Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Goal Setting, Free Throw, Stage Fright

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Goal setting: most commonly used performance enhancement strategy in sport psychology, most athletes rate their goals as being only moderately effective in enhancing sport performance. 10 (completely like me: find your discrepancy score by subtracting your current rating from your ideal rating. Higher discrepancy score, weaker you perceive your ability for that characteristic: prioritize your targets. After identifying your performance weaknesses (highest discrepancy scores), pick out two or three are most in need of correction. I(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual athlete"s goal for tea(cid:373: tea(cid:373)"s o(cid:448)erall goal, tea(cid:373)"s goal for i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers, progress toward goal achievement should be reviewed regularly. Conclusions about goal setting: for athletes to enhance their performance, weaknesses must be identified and corrected, what becomes important is ensuring that athletes set smart goals that are supported and evaluated. Imagery: coaches view imagery as one of most important psychological skills to teach their athletes.