Attitudes

• social learning theory (personality formation)


  learnt thru interaction with those around us and environment. Nurtured by role models/significant others such as family, friends and coaches

  watched a certain skill - successful - likely to copy

  personality can be adapted and changed, learn diff scenarios provide diff behaviours

  could result in gamesmanship
• Interactionst


  traits determine behaviour but can be modified by situations or environment approach explain why we change behaviour
• attitudes


  a value, opinion or beliefs towards people, objects and ideas
• cognitive


  beliefs, what you think, most deep rooted element of ur attitude "i think training is most important in order to get better"
• affective


  feelings/emotions towards an object, thing, person

  annoyed if not playing well
• behavioural


  actions/what you do

  turning up to training
• formation of attitudes


  formed through experience. pleasant = lead to positive attitude

  unpleasant = failure, criticism or injury brings about a negative attitude
• cognitive dissonance theory


  method of changing attitudes - suggests that if a person holds 2 ideas that conflict each other an element of discomfort or dissonance occurs, they will have to choose one or make up an entirely new attitude. attitudes can be negative - coaches need to attempt to change their performers negative attitude "new info given to performer to cause unease and motivate change"
• Cognitive Dissonance for coaches


  player given new info to make them question they way they currently think and motivate change. make an activity fun and vary practice. use rewards as reinforcement. coach can bring in specialist/ role model to help convince the player with negative attitude. point out beliefs of a new technique if the athlete has a negative attitude towards it.
• Persuasive communication theory


  involves persuading an individual to change or alter their beliefs, feelings and behaviour towards something.
• persuader


  person delivering the message needs to be the one who is significant and to have high status (role model)
• message


  information given to performer needs to be clear, relevant and easy to understand.
• situation/timing


  coach needs to consider timing of giving feedback to change attitudes. (eg after a loss/bad performance = perfect time as athletes may recognise they need to change attitudes)