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Sports psychology Flashcards

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Explain what is meant by a performance goal

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These are personal standards to be achieved e.g. improve take off in the long jump

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Explain what is meant by an outcome goal

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These are where the focus is on the end result such as winning.

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What does SMART stand for?

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Specific, measurable, accepted, realistic, time bound

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Describe what is meant by a specific goal.

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Goal must be specific to the demands of the sport or the muscles/movement used

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Describe what is meant by a measurable goal.

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It must be possible to measure whether the goals set have been met

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Describe what is meant by an accepted goal.

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Goals that are accepted by the performer and others e.g. coach, parents, teacher

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Describe what is meant by a realistic goal.

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the goals must actually be possible to complete or achieve

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Describe what is meant by a time bound goal.

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A set period of time must be imposed e.g. by the end of the season

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Identify or draw the four stages of the information processing model

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Input, decision making, output, feedback

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Describe the decision making stage of the information processing model

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The stage where you choose an appropriate response e.g how you will hit a tennis or where you want to aim a spike in volleyball

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Describe the input stage of the information processing model

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This is where you see the ball, punch or whatever it may be in your sport coming towards you

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Describe the output stage of the information processing model

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Decision is acted upon - information sent to muscles to carry out the response.

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Describe the feedback stage of the information processing model

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This is when you think about how you played, what you could improve and what you did well

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Identify four types of guidance

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Visual, verbal, manual, mechanical

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Explain verbal guidance

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This involves using your sense of hearing and could involve listening to a coach give instructions.

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Explain visual guidance

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This involves the performer being able to actually see something using sight which could be a demonstration, a video, you tube clip or photograph, chart, court markings.

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Explain mechanical guidance

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This involves the use of objects or aids such as RoboGolfPro machine for golfers to practice the golf swing, floats in swim.

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Explain manual guidance

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This is where the performer can be assisted in a physical movement e.g. supporting somebody do a gym vault.

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Give an example of manual guidance

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Gymnastic vault

20
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Give an example of visual guidance

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Looking at a demo of how to serve in badminton, looking at pictures, watching you tube videos

21
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Give an example of verbal guidance

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Listeninig to a coach give instructions of how to move the arms in back crawl

22
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Give an example of mechanical guidance

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Using a float in swimming, Trampoline Harness, Bowling machine in cricket.

23
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Identify six types of feedback

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Positive, negative, extrinsic, intrinsic, knowledge of results, knowledge of performance

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Describe extrinsic feedback

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Received from outside of the performer e.g. coach

25
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Describe intrinsic feedback

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Feedback received from witin themselves e.g. how a shot at goal felt

26
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Describe knowledge of results

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This is feedback the performer gets through the end result of a performance e.g. the score, how many runs made

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Describe knowledge of performance

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This is how the performer feels about their actions from the performance that has just taken place

28
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Describe what is meant by positive feedback

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Feedback about what was good and correct about a performance

29
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Describe what is meant by negative feedback

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Feedback about what was bad or incorrect about a performance

30
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What are the characteristics of an introvert

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Shy, quiet, individual sports, low levesl of arousal, fine skills

31
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What are the characteristics of an extrovert

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Gross skills, talkative, enthusiastic, get bored when on their own, sociable

32
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Which sports are suited to introverts?

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Individual sports e.g. tennis, weight lifting, cheerleading, boxing

33
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Which sports are suited to extroverts?

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Team sports e.g. basketball, football, handball, netball

34
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Define direct aggression

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Aggression that is aimed at another player and invoves physical contact

35
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Define indirect aggression

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Aggression that does not involve any physical contact

36
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Define motivation

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The drive to succeed or the desire to want to achieve something

37
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Define arousal

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A physical and mental state of readiness or alertness varying from deep sleep to excitement

38
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Draw the inverted U theory

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An inverted U shape with the axis labelled as arousal level (x axis) and performance (y axis)

39
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Describe the inverted U theory

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As arousal increases so does performance upto optimal level, if arousal increases further performance decreases

40
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Identify three ways of controlling arousal

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Deep breathing, positive self talk, visualisation, imagery, mental rehearsal

41
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Give an example of direct aggression

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Punching in football or body tackle in rugby

42
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Give an example of indirect aggression

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Hitting a tennis ball or shuttlecock harder

43
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Explain positive self talk

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This involves you mentally reflecting and reframing your thoughts relacing negative thoughts with positive ones

44
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Explain visualisation/imagery

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Changing the way you think in order to change the way you behave. Recalling a positive outcome.

45
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Explain deep breathing

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Controlling arousal by deep and slow breaths to increase oxygen suppy to the brain

46
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Define intrinsic motivation

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Comes from within, pride, self satisfaction, personal achievement

47
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Define extrinsic motivation

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Comes from others e.g. coaches, tangible rewards icnlude trophies and medals, intangible such as praise, applause

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