On Mental Toughness

from a link posted by Mike Bellafiore to Twitter:

... twelve main components of mental toughness which were identified by the participants. These twelve components were; team unity, preparation skills, competitiveness, motivation level, coping skills, confidence maintenance, cognitive skill, discipline and goal directedness, possession of physical and mental requirements, psychological hardiness, ethics and religious convictions (Gucciardi, Gordon et al., 2009).

and;

Mental toughness is having the natural or developed psychological edge that enables you to:

• Generally, cope better than your opponents with the many demands (competition, training, lifestyle) that sport places on the performer.
• Specifically, be more consistent and better than your opponents in remaining determined,  focused, confident, and in control under pressure.  [(Jones, Hanton et al., 2002)]

Twelve Main Components of Mental Toughness

1. team unity
2. preparation skills
3. competitiveness
4. motivation level
5. coping skills
6. confidence maintenance
7. cognitive skill
8. discipline
9. goal directedness
10. possession of physical and mental requirements
11. psychological hardiness
12. ethics and religious convictions