KINE 2P95 Lecture 9: KINE 2p95- Feb 3

• School: Brock University
• Department: Physical Education and Kinesiology
• Course: KINE 2P95
• Professor: Laforge- Mackenzie, Kaitlyn

Document Summary

Performance is a result of two factors: habit strength and arousal (drive) Well-learned skill (high habit strength) + high arousal (high drive)= better sport performance: higher arousal= better performance not supported. To a point: at that point, increasing arousal leads to poorer performance. Differs by skill or sport: high arousal: running bases, low arousal: pitching. Limitations: theories only address arousal, unidimensional, anxiety is multidimensional (somatic, cognitive, lack of explanation, describes arousal-performance relationship, does not explain it, complexities of relationships. Individuals vary in levels (intensity) of pre-competitive state anxiety: some athletes need high levels for peak performance, others low. Optimal levels of anxiety intensity occur in a zone specific to individual athlete: not dependent on sport or skill level. When athlete is in their izof (individual zone of optimal functioning), competitive state anxiety is at optimal level for best performance: outside of izof: impaired performance. Every athlete has different izof: differences in izof not dependent on sport but on athlete.