The Influence of the 'Trier Social Stress Test' on Free Throw Performance in Basketball: An Interdisciplinary Study.

The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between stress and sport performance in a controlled setting. The experimental protocol used to induce stress in a basketball free throw was the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) and its control condition (Placebo-TSST). Participants (n = 19...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Mascret, Jorge Ibáñez-Gijón, Vincent Bréjard, Martinus Buekers, Rémy Casanova, Tanguy Marqueste, Gilles Montagne, Guillaume Rao, Yannick Roux, François Cury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4911116?pdf=render