Sports Psychology Flashcards
Define Skill
Learned actions or learned behaviours with the intention of
bringing about predetermined results
Define Ability
Inherited, stable traits that determine an individual’s potential
to learn or acquire a skill
Identify 3 characteristics
of a skilful performance
Pre-determined, aesthetically pleasing, fluent, co-ordinated,
efficiency
Give an example of a
simple skill from a team
game.
Short passing, basic catching or ball control.
Identify a characteristic of
a complex skill
Involves lots of decision making, performed by more
experienced performers
Give an example of a
complex skill
Pole vault, long jump, triple jump
Identify a characteristic of
an open skill
Skill performed in an unstable changing environment,
externally paced, depends on opponents/others
Give an example of an
open skill
Tackling in rugby, dribbling in basketball, shooting in hockey
Identify a characteristic of
a closed skill
Stable environment, self-paced, skill performed same way each
time as not affected by environment
Give an example of a
closed skill
Gymnastics routine, javelin throw, penalty in football
What does SMART stand
for?
Specific, measurable, accepted, realistic, time bound
Describe what is meant by
a specific goal
Goal must be specific to the demands of the sport or the
muscles/movement used
Describe what is meant by
a measurable goal.
It must be possible to measure whether the goals set have been
met
Describe what is meant by
an accepted goal.
Goals that are accepted by the performer and others e.g.
coach, parents, teacher
Describe what is meant by
a realistic goal.
the goals must actually be possible to complete or achieve
Describe what is meant by
a time bound goal
A set period of time must be imposed e.g. by the end of the
season
Identify four types of
guidance
Visual, verbal, manual, mechanical
Explain verbal guidance
This involves using your sense of hearing and could involve
listening to a coach give instructions.
Explain visual guidance
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.
Explain mechanical
guidance
This involves the use of objects or aids such as RoboGolfPro machine for golfers to practice the golf swing, floats in swim.
Explain manual guidance
This is where the performer can be assisted in a physical movement e.g. supporting somebody do a gym vault.
Give an example of manual
guidance
Gymnastic vault
Give an example of visual
guidance
Looking at a demo of how to serve in badminton, looking at pictures, watching you tube videos
Give an example of verbal
guidance
Listening to a coach give instructions of how to move the arms in back crawl
Give an example of
mechanical guidance
Using a float in swimming, , RoboGolfPro machine
Identify six types of
feedback
Positive, negative, extrinsic, intrinsic, knowledge of results,
knowledge of performance
Describe extrinsic
feedback
Received from outside of the performer e.g. coach
Describe intrinsic feedback
Feedback received from within themselves e.g. how a shot at goal felt
Describe knowledge of results
This is feedback the performer gets through the end result of a performance e.g. the score, how many runs made
Describe knowledge of
performance
This is how the performer feels about their actions from the performance that has just taken place
Describe what is meant by
positive feedback
Feedback about what was good and correct about a performance
Describe what is meant by
negative feedback
Feedback about what was bad or incorrect about a performance
Explain positive self-talk
This involves you mentally reflecting and reframing your thoughts replacing negative thoughts with positive ones
Explain visualisation/
imagery
Changing the way you think in order to change the way you
behave. Recalling a positive outcome.
