Revision Questions

Question 1

Affirmation

Answer 1

Affirmations remind us that we can achieve ambitious goals, but we don’t need to push past our breaking points to earn additional worth because we are already worthy.

Question 2

Yerkes-Dodson Law

Answer 2

There is an optimal level of arousal for peak performance. This optimal arousal varies across different sports depending on their demands. In general

Question 3

Inherent self-talk

Answer 3

Internal dialogue that naturally arises from an athlete’s personality, beliefs, and habitual ways of thinking.
Inherent self-talk is more automatic and often reflects deeply ingrained attitudes or responses.

Question 4

Dummy Half Touched

Answer 4

The person who collects the ball, known as the ‘dummy half’, should try to offload quickly because they’re not allowed to get touched or score. If they do, it’s a ‘changeover’

Question 5

Touch and pass

Answer 5

If a player is touched and then passes the ball this is a touch pass and is a penalty from where the player was touched.