Zone of optimal Functioning

Question 1

What is the zone of optimal functioning

Answer 1

The area where you control your arousal and achieve high performance, unique to each performer

Question 2

Characteristics of The zone of optimal functioning

Answer 2

Effortless and fluent
Confident an calm
Controlled and focused
Smooth
Ultimate experience

Question 3

Peak flow experience characteristics

Answer 3

“In the zone”
Peak performance
Highly focused
Timing, qaction and movement appears to be perfect
Clear goals
Time seems to slow down

Question 4

Appearance of peak flow

Answer 4

Exceptional
Consistent
Automatic
Flowing
Effortless

Question 5

Factors affecting peak flow

Answer 5

Poor mental prep
Failure to reach optimal arousal
Environmental influence (Ref or crowd)
Injury or fatigue

Question 6

What is attention narrowing and how does it occur

Answer 6

By focusing on too narrow a range of information, the performer misses cues
Result of overarousal

Question 7

What is attention wastage and how does it occur

Answer 7

By focusing on irrelevant cues, important ones missed
Occurs from overarousal

Question 8

What is Evaluation Apprehension

Answer 8

A sense of anxiety caused by a performer thinking that their performance is being watched and judged by somebody. Negative effect of a crowd