Confidence

Question 1

Craft 2003 - What variance in performance is explained by confidence?

Answer 1

13% Possibly greater

Question 2

WHat is one of the best predictors of performance in the olympics?

Answer 2

Confidence

Question 3

What is more important, confidence or competence?

Answer 3

Competence - confidence is important but won’t overcome incompetence

Question 4

What is efficacy?

Answer 4

Confidence in one’s own abilities

Question 5

What is your physical self-concept made up of?

Answer 5

Different facets of oneself eg. attractiveness, health etc

Question 6

What are the 6 characteristics of robust sport-confidence?

Answer 6

1. Multidimensional
2. Malleable
3. Durable
4. Developed
5. Strong beliefs
6. Protective

Question 7

What are the 8 benefits of self-confidence?

Answer 7

1. Arouses positive emotions
2. Facilitates concentration
3. Affects goals
4. Increases effort and perseverance
5. Affects game strategies
6. Better decision making
7. Affects psychological momentum
8. Affects performance

Question 8

Describe the relationship between confidence and performance.

Answer 8

Inverted U - meaning confidence facilitates performance to a point and then negatively affects performance

Question 9

What are the 6 sourced of self-confidence/efficacy?

Answer 9

1. Performance accomplishments
2. Vicarious experiences
3. Verbal persuasions
4. Imagined experiences
5. Physiological states
6. Emotional states

Question 10

9 strategies for increasing confidence

Answer 10

• Past performance
• Focus on accomplishments
• Acting confident
• Thinking confident
• Using imagery
• Using goal mapping
• Optimising training
• Preparing
• Foster social climate