PSYCH 124S Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Psych, Regional Policy Of The European Union, Positive Mental Attitude
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Educationally based psychological skills training enhances sport performance. Intervention must be individualized, employed systematically over time, and multimodal (combining different psychological skills such as imagery, self-talk, and goal setting) Vealy (1988) points out that the methods are the techniques and strategies used to enhance the psychological skill of the athlete. Psychological skill refers to the learned or innate characteristics that make it likely the athlete will succeed in sport (specific techniques combined with personality and motivational factors). Psychological skills need to be learned and practiced. Expect gradual improvement as you develop these skills and refine them over time. Focus on strategies and techniques for learning the different psychological skills. You can provide general information to the group or team, but be specific when developing an individual"s pst program. Learning psychological skills should progress from practices and simulations to actual competitions.
