C.5 Psychological skills Flashcards
Psychological skills
steps taken by the athlete to improve their psychological state
Psychological states
describes the athlete’s state of mind or attitude
Skills to improve psychological skills
- goal setting
- imagery
- self-talk
- relaxation
Two types of goals
- Outcome goals
- Learning focused goals (performance goal & process goals)
Outcome goals
norms-referenced and use an objective result as the target
- comparison with others
- e.g winning race
Learning-focused goal
- both performance goals and process goals
- prioretise knowledge, skill and understanding
Performance goals
Self referenced and measure targets
- jumping a certain hight
Four misconceptions about sport psychology
- quick fix
- only for problem athletes
- only for elite athletes
- psychology is not useful for sport
Phase 1 for developing psychology skills
- General education
- what it is
- how it can be trained
- the level of commitment required
- how it can improve your training
- it can be costumised for individuals
Phase 2 for developing psychology skills
- Acquisition
- focuses on strategies and skills that will help develop positive changes
- ## analysis of the athlete to target their need
Phase 3 for developing psychology skills
- Practice phase
- athlete needs to apply their skills in situations (pressurised) to make it effective
- feedback can be given and refelctions can be stored in journals
Process goals
performer will focus on a certain technique during performance
- self referenced
SMARTER: goal setting acronym
S: specific
M: measurable
A: achiveble
R: realistic
T: time-based
E: exciting
R: review
S: specific
- clear defined goals are easier to achive
M: measurable
- record your progress for a constent reminder
A: achiveble
- combination of outcome, progress and perfomance goals
R: realistic
- moderately difficult goals
- find the right blance for you
T: time-based
- long-term and short-term goals
E: exciting
- switch up trainings to make it less boring and to keep it fun
R: review
- always identify stratagies to help you be sucessfull
A task-involved goal
- perform to their ability level
- try hand
- like to challenge themselves
- promotes intrinsic motivation
A ego-involved goal
- ## does well if they are showing superior performance
Grit
- willingness to engage in difficult tasks
