chapter 9 sports psychology
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Chapter 9 Sports Psychology. Jeffry Mathis & Minerva Duke-Caruso. Student Learning Objectives. In this chapter we will: Discuss what sport psychologists do. Explain how sport psychology fits within Kinesiology. Describe how sport psychology evolved within the field of Kinesiology. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 9Sports Psychology
Jeffry Mathis & Minerva Duke-Caruso
Student Learning Objectives
In this chapter we will: Discuss what sport psychologists
do. Explain how sport psychology fits
within Kinesiology. Describe how sport psychology
evolved within the field of Kinesiology.
Student Learning Objectives Help you understand how sport
psychology professionals engage in research and practice.
Discuss what research tells us about personality, motivation, energy management, and group processes.
Explain how intervention techniques are used to enhance participation in physical activity.
What IS sport psychology? A
B
C
Science?
What Does a Sport Psychologist DO? Social-psychological factors that
influence behavior and performance: Why are some individuals motivated to
exercise and others not? Why do some athletes “choke” and
others do not? Why do children drop out of youth sport
programs? Is it better to exercise alone or in a
group?
What Does a Sport Psychologist DO? Psychological effects derived from
participation:
What Does a Sport Psychologist DO? Enhance experience for
participants (ASP):
Where did sport psychology come from? When did it start?
Body and mind
Where did sport psychology come from? A brief North American history:
Norman Triplett 1898
Coleman Griffith 1919-1938
Bruce Ogilvie & Tom Tutko
Research Methods
Personality
Sports Builds Character Does it really? Sports – The W
Sports Builds Character Sports –
“Sport doesn’t build character, people do.” (Vealey, R.S. 2009)
Motivation External
Internal
Competence Motivation Theory
Competence Motivation Theory
Perceived Incompetence
Perceived Competence
More
Enjoyment
No Enjoyment
Fewer
Mastery Attempts
Developing Intrinsic Motivation Intrinsically motivated towards
competence
Group Membership Team Cohesion / Team “chemistry”
Teams with good cohesion perform better. Right?
Cohesion Causes
Cohesion Causes
Cohesion Causes
Cohesion Causes Team Factors
Mental Training
Visualization
Thinking Skills Self Talk
Positive Negative
Body focus Association Disassociation
Behavioral Strategies Goal Setting
SMART Specific Measurable Action-oriented Realistic Time sensitive
AAAAAGGH!!! Stress, Anxiety, and Arousal
What’s the diff? Stress – (Selye 1983)
Anxiety –
Arousal –
Stress Stress –
Perception Eustress Distress Both?
Coping
Anxiety Anxiety – Multidimensional
Trait Anxiety
State Anxiety
Cognitive Anxiety
Somatic Anxiety
Arousal Arousal –
Research What is the relationship between
arousal and athletic performance? Drive Theory
Inverted U theory
Research How do we measure arousal?
Yerkes & Dodson Bzzzzt!
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Yerkes Dodson What does it mean?
Catastrophe Theory Multidimensional