Yips: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Condition of sudden skill or control loss in an athlete}}

 

 

There have been a plethora of treatment options tested to ameliorate the yips, including clinical [[sport psychology]] therapy, motor imagery, pre-performance routines, medication, botulinum toxin, acupuncture, and emotional freedom techniques. However, their possible effectiveness is primarily based on personal experience rather than well-founded research evidence.{{cn|date=May 2024}} Early intervention with a thorough treatment plan is imperative for recovery of athletes with yips.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lenka |first1=Abhishek |last2=Jankovic |first2=Joseph |date=2021-12-21 |title=Sports-Related Dystonia |journal=Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=54 |doi=10.5334/tohm.670 |doi-access=free |issn=2160-8288 |pmc=8698216 |pmid=35036047}}</ref>

Although the exact cause of the yips has yet to be determined, one possibility is biochemical changes in the brain that accompany aging. Excessive use of the involved muscles and intense demands of coordination and concentration may exacerbate the problem. Giving up golf for a month sometimes helps. [[Focal dystonia]] has been mentioned as another possibility for the cause of yips.<ref>Farias J. Intertwined. How to induce neuroplasticity. A new approach to rehabilitating dystonias. Galene Editions, 2012.</ref>

 

 

Interventions seeking to treat the affliction have been few and far between. Some golfers have tried changing their putter or their grip or even switching hands. However, these strategies have provided only temporary relief.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

[[Jon Lester]] is also said to have suffered the yips on his [[pickoff]] attempts to first base.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/05/17/jon-lester-yips-chicago-cubs|title=How Jon Lester conquered his bout with the yips|last=Apstein|first=Stephanie|date=2017-05-17|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=2018-04-06}}</ref> He did not throw to first at all in 2014, and struggled to make accurate throws early in 2015. For the rest of his career, when required to field a hit ball, Lester would run most of the way to 1st base and underhand throw the ball and on longer throws would spike it into the turf to reduce the chances of throwing it past the bag. His team also attempted to compensate for the problem with their catchers throwing 'back picks' to first base as well as the regulation throws to second.

 

 

ESPN featured a story about Luke Hagerty's comeback from the yips in 2019. He never played after being drafted #32 overall by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the 2002 draft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25893836/inside-37-year-old-pitcher-luke-hagerty-improbable-comeback-story|title=Luke Hagerty Improbably Comeback|last=Passan|first=Jeff|date=2019-02-04|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>

 

==In gymnastics==

 

 

In [[trampoline gymnastics]], the condition is typically referred to as "lost move syndrome".<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262907232 |doi=10.1080/10413200600653782|title=The Causes of and Psychological Responses to Lost Move Syndrome in National Level Trampolinists |year=2006 |last1=Day |first1=Melissa Catherine |last2=Thatcher |first2=Joanne |last3=Greenlees |first3=Iain |last4=Woods |first4=Bernadette |journal=Journal of Applied Sport Psychology |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=151–166 |s2cid=143928074 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.ijsp-online.com/abstract/view/46/61|title = Yips and lost move syndrome: Exploring psychological symptoms, similarities, and implications for treatment &#124; IJSP Online| journal=International Journal of Sport Psychology | volume=46 | issue=1 | pages=61–82 | last1=Bennett | first1=J. | last2=Hays | first2=K. | last3=Lindsay | first3=P. | last4=Olusoga | first4=P. | last5=w. Maynard | first5=I. }}</ref> Olympic trampoline gymnast [[Bryony Page]] has discussed her personal experience with the condition while preparing to compete in the [[2016 Olympics]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/YLY79ELaPJo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190709134326/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLY79ELaPJo&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLY79ELaPJo| title = The Gymnast who Lost Her Moves – Bryony Page {{!}} Against All Odds | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Stephen Hendry]], seven times [[snooker]] World Champion, said after his loss to [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] in the 2010 UK Championship that he had been suffering from the yips for ten years, and that the condition had affected his ability to cue through the ball, causing him great difficulty in regaining his old form.<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-12-08 |title=BBC Sport – Snooker – Hendry reveals 10-year battle with the 'yips' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/9267691.stm |access-date=2011-11-29 |publisher=BBC News}} |</ref>

 

 

==See also==