Psychology
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Sport Psychology is the application of psychological
principles to the sport environment. By developing
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athletes’ psychological skills and their
mental health they can better manage the sport
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environment, better manage their emotions
and get a lot more out of their sport experiences.
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Goal setting is a set of skills required to
identify specific long and short-term targets
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and evaluate progress within a specific timeframe.
Regularly setting and evaluating performance
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goals can help athletes to focus, stay motivated
and feel more in control. Effective goals
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are those that are: Written down, Specific,
Include long, short-term, and training goals,
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Include observable or measurable elements
such as times, reps or percentages, Challenging
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but realistic and Reviewed. Evaluating goals
is a really important part of goal setting.
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It provides athletes to feel a sense of achievement
and confidence but also provides athletes
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the opportunity to analyse their performance
and identify areas to be refined in the future.
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Reviewing my goals helps me by letting me
see if I’ve achieved them and if not, looking
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at what I have to change.
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During pressure situations an athlete’s
ability to manage their own emotions is really
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put to the test. In tight situations athletes
can experience high levels of nerves or even
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anxiety or panic. These negative emotions
can be experienced physically through sweaty
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palms or increased heart rate but also mentally
through racing thoughts and an inability to
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focus on the task. Obviously, these effects
can be detrimental to performance. Emotions,
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or the way we feel, is largely dependent upon
how we interpret situations. In a situation
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where an athlete is feeling anxious or panicked,
typically their thinking is irrational and
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focused on something catastrophic occurring
in the future. If an athlete is extremely
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upset or disappointed with poor performances
and this feeling continues for an extended
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period, typically they are exaggerating the
significance of the performance. An effective
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method to manage negative emotions such as
anxiety or enduring disappointment is to identify
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what athletes are telling themselves during
times of stress. Athletes need to make sure
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their thinking is grounded in reality and
represents the ‘big picture’.
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Coaches can assist athletes to manage their
emotions by: Discussing their ‘self talk’,
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Reinforcing successful past performances,
Promoting realistic thinking, Avoiding irrational
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thinking when stressed, Helping athletes develop
a pre-performance routine to gain control
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over their emotional state.
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Okay Rodney, I know today was the focus you
were going to work on the run up - the technique,
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just getting the rhythm.
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Yep as long as focus, getting take-offs right,
yep, should be good.
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In wrapping up, I want to reinforce that no
matter what level of sport you’re coaching,
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these strategies work. Ask yourself these
questions: What are some examples of goals
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that athletes in your sport might set? These
might be outcome, performance or process goals.
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How could you assist an athlete who is struggling
to cope with disappointment?
Sport Psychology is the application of psychological
principles to the sport environment. By developing
0:00:12.870,0:00:17.890
athletes’ psychological skills and their
mental health they can better manage the sport
0:00:17.890,0:00:24.890
environment, better manage their emotions
and get a lot more out of their sport experiences.
0:00:29.029,0:00:34.670
Goal setting is a set of skills required to
identify specific long and short-term targets
0:00:34.670,0:00:40.179
and evaluate progress within a specific timeframe.
Regularly setting and evaluating performance
0:00:40.179,0:00:46.210
goals can help athletes to focus, stay motivated
and feel more in control. Effective goals
0:00:46.210,0:00:52.859
are those that are: Written down, Specific,
Include long, short-term, and training goals,
0:00:52.859,0:00:58.539
Include observable or measurable elements
such as times, reps or percentages, Challenging
0:00:58.539,0:01:04.089
but realistic and Reviewed. Evaluating goals
is a really important part of goal setting.
0:01:04.089,0:01:09.200
It provides athletes to feel a sense of achievement
and confidence but also provides athletes
0:01:09.200,0:01:15.670
the opportunity to analyse their performance
and identify areas to be refined in the future.
0:01:15.670,0:01:20.590
Reviewing my goals helps me by letting me
see if I’ve achieved them and if not, looking
0:01:20.590,0:01:27.590
at what I have to change.
0:01:27.659,0:01:31.860
During pressure situations an athlete’s
ability to manage their own emotions is really
0:01:31.860,0:01:37.700
put to the test. In tight situations athletes
can experience high levels of nerves or even
0:01:37.700,0:01:43.200
anxiety or panic. These negative emotions
can be experienced physically through sweaty
0:01:43.200,0:01:49.770
palms or increased heart rate but also mentally
through racing thoughts and an inability to
0:01:49.770,0:01:55.930
focus on the task. Obviously, these effects
can be detrimental to performance. Emotions,
0:01:55.930,0:02:02.439
or the way we feel, is largely dependent upon
how we interpret situations. In a situation
0:02:02.439,0:02:07.479
where an athlete is feeling anxious or panicked,
typically their thinking is irrational and
0:02:07.479,0:02:13.360
focused on something catastrophic occurring
in the future. If an athlete is extremely
0:02:13.360,0:02:18.160
upset or disappointed with poor performances
and this feeling continues for an extended
0:02:18.160,0:02:23.270
period, typically they are exaggerating the
significance of the performance. An effective
0:02:23.270,0:02:29.940
method to manage negative emotions such as
anxiety or enduring disappointment is to identify
0:02:29.940,0:02:34.890
what athletes are telling themselves during
times of stress. Athletes need to make sure
0:02:34.890,0:02:40.360
their thinking is grounded in reality and
represents the ‘big picture’.
0:02:40.360,0:02:44.820
Coaches can assist athletes to manage their
emotions by: Discussing their ‘self talk’,
0:02:44.820,0:02:51.820
Reinforcing successful past performances,
Promoting realistic thinking, Avoiding irrational
0:02:52.260,0:02:57.890
thinking when stressed, Helping athletes develop
a pre-performance routine to gain control
0:02:57.890,0:03:00.210
over their emotional state.
0:03:00.210,0:03:05.910
Okay Rodney, I know today was the focus you
were going to work on the run up - the technique,
0:03:05.910,0:03:06.760
just getting the rhythm.
0:03:06.760,0:03:11.790
Yep as long as focus, getting take-offs right,
yep, should be good.
0:03:11.790,0:03:18.150
In wrapping up, I want to reinforce that no
matter what level of sport you’re coaching,
0:03:18.150,0:03:23.540
these strategies work. Ask yourself these
questions: What are some examples of goals
0:03:23.540,0:03:29.820
that athletes in your sport might set? These
might be outcome, performance or process goals.
0:03:29.820,0:03:32.930
How could you assist an athlete who is struggling
to cope with disappointment?
