precompetitive
- adjective
- /ˌpriːkəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
- The coach emphasized the importance of precompetitive preparation in achieving optimal performance.
- precompetitive anxiety
- precompetitive state
- precompetitive preparation
Examples
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The effect of precompetitive mood state on athletic performance in sport is well documented.
Academic text (1990) -
The findings indicated that precompetitive preparation was experienced as a process resulting in optimal readiness.
Academic text (1995) -
Does it reflect the drain that precompetitive anxiety may have on one's energy?
Academic text (1990) -
What is the relation between these coping strategies and precompetitive anxiety?
Academic text (2001) -
Further, the race conditions studied may not have been stressful enough to induce significant precompetitive anxiety.
Academic text (2001) -
Match 1 precompetitive state cognitive and somatic anxiety were expected to predict precompetitive performance expectations, which then predicted Match 1 performance.
Academic text (1996) -
In this study, perceptual differences in precompetitive affect versus baseline mood state patterns were noted.
Academic text (1990) -
No participants reported previous receipt of psychological intervention for athletic performance enhancement or precompetitive anxiety management.
Academic text (2001) -
Trait somatic anxiety (B = .4751) was the strongest predictor of precompetitive state anxiety, followed by year of eligibility (B = .3762).
Academic text (1996) -
Athletes often engage in precompetitive routines to maximize their focus before a big event.
Synonyms
Taking place before a contest to help people get ready
Surface Forms
Morphology
precompetitive = competitive (transparent) = pre + compete + ive
Adding 'pre-' to 'competitive' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'before the competitive stage or event'.
Etymology
Precompetitive breaks into pre- meaning 'before' and competitive from compete meaning 'to take part in a contest'. So precompetitive describes things that happen before a competition, like a warm-up or a meeting to get ready.