Personality Types & Sports

• Characteristics of Introverts

  • shy/quiet 
  • thoughtful 
  • enjoy being on their own
  • may become over-aroused easily
• Introverts tend to play individual sports that require concentration and precision (fine skill) and where low arousal is required
• • Examples of introverts include darts, snooker, archery
• Characteristics of Extroverts

  • enjoy interaction with others/sociable 
  • energised and aroused by others 
  • enthusiastic and talkative 
  • prone to boredom when isolated or by themselves
• Extroverts tend to play team sports where there is a fast pace, concentration may need to be low, and gross skillsare used
• • Examples of extroverts include futsal, lacrosse, netball, football, basketball, hockey