Date: Sep 28, 2024
Stackers Jinwan Lee and Saeryung Park have done a research paper on the way athletes handle nervousness can significantly impact their performance, leading them to explore various strategies to ease their anxiety. Nervousness appears differently depending on the nature of the sport, and the methods to overcome it vary based on individual preferences and approaches. For instance, table tennis demands quick reflexes, while basketball centers around endurance and teamwork, meaning the different techniques each sport requires could influence the ways athletes use to reduce their nerves. Even within the same sport, athletes may adopt different techniques. Thus, selecting the “best method” to overcome nerves during competition is a complex and challenging task.
The full detailed paper can be found at psychological-strategies-in-sport-stacking.pdf
This video features interviews with 14 of the world's top stackers, conducted by Saeryung Park and Jinwan Lee, members of the Korean national sport stacking team, as part of their research to find "ways to overcome nerves on deck." The interviewees include current sport stacking world record holders and were selected based on the 2023-2024 season rankings from the World Sport Stacking Association.