Vealeys model of sports confidence

Question 1

Define trait confidence

Answer 1

A belief in your ability to succeed in all sports

Question 2

Define objective sporting situation

Answer 2

A combination of the skill being performed and the situation that one faces (e.g. tennis serve is semi final set 3)

Question 3

Define competitive orientation

Answer 3

The level of competitiveness a performer has

Question 4

Define state confidence

Answer 4

A belief in your ability in a specific sporting moment

Question 5

Define performance

Answer 5

The execution of a skill - this is influenced by confidence

Question 6

Define outcome/result

Answer 6

The subjective judgement of the athlete

Question 7

What happens if the outcome is good?

Answer 7

Then trait confidence and competitive orientation increase

Question 8

What happens if the outcome is bad?

Answer 8

Then trait confidence and competitive orientation decrease

Question 9

Describe Vealeys model

Answer 9

1. The performer approaches a sporting situation with two things - their competitiveness and their trait confidence
2. They will then assess the objective sporting situation
3. A combination of these three factors will produce a level of state confidence - at this stage the performer will be drawing on past experiences
4. Performance will occur
5. If the performance is successful, trait, state, and competitive orientation will increase
6. If they fail, trait, state, and competitive orientation will decrease

Question 10

What will continued failure lead to?

Answer 10

Learned helplessness and NAF behaviour

Question 11

Apply Vealey’s model to a sporting example

Answer 11

Rugby conversion:
- Trait = how confident the rugby player is in a range of sports
- Competitiveness = kicker is very motivated to succeed and has set himself performance goal of kicking 90% of his attempts
- OSS = taking a conversion in the 61 minute against NZ
- State = confident they will score the kick as they have many conversions before
- Performance = conversion is taken
- Outcome = successful kick was made meaning state/trait/competitiveness will increase - leading to increased goals like 95% kicking success
-> If outcome was negative then trait and state confidence/competitiveness would decrease

Question 12

Define home field advantage

Answer 12

A balance between confidence and anxiety (home crowd will increase confidence of home team and cause anxiety for away team)

Question 12

Give an example of the home field advantage

Answer 12

London 2012 Olympics, when GB won their highest number of medals for years

Question 13

Give 3 positives of having the home advantage

Answer 13

• Leads to functional assertive behaviour - where the home team play with more drive
• No fatigue from travelling can lead to a more energetic performance
• Familiarisation of surroundings helps players to feel more comfortable with their environment = optimal arousal

Question 14

Give 3 negatives of having the home advantage

Answer 14

• Increased pressure can cause the catastrophe effect and players suffer a dramatic reduction in performance
• In large stadiums the crowd may be far away therefore the home support is ineffective
• The more important the game, the less likely the home team is to win