Lecture 10 Flashcards
What did the graduate student who was doing a project on putting think of Ericsson’s theory?
Too Behavioral
Too Pessimistic
Wouldn’t know what to do with his athletes based on Ericsson’s model
How would Ericsson predict an athletes chances at winning a gold medal?
calculating hours of deliberate practice
What would a sports psychologist think about an athletes chances of winning a gold medal?
assume that athletes who have reached the national level have reached a certain threshold of practice and then other factors come into play
What are the four basic requirements in Terry Orlick’s model of Sport Excellence?
- Talent
- Effort
- Simulation
- Mental Skills
What were Jennifer Heil’s words?
Soft and Forward
When does choking arise?
When you try to control things that usually happen naturally
How did Canada’s % of hopefuls who won a medal change between 2002 and 2014?
2002: 21%
2006: 70%
2010: 75%
2014: 65%
How does Terry Orlick consider Talent?
as a prerequisite but not enough on it’s own
Which aspect of Myriam Bedard’s experience would Ericsson have the most difficulty explaining?
How she learned to shoot in 1 month
According to sports psychologists what % of olympic winners will be determined by what?
50-90% of winners determined by Mental Skills
In which sport are mental skills the most important?
Figure skating
Name 4 types of psychological skills training
- Goal setting
- Arousal Regulation
- Visualization
- Self Talk
What 2 problems do athletes tend to have with goal setting?
- Set too many
2. Unable to adjust downward
What is it important for Olympic athlete’s goals?
That they focus on the process
Give examples of Arousal Regulation techniques
Focus Plan
Nancy Kerrigan: Pre performance routine
Refocus plan
