Self efficacy (SP)

Question 1

What is confidence in sport?

Answer 1

Belief in your ability to master a specific situation

Question 2

What 3 things does Vealey say confidence is based on?

Answer 2

Personality
Situation
Experience

Question 3

What 4 aspects does Vealey’s model look at?

Answer 3

Trait confidence
State confidence
Situation
Competitive orientation

Question 4

Define trait confidence

Answer 4

The belief in the ability to do well in a range of sports

Question 5

Define state confidence

Answer 5

The belief in the ability to master a specific sporting moment

Question 6

Give an example of state confidence

Answer 6

taking a penalty

Question 7

Define competitive orientation

Answer 7

How much a performer is drawn to a competitive situation

Question 8

What is the first ‘step’ in Vealey’s model?

Answer 8

Trait and state confidence combine –> confidence in objective sporting situation

Question 9

Define objective sporting situation

Answer 9

Combination of type of skill and situation the skill is performed in

Question 10

Summarise Vealey’s model (positive)

Answer 10

1) Skill performed with success previously = high state + trait confidence
2) Good objective sporting situation
3) 1 + 2 = good subjective outcome
4) This leads to:
- good competitive orientation
- high trait confidence
- more characteristics of approach behaviour (need to achieve)

Question 11

Summarise Vealey’s model (negative)

Answer 11

1) Never performed skill before = low state and trait confidence
2) Bad objective sporting situation
3) 1 + 2 = bad subjective outcome
4) This leads to:
- bad competitive orientation
- low trait confidence
More characteristics of avoidance behaviour (need to avoid failure)

Question 12

Give some examples of good objective sporting situations

Answer 12

• Playing your home ground
• Weather is at a state that the performer is familiar with
• Opponent is known to be of a lower skill level than the performer
• Skill is simple

Question 13

Give some examples of bad objective sporting situations

Answer 13

• Playing away from home
• Weather is in a state that performer is not used to (e.g. heavy rain making the ground slippery)
• Opponent is known to be of a higher skill level than the performer
• Skill is complex