What is Sport Psychology?
Areas of Focus/ dimensions of participation in sport (sport psych)
Goals of sport psych know 2
Interventions
Positive self-talk:
Process of eliminating negative thoughts, and promoting constructive ones
What are two examples of interventions/positive self-talk?
Mental imagery and progressive muscle relaxation
Mental imagery
Participant imagines performing specific tasks from first person perspective/“feel” of the activity and look of the activity
Progressive muscle relaxation
Alternatively contracting and relaxing muscle groups/promotes relaxation and body awareness
Importance of motivation
Considered to be the foundation of sport performance and achievement/dependent on internal (personal) and external factors
Motivation is generally identified through…
Behavioral patterns
Highly motivated individuals tend to:
Individuals not highly motivated tend to:
What are three types of motivation?
Amotivation, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation
Amotivation
No identifiable reasons for participation
Intrinsic motivation
Participation is inspired by an inherent pleasure for the activity
External regulation
Behavior is performed to receive external rewards
Introjected regulation
Participation is driven by internal rewards/punishment
Identified regulation
Participation is present, but it is not considered fun
Individuals feel and act more motivated when:
2. Believe they have some control in regard to participation
Increasing motivation
Develop/ improve intrinsic motivation and improve self-efficacy
Cause of burnout
Too much training stress and not enough recovery time/source of motivation
Signs of burnout
- drop/plateau in motivation and performance
Preventing burnout
Therapeutic exercise
Utilization of exercise programs to improve motor function to a level that enables people to meet personal or career goals
Sports medicine
Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries