PS286 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psychological Methods, Cognitive Development, Controllability
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Identify and discuss the 3 phases of psychological skills training. Understand how to evaluate a pst program. Literature reviews have indicated that psychological interventions enhance athletic performance. A program ir intervention that entails a structured and consistent practice of psychological skills . Psychological skills can be learned and developed over time and with practice but first we must educate athletes and identify the demands of sport and the athlete"s needs! May have some knowledge of skills but don"t understand complexity or how to use to gain the most out of performance. Provide understand of principles program is based on not just procedure. Athletes learn how to use the effectively. May work on outside of practice and once mastered incorporate into practice and then competition. Best time to implement a program is during off or pre-season before competition begins. May take up to 1 year to fully integrate a pst program. Acquisition of mental skills takes time to practice psychological methods.
