CH15: Self Confidence

self confidence

belief you can perform a behavior with success

self-confidence as trait

extent individuals feel certain in their ability to succeed

self-confidence as state

believing at particular moment in their ability to succeed

Why did many runners break the 4-minute mile after Bannister?

breaking the record ended the psychological barrier that created the limit

Vealey and Knight: confidence in sport is about ability to

• execute p__s____ skills

• use ps___________ skills

• employ p_____t___ skills

• be f__ and t______

• l____

• execute physical skills

• use psychological skills

• employ perceptual skills

• be fit and trained

• learn

how do expectations influence performance?

positive expectations = positive effects

how coaches influence athletes’ performance? (2) it feeds the cycle

• inaccurate expectations

• frequency of interaction

additional sources for confidence in performance

• e_________

• i_____ f______

• c__p_______ a______g_

experience

innate factors

competitive advantage

self-efficacy

how one perceives ability to perform situation-specific task successfully

strongest source of self-efficacy

performance accomplishment

nelson and furst proved what about confidence and expectations?

high expectations can override physical superiority and lead to success

stages of banduras’ self efficacy:

1. before: d______ p__c_______

2. during: team members b______ in each other

3. after: i________ e___r_____s

1. before: develop perception

2. during: team members believe in each other

3. after: interpret experiences

components of coaching efficacy (4)

• g___ s_____g_

• m___v_____

• t___n____

• c_______r b_______

• game strategy

• motivation

• technique

• character building