Psychological Skills Training

Question 1

what do psychological skills entail?

Answer 1

• Systematic and consistent practice
• Purpose of enhancing performance
• Increasing enjoyment
• Greater sport satisfaction

Question 2

Goal Setting?

Answer 2

• Outcome goals (e.g., winning)
• Performance goals (e.g., score / time)
• Process goals (e.g., technical)

Question 3

Self talk?

Answer 3

antecedents:

personal factors: Belief in ST, cognitive
approach & personality

Situational Factors:
Task difficulty, match
context, coaching,
setting

Consequences:

Cognitive:
Focus, concentration

Motivational:
SC & effort

Behavioural:
technique

Affectual:
emotional, incl. anxiety

Question 4

cognitive restructing?

Answer 4

• Reappraisal
• Threat to challenge
• Can we link this to self-talk?

Question 5

Pre-performance routines?

Answer 5

• Behavioural and cognitive strategies (imagery, relaxation, self-talk, a trigger word/movement)
• Temporal vs behavioural consistency
• Open vs Closed skills

Question 6

Imagery?

Answer 6

• Motivational Specific (MS) : Specific outcome goals (e.g., winning)
• Motivational General – Mastery (MG-M): General coping (e.g., feeling able to complete the task)
• Motivational General – Arousal (MG-A): Feelings of an appropriate arousal state (e.g., relaxed)
• Cognitive Specific (CS): Specific techniques (e.g., body position during place kick)
• Cognitive General (CG): General strategies (defensive move / gym routine)

Question 7

Imagery part 2?

Answer 7

PETTLEP:

• Physical - Generated feelings
• Environmental – Scripts, videos, photos
• Task – Nature of skill
• Timing – Real time
• Learning – Image is reinvented and modified
• Emotions – appropriate / relevant / optimal
• Perspective – internal / external

Question 8

Relaxation?

Answer 8

• Deep breathing
• Meditation
• Progressive Muscular Relaxation