Psychological training of specialists in team sports. An experience in volleyball

Abstract

In this work we address the psychological work to implement and improve the psychological skills needed by liberos, one of the specialists in volleyball. We present the form of intervention work and psychological counseling for defense training in volleyball second line to implement and improve the psychological skills of specialists in the defensive work. The proposed work can be a model of psychological work to complement the sporting tasks which have to perform those players who hold positions of particular relevance and importance in the collective game. It provides coaches with ways of acting, both in their personal work and in the ones integrated in their training sessions, such as psychologically oriented training, which is one of the challenges that sport psychology specialist must raise.