Anger Flashcards
Define ‘Anger’
Anger is defined as the strong feeling of annoyance/displeasure
How can anger have a positive impact on performance?(1)
Able to channel it into shots
How can anger have a positive impact on performance(2)?
Psychological advantage over team mates
Describe how can anger have a negative impact on performance(1)?
Sent off the game, red card
Describe how anger have a negative impact on performance(2)?
Shift of focus, loss of concentration
Analyse the positive impact of anger on performance(2 marks)
<strong>Able to channel into shots
- control and channel their anger
- degree of determination
- more aggressive shots
- example: spike
<strong>Psychological Advantage</strong>
- able to bring back situations to stimulate their anger
- become motivated
- allows them to exert full force and not hold anything back
- help retain upper hand over opponent </strong>
Evaluate the negative impact of anger on performance(2 marks)
<strong>Sent off</strong>
- Opposition winds them up, end up lashing out
- Sent off, have to play on without strongest player
- Major disadvantage for team, opposition able to score easy goals/gain easy points
<strong>Shift of focus</strong>
- Still annoyed over past mistake, unfocused on current game
- Not thinking clearly, decision making levels drop
- Make simple mistakes
- Cause more disharmony between team members
What method of data collection for anger?
Emotional Control Record
Describe the emotional control record(4 marks)
- Follows one player in full performance context
- Negative reaction to official decision, NR to own mistake, NR to team mistake
- Negative reactions split into poor body language, verbal outburst
- Tally when each of the actions occur
- Space for qualitative assessors comment
Give two advantages of the emotional control record
Permanent Record
Norms to compare to
Give two disadvantages of the emotional control record
Completed Live
Subjective Nature
What are the negative reaction boxes split into?
Verbal Outburst
Poor body language
What two types of data are collected by the emotional control record?
Quantitative values based on Qualitative opinions
Qualitative comments
What are the two methods that could be used to develop a performer’s anger level?
Anchor Words
Controlled Breathing
Describe ‘Anchor Words’
Word or phrase takes you to Ideal Performance State
Personal to you
Repeated at many points in performance
Repeated by you or team mates
Bring anger levels down and allow you to refocus
Example: ‘Calm’ ‘Breathe’
Relevant to different situations
