Goal Setting

Question 1

What are the benefits of goal setting?

Answer 1

• Allows targets to be met
• Builds confidence levels
• Provides motivation
• Become task persistant
• Lowers arousal/anxiety
• Reduces social loafing
• Sustains effort/increases commitment

Question 2

What are the steps to success?

Answer 2

• Step 1: Process goals about technique
• Step 2: Performance goals about beating last attempt. (short term goals)
• Step 3: Outcome goals - the ultimate aim which is completing the task. (long term goals)

Question 3

What are outcome goals?

Answer 3

• A goal set against the performance of others and based on end result.
• Example: winning FA cup
• In this performance, the standard of performance and the process of the performance is secondary to the result.
• A team could perform poorly but scrape a victory and this is success.
• If this is achievable it maintains motivation and focus.
• Football

Question 4

What are performance goals?

Answer 4

• Focussed on getting a better performance
• A specific standard has to be reached
• Can lose event but still get success - maintains motivation
• Can be broken down into smaller aspects of the skill such as faster reaction time or better arm movement
• Could improve PB or accuractely replicate a skill
• Athletics

Question 5

What are process goals?

Answer 5

• Based on improving technique or strategy
• Improvement of a specifc technique should improve the overall skill
• For example, a better arm movement on a pass (netball) or wrapped foot on a cross (football).
• Any sport.

Question 6

Goals.

Answer 6

• Should include both process and performance goals.
• Performers should focus on performance goals to maintain motivation looking at improvement and technique.
• Soley outcome based goals might damage motivation if task is seen as unachievable
• Outcome goals focus on gaining prizes and providing a basis for comparison, they cause more stress
• Short term goals provide a means for reassurance.

Question 7

What are the prinicples of goal setting?

Answer 7

• Specific: clear and concise, perhaps using data - should allow specific improvements to be made.
• Measurable: using assessment to obtain data allows comparison and progress to be identified
• Achievable: performer should be able to reach their goal. Motivation is maintained
• Realistic: goals need to be reachable to maintain motivation.
• Time bound: short and long term goals need to be identified so all concerned have a deadline to keep to.
• Evaluate: performer and coach should evaluate how goal was achieved - what worked well and what didnt work.
• Re - do: if goal wasnt achieved or is slow it can be repeated, or the target altered if needs be.