemented insports training of weightlifter of the junior category of the Czech Republic,and also to reflect the influence of the competitor's temperamentaldimensions on the implementation of the MT program in her sports training. Semi-structured interviews with the athlete and the coachbefore and after the implementation of the mental training program wereconducted. A psychodiagnostic tests – Test of attention d2 and TEZADOmeasuring attention resp. temperamental dimensions were used in addition tosubjective statements. Self-assessing scales were also used to obtain morequantitative data. Results showed that some of the mental training techniques hada positive effect on deficient mental skills. These mental skills are crucial inthe preparation of the weightlifting representative and can have a significantinfluence on a sports athlete's performance. The most significant differencewas achieved in the skill of refocusing and the smallest difference inimagination. According to the subject, the influence of the temperamentaldimensions on the mental training program had a significant impact in connectionwith the refocusing and anger coping. Mental training techniques can help top weightlifters toovercome the mental skills deficiencies used in their sports training, which mayhave a positive influence on performance in both training and competitions.Self-knowledge of the temperamental dimensions is significant to the success ofthe program.
