Performance Enhancement

Question 1

Keys to Successful Performance

Answer 1

• physical training
• skill enhancement
• strategies for practice/competition
• psychological preparation (attitude, goal setting, concentration, etc,)
• etc….coachable, spiritual/meaningfulness

Question 2

Mental Toughness (can develop)

Answer 2

• self-motivated and self-directed
• positive but realistic
• management of emotions
• calm and relaxed under fire
• highly energetic & ready for action
• determined
• mentally alert and focused
• doggedly self-confident
• fully responsible

Question 3

Intervention-PST (Psychological Skills Training)

Answer 3

psychological skills are mental skills that sport psychology teaches athletes to go along with physical skills

Question 4

Three Phases of PST

Answer 4

1. Education…learn skills
2. Acquisition…integrate into life, “successive approximations”
3. Practice Phase… doing skills consistently

Question 5

Typical PST topics

Answer 5

• goal setting
• imagery and visualization
• focus and concentration

Question 6

Goal Setting Guidelines

Answer 6

• performance based
• balance of challenging and easy
• realistic
• specific
• S.M.A.R.T. goals

Question 7

S.M.A.R.T. goals

Answer 7

specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time bound

Question 8

why do imagery and visualization

Answer 8

• double practice time
• backed up by research
• potential to improve during injury recovery

Question 9

How imagery and visualization works

Answer 9

• visual, emotions, and feelings
• INTERNAL VS EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVE
• try to copy expert example before imagery

Question 10

prescribed visualization time

Answer 10

5-10 mins 2x a day

Question 11

Focus and Concentration

Answer 11

takes effort, choice, skill for improvement, task-specific

• positive self talk
• thought stopping
• coping with mistakes and refocusing
• distraction control

Question 12

PST applications

Answer 12

coaches=reinforcement, educate athletes
myths= does not replace physical aspects
life-skills=applicable elsewhere too