Yoga and Mindfulness Training for Professional Baseball Players: A Narrative Study on Perspectives and Practices.

Q3 Medicine
Rowan Wehrmann, Kelsey M Dietrich, Viann N Nguyen-Feng
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Abstract

Mindfulness-related practices (e.g., yoga) appear aligned with the field of athletic performance in developing sport-related capacities such as attention regulation, volition, perception, and coping. The purpose of the present narrative study was to explore the experiences of professional baseball players who interacted with the ideas and practices of mindfulness presented in classes featuring yoga and Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC). Participants were seven Minor League Baseball players who learned mindfulness practices in off-season instructional classes and then completed semi-structured episodic interviews on how their mindfulness practices were perceived and utilized in training and competition during the baseball season. Data were analyzed using the three-dimensional space approach to examine participants' subjective accounts of experience, behavior, environmental conditions, and external events. Individual narratives were re-storied and themed. Results indicated various themes across settings, from players' experiences in the yoga/MAC classes (effect of breath regulation on coping strategies; self-awareness and the mind-body connection), on the baseball field (confidence and self-efficacy; self-regulation; resilience and positive coping strategies), and off the baseball field (everyday life and activities; stigma of mental training). Overall, participants appeared to be accepting of mindfulness integrated into their training and provided perspectives supporting the benefits of yoga/MAC classes. This study has research and practice implications in incorporating yoga and mindfulness-based practices in athletic performance among young professional athletes.

职业棒球运动员的瑜伽和正念训练:关于观点和实践的叙述性研究。
与正念相关的练习(如瑜伽)似乎与运动表现领域一致,都是为了发展与运动相关的能力,如注意力调节、意志、感知和应对能力。本叙事研究旨在探讨职业棒球运动员在瑜伽和正念-接受-承诺(MAC)课程中与正念理念和实践互动的经历。参与者是七名棒球小联盟球员,他们在休赛期的指导课程中学习了正念练习,然后完成了半结构化的偶发访谈,了解他们在棒球赛季的训练和比赛中如何看待和利用正念练习。我们采用三维空间方法对数据进行了分析,以研究参与者对经验、行为、环境条件和外部事件的主观描述。对个人叙述进行了重新陈述和主题划分。结果显示了不同环境下的各种主题,包括球员在瑜伽/MAC 课程中的体验(呼吸调节对应对策略的影响;自我意识和身心联系)、棒球场上的体验(自信和自我效能;自我调节;复原力和积极应对策略)以及棒球场外的体验(日常生活和活动;心理训练的耻辱感)。总体而言,参与者似乎接受将正念纳入他们的训练,并提供了支持瑜伽/MAC 课程益处的观点。这项研究对将瑜伽和正念练习融入年轻职业运动员的运动表现具有研究和实践意义。
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International journal of yoga therapy
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