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Aggression in Sport (Body (Theories of aggression (Social Learning Theory …
Aggression in Sport
Intro and Definition of aggression
Introduce sport as Rugby and how aggression is needed in Rugby to get over the game line.
Strategy - plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.
Body
Aggression and Assertion
Aggression in sport not always perceived as negative when it is assertive behavior --> searching for success and desire of victory without intention to injure opponent.
Hostile athlete --> uses aggression to cause suffering
Contact vs Non contact sport, Rules in Rugby that prevent aggression-encourage assertion
Triggers - External conditions triggering aggressive reactions, interaction between the level of excitement and presence of adequate triggers, Berkowitz
Theories of aggression
Social Learning Theory - acquired through learning, Bandura.
Learning from the people around you (athletes, parents, coaches,
spectators)
Reactive Theory - frustration and aggression,Smith
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Aggressive-cue theory: frustration increases arousal, rather than leading directly to aggression, and it is this increase in arousal that is most likely to produce the aggressive response. Increasing arousal itself is insufficient to lead directly to aggressive behavior unless there were cues in the environment.
The All Blacks - Penalties and yellow cards, Reduced- WHY?
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Types of aggression
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Channeled aggression - being aggressive, forceful and deliberate within rules of game.
Conclusion- The best theory for Rugby? Is there a best theory, Are we all different?
You have recently been appointed as the Sports & Exercise Psychologist for a hypothetical High-Performance Sport. The High-Performance manager has approached you to conduct research on how to implement one of the following strategies with the coaches and the athletes.
The Strategy?
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The sub conscious mind, what your body will do naturally, switching on and off
- practicing what to do in situations and during match - a cue to reset