Kinesiology 3474A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jargon

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3474A/B
• Professor: Craig Hall

Document Summary

When coaches and athletes talk about the mental side of sport, they often make comments like: "we need to have our heads in the game" In an indirect way, these clich s are acknowledging that psychological preparation is an important part of success. Mental side is often important in having a "successful" outcome in sport. Having the right mind set can be helpful in recreational sports, exercise, performing arts, and even our everyday work and personal lives. Using the jargon of sport and exercise psychology, when we talk about the mental side of performance, we are referring to psychological skills i. Psychological interventions refers and helps to strengthen psychological skills. Psychological interventions is referring to the psychological skills. Psychological skills are de ned as psychological qualities or attributes that need to be acquired and/or developed to help an individual achieve desired personal or performance outcomes. Just like physical skills, some people seem to have more inherent psychological skills than others.