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coaching attitudes that hinder team success

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inability to deal with crisis
unrealistic expectations
overcoaching and excessive interactions with team members
inability to make fair decision
inability to keep it simple
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abilities of successful athletes

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imagery
attentional focus
maintaining concentration
positive self talk
goal setting
high confidence
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scales that measure psychological skills used by athletes

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psychological skills inventory for sport
test of performance strategy
ottawa mental skills assessment

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two subcomponents the framework of mental toughness contains according to jones and colleagues

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belief and focus

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characteristics of mental toughness

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unshakable believe
stay focused
regulate performance
cope with pressure

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the psychological contruct of flow

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state in which people are so involved in activity that nothing else matters
not directly associated with peak performance
intrinsically motivated

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9 dimensions of experience flow

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challenges of situation matches skills of athlete
awareness and action merge
goals are clear
feedback indicate correctness
total concentration on the task
paradox of control without being actively attempting to be in control
no self-consciousness or self evaluation
time seems to speed up or slow down
enjoyable - participation its own rewards

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4 groups of emotional states associtated with Hanin’s Individualized Zone of Optimal Functioning (IZOF) model

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positive performance enhancing
positive performance impairing
negative performance enhancing
negative performance impairing

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when are athletes most likely to succeed

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when emotional state is within Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning IZOF

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characteristic necessary for success at the highest level in sport

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high self confidence
total commitment
strong performance focus
ability to cope well with stress and distraction
good attention focus
ability to rebound from mistakes
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psychological characteristic during peak experiences in sport

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loss of fear
total immersion in activity
narrow focus of attention on the present
feeling in complete control
time/space disorientation
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reasons why elite athletes might perform poorly

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over- or under arousal
worrying about losing
depart from normal routine
lose focus when under pressure
do not adhere to mental preperation plans
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broad external attention focus

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surveying the field

understand potential hazards, different conditions and potential targets

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narrow external attention focus

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deliver a pass
replay past action and reconsider results
make minor changes

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definition of choking

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significant drop in performance when under pressure
athletes cannot regain control without external assistance
focus on pressure -> physiological arousal gets too high

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what can lead to choking

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physiological and attentional changes

performance problems

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attentional changes

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narrowing of intention

internal focus of attention

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what strategies reduce the novelty effect on performance

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strategy 1 - dress rehearsal
strategy 2 - rehearsal of simulated competition experience
strategy 3 - mental rehearsal

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strategy to stay centered

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strategy 2 - centering

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centering

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reduces arousal and stops negative and task irrelevant focus
we are centered when our BW is distributed about our center of mass
conscious process used to adjust BW about center of mass

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timing of centering

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as close as possible to motor sequence

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broad internal attentional focus

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recall previous try - consider what affected activity and what might need to be changed

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when is play to strengths as pressure increases benefitial

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if dominant attentional style matches demands of task and if individual is confident in abilities

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how does Nideffer describe the components of choking

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progressive and uncontrollable performance decrease

