Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Situation Two, Trait Theory, Relate

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1088A/B
• Professor: Harry Prapavessis

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However, the coach or leader has very little control over it. Descriptors : a situational process that is either zero sum or non-zero sum (reward structures) and is either direct (you vs. me) or indirect (against a particular standard i. e. speed, height,) Competitions = fairness vs. decompetition = rival (p. 105) * inner factors from diagram : attitudes - competitiveness is a learned behaviour and is influenced by the social environment and varies in intensity by , culture, personality, age, personality dispositions. Need for achievement - seek out challenges where success is in doubt. Implications: emphasize cooperative activities at younger ages, relate the outcome of the contest to the goals set prior to the competition, define what winning and losing mean to you and the team. Losing may hurt but it is not a bad thing: the coach must act as a stabilizing influence when stress results from losing.