Self-Regulation Skills of a Competitor Type vs. a Training Champion Athlete in Artistic Roller Skating: A Season Long Case Study in Elite Sport Competitions.

The article presents a study on the effects of self-regulation skills use prior to a competition on the performance of a roller skater. The case of two skaters, a competitor type and a training champion, was investigated using a 56-item self-regulation questionnaire. The results indicated that the competitor type skater had a significantly lower level of volitional inhibition self-control, a significantly higher level of self-discipline, life demands and threats than the training champion.