attention becomes involuntarily more internally focussed

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when does choking according to Nideffer occur
when physiological arousal increases beyond desired level
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skill that teaches performers to hold attention on a predetermined task and if attention wanders to return it
focus training - similar to meditative practices
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how could choking be prevented
eliminate physical feelings associated with excessive tension ignore, reinterpret physical feelings incorperate detailed pre-performance routine
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when are you centered within a performance situation
when BW is distributed about the center of mass when it feels comfortable
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what is the process of centering used for
adjust BW to feel centered and in control
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why has a power gender imbalanced occured in coaching since Title IX was passed
nowadays money in female sports available - more male coaches are interested
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definition of sexual discrimination
rooted in institutional practices that undermine the confidence, performance, and advancement prospects of an individual
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whats tge problem with sexual harassment in sports
difficult to detect but a space to exist
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feelings that many victims of harassment can feel
``` humilation and degrading undermines self-esteem depression not caring about appearance blame self, ashamed guilty suicidal ```
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possibe conseqeunce of being harassed for athletes
athletic performance deterioration decreased interest in academic and personal goals withdrawn from team/staff
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sexual harassment components
submitting or rejecting this conduct is used as the basis for making decisions that affect the individual such conduct has the ouropse of effect of interfering with an individual´s performance conduct creates an intemidating , hostile or offensive environment
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objective and subjective nature of sexual harassment and discrimination
personal and psychological impact of same bahvior can be differnet
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definition of grooming
process in wich perpentrator isolates and prepares abb intended victim
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steps of grooming
targeting victim building trust and friendship developing isolation initiation of sexual abuse
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policy for choaches and teachers
use discretion when alone with athlete don´t drive alone with athlete don´t touch athlete outside of necessary document behavior guard against any action that has slightest appearance of harassment don´t say anything and listen to false accusation
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who is vulnerable to sexual harassment
women | individuals who feel little interest in them from loved ones
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two imagery techniques that elite athletes benefit from
external imagery perspective | internal imagery perspective
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external imagery perspective
seing themself performing from outside their body
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internal imagery perspective
see themself from inside the way they normally see performance only way to experience kinesthetic imagery
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how can imagery improve performance
if it is done systematically | can enhance emotions and thoughts
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senses involved in imagery
``` auditory - sound olfactory - smell gustatory - taste tactile - touch kinesthetic - feel or sensation of the body as it moves in space ```
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basics of bioinformational theory
assumes that mental image is an organized set of propositions or characteristics, stored in the brain´s long-term memory
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basics of functional equivalent theory
imagery causes the brain to activate the same areas and processes as when the movement is actually executed imagery has similar functional outcomes as the actual movement
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when is imagery more functionally equivalent
it includes feelings associated with event all settings are similar to event when its internal in perspective
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what is bioinformational
for imagery to facilitate sport performance, response characteristics must be activated to they can be modified, improved and strengthend
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how would an ideal self-imae exercise look like
athletes should imagine themselves display the skill they would like to have compare ideal self image with current self image continue doing that to make difference clear
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daily practice of imagery
before, after, and during practice
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types of use of imagery
daily practice pre performance post performance
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what kind of training does basic imagery training involve
mental training -> systematic practice and use of engaging in vivid and controllable polysensory images to enhance performance
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what is an athletes control of images
ability to imagine what they intend to imagine | manipulate aspects of images they want to change
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what is optimal time to practice imagery
daily in different locations and positions
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what does imagery help athletes with
optimize arousal (psych up, cool down), attention and confidence
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techniques for identifying self-talk
retrospection imagery keeping a self talk book
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what do steinmetz et al. say regarding self-talk
it is negative and /or based on irrational beliefs
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what are self-talk and particular thinking habits for
influencing confidence, feelings, and behavior/performance
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examples of distorted thinking
``` perfection is essential catastrophizing worth depends on achievement personalization fallacy of fairness blaming polarized thinking and labering ```
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parts of the ABC cognitive restructuring technique
A -> briefly describe activating event whaht happends, what one saw and heard B -> record exact content of whatever dysfunctional self-talk one thought or said loud C -> record the resulting emotional and behavioral consequences
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what can paying too much attention to undesirable thoughts lead to
it can be detrimental/negative
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what needs to happen if an athlete focuses too much on undesirable thought
coach or psych. need to instruct athlete how to start dealing with those
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what are cognitive techniques to improve performance
``` thought stoppage changing neg. thoughts to pos. thoughts countering reframing ABS cognitive restructuring mastery and coping tapes ... ```
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ways to assess self-talk
countering | reframing
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countering
internal dialogue that uses facts and reasons to refute underlying beliefs that lead to neg. thinking
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reframing
creating different ways to look at the world | being able to identify irrational and distorted thinking
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what is sport devaluation
reflected by lack of concern for sport and performance quality
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symptoms of sport devaluation
reduced concern for sport and performance quality | question the value of sport
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what is the sens eof success and beign effective in one´s environment part of
self-determination theory
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self-determination theory
used to understand athlete burnout athletes who don´t feel autonomous competent or related w/ others in sports will be motivated for less self determined reasons
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by what is physiological outcome influenced
the nature of one´s motivation
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what does most effective motivation result from
individual choice rather than internal or external pressure
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areas of worklife
``` workload control reward community fairness values ```
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what is Social connection to others reflected by feelings of acceptance and belonging,
relatedness
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what is positive psychological experience in contrast to burnout
engagement
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what si engagement characterized with
confidence dedication vigor and enthusiasm
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what is an important step in preventing athlete burnouts
assess situations evaluate if potential symptoms exists gathering as much info as possible
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sense of success and beign effective in one´s environment
competence
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what is the integral to training periodization
intense training
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recovery
mechanism to achieve higher level of functioning following intense training reducing fatigue and regaining vitality
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how are overtraining charactericed
performance decrements and exhaustion that fail to improve even with rest repeated failure of body´s adaptive mechanisms to cope with stress
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what is overreaching
elevated fatigue and performance decrements that athlete can recover from can be intentional as part of training needs to be carefully planned
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A multidimensional, cognitive-affective syndrome characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion, reduced sense of accomplishment, and sport devaluation
burnout
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what does a negative impact of burnout include
performance decrements decreased motivation potential dropouts troubled social relations
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psychosocial stress
imbalance between sport demands and ability to meet demands

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