Paper 2 - Goals And Targets Flashcards
Why do you set goals?
Gives you something to focus on and work towards and you are more likely to be motivated to succeed.
What are the two types of goals?
Performance
Outcome
What is a performance goal?
Personal standards to be achieved.
Performers compare themselves against what they have already done or suggest what they are going to do.
There is no comparison to others.
What is an outcome goal?
Goals that focus on the end result, or winning.
Why should beginners avoid outcome goals?
They may be unrealistic and failing to achieve them can be very demotivating.
What is a SMART target?
A goal setting technique that can be used to increase motivation and reduce anxiety.
What does SMART targets stand for?
Specific Measurable Accepted Realistic Time-bound
What does specific mean?
The target must be specific to the demands of the sport, muscles used or movements used.
What does measurable mean?
It must be possible to measure wether the specific target set has been met.
What does accepted mean?
The target must be accepted by the performer and others involved in training and competition, such as the performers coach.
What does realistic mean?
The target must actually be possible to complete and attain.
What does time-bound mean?
The target covers a set period of time so that the performer knows whether or not they have achieved it.
What is information processing?
The name given to the process that a performer goes through when they make and act on decisions.
There are four steps in the basic information processing model.
What are the steps in the information processing model?
- Input
- Decision making
- Output
- Feedback
What is input?
This is the data received from the display.
In the case of a performer, the information will be received via their senses, either by their sense of sight, sound, touch or their intuition.
The performer will receive lots of information from their senses, so they have to have selective attention; they have to chose what to focus on.
