Optimal Arousal Levels in Sport

Cards (3)

  • Optimal arousal levels will be different for different activities or skills being performed.
    • Sports requiring fine skill and accurate movement and precision, such as aiming for the target in archery, will require low arousal and so will have a lower optimal arousal
    • Where gross skills with high power and energy are required, such as when lifting weights, high levels of arousal will be needed so the optimal arousal level will be higher