Searching for Flow: A Performance Optimization Intervention with a Professional Dart Thrower

Filho, E and Whitehead, A ORCID: 0000-0003-0611-364X Searching for Flow: A Performance Optimization Intervention with a Professional Dart Thrower. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. ISSN 2470-4849 (Accepted)

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Abstract

We report on a case study of an elite international-level dart thrower who reached out to the first author with hopes of decreasing his somatic anxiety symptoms and increasing his chances of experiencing flow during high-stakes competitions. Specifically, we described the intake, need analysis, case formulation, and intervention delivery process and evaluation. The intervention program helped the client improve his performance (i.e., average points per game), experience more micro-flows, and decrease his somatic anxiety (i.e., handshaking) symptoms. Proactive interventions and ongoing psychological skills training are recommended for professional athletes immersed in high-competitive settings.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2025 (ahead of print). © Human Kinetics, Inc.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	5201 Applied and developmental psychology
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Divisions:	Sport and Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	Human Kinetics
Date of acceptance:	11 August 2025
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2025 15:26
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2025 15:30
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/26939

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