Primena ekološke teorije u sportskoj psihologiji i razvoju sportskih talenata

Abstract

The holistic environmental approach to research in the field of sport talent development questions the roles of the entire ambient of the environment in which the talent is being developed. The assumption of such research is that the environment influences an athlete significantly during his or hers development. In the process of talent development in professional sports, sport psychology has been implemented for a long time, and it has become an important factor in the optimization of team or individual athlete performances. As a part of sport psychology the influence of the environment on psychological health and performances of the person going through practices is being researched. This paper has a goal to show a review of possibilities and limitations and to research the terms in which the choice of the environment and the organization of practices are conducted by applying the experience from sport psychology from an environmental perspective in order to achieve optimal athlete performance.