Confidence and self-efficacy Flashcards
What is sports confidence?
The belief or degree of certainty individuals possess about their ability to be successful in sport.
What is self-efficacy?
The self-confidence we have in specific situations.
What is an example of self-efficacy?
A tennis players belief in how many first serves will be successful.
What is self-esteem?
The feeling of self-worth that determines how valuable and competent we feel.
Whats an example of how sports confidence can affect sports performance?
an athlete with high levels of sports confidence in the 100m sprint is more likely to achieve a better time than someone with low sports confidence.
How does sports confidence effect self esteem?
Those who have low levels of sports confidence may shy away from activities and avoid activities that may involve competition.
Define vealey’s model:
Athletes who have high self confidence in one sporting situation will feel more confident in their natural ability to succeed in others.
Trait confidence definition:
natural confidence levels
E.g. confident in all sports
State confidence definition:
Confidence based on a specific situation.
competitive orientation definition:
How driven the performer is and how badly they want to succeed against an opposition.