psychological skills training Flashcards
term PST
psychological skill training (PST) is an individually designed combination of methods selected to attain psychological skill needs
PST skills
psychological qualities or attributes that need to be developed – confidence, concentration
PST methods
tool that will be used to improve the PST skill
what improves?
- goal setting
- mental imagery
- relaxation techniques
- self-talk
PST is…
- learnable
- should benefit everyone who is in a performance setting
- should complement other preparations
PST is not…
- just for elite athletes
- just for problem athletes
- a quick fix solution
3 phases of PST
- education
- acquisition
- practice
educational phase
developing understanding of the importance of PST and how it can help
acquisition phase
athletes learn how to use PST methods and how to best implement them
practice phase
complete training in both competition and training
goal setting
helps with motivation to the individual and also can give self confidence
seen as an extremely powerful technique for enhancing performance
SMARTER
S- specific
M - measurable
A - accepted
R - realistic
T - time bound
E - exciting
R - recorded
S - specific
your goal must be clear and specific.
M - measurable
you should be able to measure your results to find out if your goals have been reached
A - accepted
your objectives must be achievable. we all like to think that we can reach the grandest goals, but sometimes this is simply not possible. make sure your goals are ambitious enough that you drive yourself to reach them but don’t make them unrealistic