Impact of Mindfulness on Athletic Performance and Functional Movement in Collegiate Athletes

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants must be active university basketball athletes enrolled at the University of Macau, City University of Macau, or Macau University of Science and Technology . 2. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. 3. Participants must not have a current musculoskeletal injury or chronic condition that prevents participation in high-intensity physical assessments 4. Participants must not have significant prior experience with formal mindfulness or meditation practice. 5. Participants must not have received prior systematic Psychological Skills Training (PST) courses. 6. Participants must be able to commit to the 8-week intervention and assessment schedule. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals who do not meet the specific inclusion criteria (e.g., not a current university basketball athlete at the specified universities, or under 18 years old). 2. Presence of a musculoskeletal injury or chronic condition that prevents safe participation in physical assessments. 3. Significant prior experience with formal mindfulness or meditation practice, defined as having attended a course lasting one week or more. 4. Prior participation in systematic Psychological Skills Training (PST). 5. Inability to commit to the full 8-week intervention timeline. 6. Refusal to provide informed consent or declines to participate.