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Sports Psychology (Smart Targets-When you train it is important to set…
Sports Psychology
Smart Targets-When you train it is important to set targets and goals they help you stay motivated and focused monitor your progress plan your sessions
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R is realistic- ensure your target is realistic personally for you factors such as work hobbies affect your ability to meet you targets.
T is timed- create a time frame set an end point as a deadline for achieving your final goal establishing a timescale can also help you stay focused and keep you motivated
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Feedback- feedback is the information received about a performance it can be positive or negative and can have a big impact on performance
Types of feedback
Intrinsic- feedback is based on how a performance felt to the performer experienced performers will know when something feels correct whereas beginners may not have such experience
Extrinsic- Extrinsic feedback comes from another person who saw the performance such as a coach. Beginners will benefit greatly from extrinsic feedback as they may not have the knowledge of results to asses their own performance
Concurrent feedback is provided during the performance terminal feedback is provided before or after the performance feedback can also focus on the technical performance or the results of a performance.
Knowledge of performance- examining the exicution of the movements performed enables performers to asses the correctness of their movements
Knowledge of results- Examineing performance results enables performanrs to analyse their performance and compares it to previous performance. for examples race times in track events pass completion rates in netball or tackles made in rugby.
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Mental preparation
Arousal- Arousal refers to your level of excitement and readiness to perform. If your arousal level is too low, you are not likely to be driven or motivated enough to perform at your optimum level. If your arousal level is too high, you are likely to get nervous, anxious or over-aggressive. Optimum level varies for different sports.
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Classification of skills
Environmental Continuum
Open or Closed- Open skills are affected by the environment, involve decision making and are externally paced. Closed skills are not affected by he environment and the skill is habitual and self paced.
Basic or Complex- Basic skills need little information to process, require few decisions to make and are used in many sports. Complex skills need lots process lots of information and decisions need to be made quickly and is usually sport specific.
Low or High- Low are uncomplicated and simple and use subroutines that can be practised separately and used as a whole skill. High skill requires complex and large amounts of attention and are best practiced as a whole.