Social facilitation

• What is social facilitation ?

  Effect that presence of spectors has on the way sports people pla yor perform
• What is zojonc's factors that affect performance ?

  Presence of an audience increase arousal or a performer

  Increase arousal = dominant repsonce
• What is home team advantage ?

  Large number of home supporters

  Familiarity of surrounding = comfortable

  No travel needed prior to games
• How is personality a factor ?

  Extroverts will feel the effect of the audience less than introverts

  Extroverts seek challenges
• How is level of experience a factor ?

  Novice information of crowds will feel the effect more than experts

  Experts with well learned motor programs can trust they will be executed correctly
• How is type of skills a factor ?

  Gross / simple motor skill require higher arousal and the presence of an audience will facilitate performance

  Fine / complex skill require high concentration and affected by audience
• What are strategies to minimise social inhibition ?

  Stress management techniques

  Selective attention

  Train with an audience

  Raise awareness of the zone of optimal functioning

  Ensure skills are over learned and performer is confident