❌Goal Setting

Question 1

What is goal setting?

Answer 1

Setting targets

Question 2

What are the benefits of goal setting?

Answer 2

Increasing motivation
Improving confidence
Regulating and sustaining effort

Question 3

What is the purpose of goal setting?

Answer 3

Motivation 
Persistence 
Focus
Control anxiety 
Develop skill 
Confidence
Rewards

Question 4

What are the different types of goals?

Answer 4

Outcome/product goals
Task-orientated goals
Performance goals
Process goals

Question 5

What’s important when goal setting?

Answer 5

Goals set should include both process and performance goals and not just be focused on the outcome.
If goals are only concerned with the end result, then motivation might be lost because the performer perceives the win as too difficult to achieve.

Question 6

What should goals focus on?

Answer 6

Personal improvement and technique and be more performance based.

Question 7

What are outcome goals?

Answer 7

A goal set against the performance of others and based on a result.

Question 8

What’s an example of an outcome goal?

Answer 8

Winning a trophy.
Making the play-offs at the end of a season.
Being in the top 3

Question 9

What do outcome goals do?

Answer 9

Focus on gaining a prize and provide a basis for comparison - they are more likely to cause stress, particularly if the prize is not gained.

Question 10

What do outcome goals not concern?

Answer 10

With the manner or technique used in the performance, as long as the goal is reached.
Such performances are said to be outcome orientated.

Question 11

What’s the danger with outcome goals?

Answer 11

The goal may not be achieved and the motivation can be lost; if the athlete is less experienced or less talented, a performance type goal may be best.
They involve a comparison with others and if the athlete begins to think they are not as good as other competitors, motivation may be lost.

Question 12

How can you avoid social comparisons?

Answer 12

To use a performance goal

Question 12

What is a task-orientated goal?

Answer 12

Getting a better performance.

Question 14

How are task-orientated goals used?

Answer 14

The athlete does not compare against others but makes an evaluation based on their own past performances.

Question 15

What are performance goals?

Answer 15

When the athletes sets a goal to better their own performance rather than comparing to others.

Question 16

What do performance goals do?

Answer 16

Reduce anxiety in competition and provide more consistent motivation.
Short-term goals provide a means for reassurance.

Question 17

What’s an example of performance goals?

Answer 17

Achieving a personal best time in swimming.
To achieve this time, it might be appropriate to break down the performance into techniques used at various parts of the race. A better turn, a faster reaction to the starter and a better arm action may be part of the process and involve the use of specific process goal.

Question 18

What are process goals?

Answer 18

Based on improving technique.

Question 19

What’s an example of a process goal?

Answer 19

To achieve that personal best time, a swimmer might improve their techniques on the arm action and at the start of the race.
The swimmer could work on aspects of each technique, using training drills and practice methods.

Question 20

What can process goals be used as?

Answer 20

Used as a base so that a better performance can be achieved. Improved technique should result in better performance.

Question 21

Which goal is most controllable?

Answer 21

Product - not directly controllable

Performance/process - controllable in most cases

Question 22

What should be considered when goal setting?

Answer 22

The SMARTER principles

Question 23

What are the SMARTER principles?

Answer 23

Specific 
Measured 
Achievable 
Realistic 
Time-bound 
Evaluate 
Re-do

Question 24

What does specific mean?

Answer 24

Goals should be clear and precise, perhaps using data.

They should be relevant to the performer and sport, so improvements can be made.

Question 25

What’s an example of specific?

Answer 25

Rugby: improving your defence is too general, whereas improving your left shoulder tackles by making firmer contact is a specific goal.

Question 26

What does measured mean?

Answer 26

Some form of assessment should occur to aid motivation.

The performer should have access to statistics.

Question 27

What’s an example of measured?

Answer 27

Distances, times or numbers of passes.

Question 28

What’s do measurements allow?

Answer 28

The performer to see how progress is being made towards completing the goal.

Question 29

What does achievable mean?

Answer 29

The performer should be able to reach their goal.

Question 30

Why is achievability important?

Answer 30

By reaching the target with a controlled amount of effort, motivation and self-satisfaction are improved and the willingness to extend the target can be achieved.

Question 31

What does realistic mean?

Answer 31

The goals should be within reach to promote motivation and sustain effort, yet not too difficult so that they are impossible.

Question 32

Why is making it realistic important?

Answer 32

They should be achievable with effort so that the player gains satisfaction and confidence from reaching them.
If the goal set is too difficult, it may cause anxiety.

Question 33

What does time-bound mean?

Answer 33

Short-term and long-term steps should be clearly defined so there is a clear deadline for coach and player to assess if the goal has been reached.

Question 34

Why is time-bound important?

Answer 34

So the player and coach can gauge progress and keep motivation levels high.

Question 35

What is meant by evaluate?

Answer 35

The performer and coach should evaluate how and when the goal was achieved so that future attempts at reaching targets can be assessed.

Question 36

What should be considered when evaluating?

Answer 36

The coach and player should consider the methods that worked well and the methods that were not so successful , so that only the best ways to succeed are used in the future.

Question 37

What does re-do mean?

Answer 37

If the goal has not been reach, if progress is slow or after evaluation the performer thinks that something could have been done better, do it again.
The target can be adjusted to help ensure success.