Module Ten

Question 1

What are the three phases of mental training?

Answer 1

• Education: athletes recognize the importance of mental skills and how they affect their performance
• Acquisition: athletes acquire mental skills and learn how to most effectively employ them
• Practice: athletes implement mental skills in practice and competition

Question 2

What are some mental skills athletes use?

Answer 2

• Goal Setting
• Imagery
• Positive
• Team Building

Question 3

What is a goal?

Answer 3

A target or objective that people strive to attain

Question 4

What is goal setting?

Answer 4

The practice of establishing desirable objectives for ones actions

Question 5

What are the three kinds of goals?

Answer 5

• Outcome Goals
• Performance Goals
• Process Goals

Question 6

What is the most commonly used performance enhancement strategy?

Answer 6

Goal setting

Question 7

Learning to relax is:

Answer 7

essential to regulate worry and anxiety about performance and to avoid detrimental effects on performance

Question 8

What are the two categories of relaxation?

Answer 8

• Muscle to mind: focused on releasing physical tension

- Mind to muscle: focused on efferent nerve control (stimulation of brain to muscles) to release cognitive anxiety

Question 9

What are the two techniques for muscle to mind relaxation?

Answer 9

Breathing exercises

Progressive relaxation

Question 10

What are the two techniques for mind to muscle relaxation?

Answer 10

• Mediation: uncritical focus of attention that disciplines the mind
• Autogenic: similar to self-hypnosis

Question 11

What is imagery?

Answer 11

Using ones senses to create or recreate an experience in the mind

Question 12

What are the two types of imagery perspectives?

Answer 12

• External: you see the image from outside your body as if you are watching a video
• Internal: experience the image from behind your own eyes in your body

Question 13

What are the keys to using imagery effectively?

Answer 13

• Controllability: imagining exactly what is intended with the ability to manipulate aspects of the images of desire
• Vividness: how clearly an image is seen and how detailed the image appears with the ability to incorporate all the senses

Question 14

What is self talk?

Answer 14

Verbalizations or statements that are addressed to the self serving instructional or motivational functions

Question 15

When can an athlete use self talk?

Answer 15

• Skill acquisition
• Preparing for performance
• Changing bad habits
• Attention control
• Creating or changing mood
• Controlling effort
• Building confidence

Question 16

What is team building?

Answer 16

An effective strategy to enhance a teams cohesion and performance

Question 17

What are two team building intervention strategies

Answer 17

• Direct intervention: consultant works directly with the athletes/team
• Indirect Intervention: consultant works with coach/leader rather than the team

Question 18

Peak performance is a consequence of?

Answer 18

Both physical and mental factors