SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY

Jack Della Maddalena made headlines earlier this year by beating Belal Muhammad to become the UFC welterweight champion. This victory was a surprise because Muhammad was expected to win due to his strong grappling skills. After this loss, Muhammad's training partner, Islam Makhachev, decided to move up in weight to challenge Della Maddalena for the title. The upcomi...

Over the past 23 years, sports psychology researchers have delved into the connection between spirituality and sports. They scoured databases like Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. Out of hundreds of articles, 61 made the cut. This review breaks down the findings into chunks. For instance, the number of studies in the s...