❌Goal Setting Flashcards
(37 cards)
What is goal setting?
Setting targets
What are the benefits of goal setting?
Increasing motivation
Improving confidence
Regulating and sustaining effort
What is the purpose of goal setting?
Motivation Persistence Focus Control anxiety Develop skill Confidence Rewards
What are the different types of goals?
Outcome/product goals
Task-orientated goals
Performance goals
Process goals
What’s important when goal setting?
Goals set should include both process and performance goals and not just be focused on the outcome.
If goals are only concerned with the end result, then motivation might be lost because the performer perceives the win as too difficult to achieve.
What should goals focus on?
Personal improvement and technique and be more performance based.
What are outcome goals?
A goal set against the performance of others and based on a result.
What’s an example of an outcome goal?
Winning a trophy.
Making the play-offs at the end of a season.
Being in the top 3
What do outcome goals do?
Focus on gaining a prize and provide a basis for comparison - they are more likely to cause stress, particularly if the prize is not gained.
What do outcome goals not concern?
With the manner or technique used in the performance, as long as the goal is reached.
Such performances are said to be outcome orientated.
What’s the danger with outcome goals?
The goal may not be achieved and the motivation can be lost; if the athlete is less experienced or less talented, a performance type goal may be best.
They involve a comparison with others and if the athlete begins to think they are not as good as other competitors, motivation may be lost.
How can you avoid social comparisons?
To use a performance goal
What is a task-orientated goal?
Getting a better performance.
How are task-orientated goals used?
The athlete does not compare against others but makes an evaluation based on their own past performances.
What are performance goals?
When the athletes sets a goal to better their own performance rather than comparing to others.
What do performance goals do?
Reduce anxiety in competition and provide more consistent motivation.
Short-term goals provide a means for reassurance.
What’s an example of performance goals?
Achieving a personal best time in swimming.
To achieve this time, it might be appropriate to break down the performance into techniques used at various parts of the race. A better turn, a faster reaction to the starter and a better arm action may be part of the process and involve the use of specific process goal.
What are process goals?
Based on improving technique.
What’s an example of a process goal?
To achieve that personal best time, a swimmer might improve their techniques on the arm action and at the start of the race.
The swimmer could work on aspects of each technique, using training drills and practice methods.
What can process goals be used as?
Used as a base so that a better performance can be achieved. Improved technique should result in better performance.
Which goal is most controllable?
Product - not directly controllable
Performance/process - controllable in most cases
What should be considered when goal setting?
The SMARTER principles
What are the SMARTER principles?
Specific Measured Achievable Realistic Time-bound Evaluate Re-do
What does specific mean?
Goals should be clear and precise, perhaps using data.
They should be relevant to the performer and sport, so improvements can be made.
