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July 17, 2026International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Adaptation in sport: development of frameworks and refinements

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RSRoy David SamuelEFEdson FilhoCEChris Englert

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Overview

Review explores adaptation mechanisms and frameworks in sport for enhancing athletic development and performance.

Key Points

  • This review aims to deepen understanding of the mechanisms underlying athletes’ adaptation and promote effective frameworks for adaptation in sport.
  • Reviewed theoretical perspectives and empirical findings on adaptation in sport.
  • Outlined the evolution of adaptation research, focusing on stress–coping theories and ecological dynamics.
  • Developed and elaborated on the Meta-Model of Adaptation in Sport (MAS model).
  • Proposed that adaptation is influenced by dual-processing mechanisms involving Type 1 and Type 2 cognitive processes.
  • Differentiated between fast adaptation during performance events and prolonged adaptation during career transitions.
  • Highlighted expert athletes demonstrate robust Type 1 processes and effective activation of Type 2 processes when needed.

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Samuel et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a59c63fa58755010b4716e8https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984x.2026.2703512
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