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Sport psychology Flashcards

1
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What is a skill?

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A learned ability to bring about the result you want, with confidence and minimum effort

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What is an open skill?

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It’s performed in a changing environment when a performer has to react and adapt to external factors

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What is a closed skill?

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It’s always performed in the same predictable environment and is not affects by external factors

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What is a low organisation skill?

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One which can easily be broken down into different large that can be practiced separately

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What is a high organisation skill?

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One which can’t easily be broken down into different parts that can be practiced separately

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What is a basic skill?

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One which doesn’t need much concentration to do

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What is a complex skill?

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One which needs lots of concentration to do

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What is massed practicing?

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Practicing the skill continuously without a break (basic skills)

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What is distributed practicing?

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Practicing with breaks for rest or mental rehearsal (complex skills)

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What is fixed practicing?

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Repeating the same technique in one situation over and over again (closed skills)

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What is variable practicing?

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Repeating the technique in different situations that you might need to use it in (open skills)

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What is mental rehearsal?

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Imagining yourself performing well

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What are ways of mentally preparing yourself?

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Practicing skills during warm up
Mental rehearsal

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Why is mentally preparing yourself important?

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Helps you control emotions and cope with stress so you can perform at your best

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What is goal setting?

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Setting targets that you want to reach so you can improve your performance

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What are short term goals?

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Goals that you can reach quickly on the way to a long term one

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How does goal setting help training?

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Gives you something to aim for
Provides motivation to work hard
Reaching goal can boost confidence and sense of achievement

18
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What should goal setting be?

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S specific
M measurable
A achievable
R realistic
T time-bound

19
Q

How do you make your goals specific?

A

Say exactly what you want to achieve

20
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Why do goals need to be measurable?

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So you can see how much you’ve progressed over time so you stay motivated

21
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Why do you need to make you goals specific?

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So you stay focused on your goal

22
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Why do you need to make your goals achievable?

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Too easy —> won’t motivate you
Too difficult —> negativity and may give up

23
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How do you make your goals realistic?

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Make sure you have everything you need to achieve your goal

24
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Why do goals need to be realistic?

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So you stay determined during training otherwise you may be put off

25
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Why should goals be time bound?

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Meeting short term targets keeps you on course for long term goals
Keeps you motivated (train to meet deadline)

26
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What is verbal feedback?

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Explanation in words of how to perform a technique

27
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What is visual feedback?

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Visual clues to help you perform a technique (demonstrations)

28
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What is manual feedback?

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When the coach physically moved your body through the technique

29
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What is mechanical feedback?

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Guidance given using sport equipment

30
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What are the advantages of verbal feedback?

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Can be combined with other types of guidance
Helpful for experienced performers
Can be given during performance

31
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What are the disadvantages of verbal feedback?

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Less useful for high organisation and complex skills
Could be confusing for beginner

32
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What are the advantages of visual feedback?

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Works well for beginners
Can be used to teach low organisation skills

33
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What are the disadvantages of visual feedback?

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Less useful for high organisation and complex skills

34
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What are the advantages of manual feedback?

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You can get a feel of the skill
Works for all skill levels

35
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What are the disadvantages of manual feedback?

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A performer could start to rely on it
Difficult to use with big groups

36
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What are the advantages of mechanical feedback?

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Useful for teaching beginners
Helpful for high organisation and complex skills

37
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What are the disadvantages of mechanical feedback?

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Learner might be unable to perform skill without equipment
Difficult to use with big groups

38
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What is intrinsic feedback?

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You know how well you did the technique because of what it felt like (experienced performers)

39
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What is extrinsic feedback?

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Someone else tells you or shows you what happened and how to improve (beginners)

40
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What is concurrent feedback?

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Received during performance

41
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What is terminal feedback?

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Received after performance

42
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How can you use feedback?

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To work out strengths and weakness and come up with an action plan to improve your performance

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