Sports psychology

• Pre-determined


  • Co-ordinated
• Players a skill with an aim in mind


  Coaching can aid in cancelling the timing of a skill
• Basic skill


  • With no aggression
• POAS


  In relation to
• Increment continuum


  A skill affected by the environment requiring decision making
• Goal Setting


  • Specific
  • Achievable
  • Recorded
  • Measurable
  • Reviewed by the environment
• Mental operations


  • Imagery - involves an dynamic thing, memories, all of the senses e.g. a free throw in basketball
  • Selective attention - performer focuses on a particular object in the environment for a certain period of time
• Positive thinking


  Used to reinforce performance when it is not going well
• Guidance


  • Visual
  • Open
  • Verbal when teaching motor skills, so the performer can see the whole action
• Mechanical


  A form of assisted physical support
• Types of feedback


  • Positive - helps reinforce learning of a skill
  • Negative - coach telling a player something is incorrect
  • Intrinsic - performer feels/sees the result of their action
  • Knowledge of performance - coach informs performer of technical aspects
  • Knowledge of results - information relating to the end result