Aggression Flashcards
Aggression
Intent to harm outside the rules; hostile behaviour
Assertion
Well- motivated behaviour within the rules
What does ASIF stand for
Aggressive cue hypothesis
Social learning theory
Instinct theory
Frustration-aggression theory
Instinct theory
Aggression is spontaneous and innate
Catharsis
Cleansing the emotions using sports as an outlet for aggression
Frustration aggression theory
Aggression is inevitable when frustrating circumstances cause our goals to be blocked
Aggressive cue theory
Suggests that aggression is caused by a learned trigger
Social learning theory
Aggression is learned from experience, coaches, role models and significant others
Preventing aggression
■ Don’t reinforce aggressive acts in training
■ Punishing players with fines, sub them
■ Sending players off
■ Teach relaxation, stress management, calming players down
■ Set goals on performance not outcome
■ Reinforce assertion in training
■ Applying the rules consistently and fairly