Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Goal Setting

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

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Indirect effect: influences performance by working on psychological states (anxiety, confidence, satisfaction, attention, ect. ) Goals can be set for: training session (log book, practice session (areas to work on, competitive events, team social events. For each of these sessions or events, goals can be focused on: Goal setting is an extremely powerful technique for enhancing performance, but it must be implemented correctly. Goal setting has the strongest effect on performance and satisfaction of any motivational technique (locke & landers, 81 &95) Warning don"t overload athletes with too many goals at one time concentrate on a few of the most important ones. The most effective goals are the ones that are: relatively difficult, challenging, but attainable (realistic to achieve, specific (action-oriented) and measurable (quantifiable, within or geared to the ability potential of the participants. Success in goal setting seems to be independent of: Identify appropriate evaluation procedures and evaluate on a regular/frequent basis (manager charts stats.