The authors made in-depth semi-structured interviews of the 12 divers of the Chinese National Team who were preparing in Jinan for the 2012 London Olympics. The recording was turned word for word into text, which was then confirmed by the interviewees. QSR Nvivo8, a qualitative analysis software, was applied for an inductive analysis of the interview results. 40 initial data themes concerning the pregame psychological preparations of the Chinese divers preparing for London Olympic Games were obtained. Then 14 advanced topics were concluded. On the basis of these topics, the authors summed up 4 general dimensions, i.e., daily routine, mental state in training, awareness of the other factors, arrangement of the free time. According to the pregame psychological preparations of the Chinese divers preparing for London Olympics, The paper suggests developing a shared platform service of Olympic training information, setting up a comprehensive psychological adjustment room in the training base, taking individual mental intervention for elite athletes, adopting the psychological adjustment means of using a psychological manual for coping with the adversity in the Olympics and having a training simulating the competitions of the Olympic Games. The paper aims to provide reference for corresponding psychological adjustment and future pregame preparations. |