Goal setting and SMART

• Value of goal setting:

  Having relevant goals helps participants of all types in sport. Useful for beginners and elite performers. A goal is seen as the result of some endeavor. It needs to be compelling. It can be simple and short-term, or an improvement over a longer period.

  • Goals should not become expectations that weigh a person down. They can and should be adapted.
• Combining goals:

  Both performance and outcome goals have their weaknesses and are only truly effective when used in combination.

  These goals combine well to help the performer focus on crucial aspects of performance while helping the athlete be motivated by the outcome.
• SMART targets:

  • Specific - state exactly what needs to be done.
  • Measurable - clear what success will look like.
  • Accepted - decided on by all participants in the process.
  • Realistic - know it is practica, steps can be taken to do it.
  • Time bound - state when it will be achieved
• Basic information processing model:

  • Input - the information that is recieved from the senses.
  • Decision making - interprets the input using its short/long term memory and decides when, where, how learner responds.
  • Short term memory (STM) is the working memory and holds information fot 30 seconds.
  • Long term memory (LTM) holds information that has been rehearsed and stored.
  • Output - action or actions that respond to the situation.
  • Feedback - indicate whether or not the response was correct and sucessful.
  • Intrinsic (from yourseld)
  • Extrinsic (coach/teammates)