Ch. 7: Sport Psychology Interventions

psychological skills training program/intervention

structures and consistent practice of psychological skills

generally three phases in PST

• education

• acquisition

• practice

goal

target people strive to attain

performance goals

improving and attaining personal performance standards

process goals

specific behaviours athlete must engage in throughout performance

outcome goals

social comparison and competitive results

goal setting

the practice of establishing desirable objective for one’s actions

performance profiling

assessment tool that identifies athletes performance-related strengths and weakness

five steps in performance profiling

• identity key performance characteristics of elite athletes in the sport

• identity importance of each one

• rate current ability regarding each characteristic

• find discrepancy score between you current and ideal rating

• prioritize your performance weakness

SMART goals acronym

• specific

• measurable

• adjustable

• realistic

• timely

techniques to reduce arousal

• breathing

• progressive relaxation

• meditation

• autogenic feedback

• biofeedback

techniques to increase arousal

• pep talks

• bulletin boards (phrases, quotes)

• pre-competitive workouts

• verbal cues

• breathing

• imagery

• music