Psychology for Sports Performance

Stress, Anxiety and Arousal

Objectives………..• Recap on previous lesson (P3, P4)• Describe the physiology of stress (P3)• Differentiate between the

parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system(P3)

Recap on previous lesson (P3, P4)

In pairs discuss what you can remember from the previous lessons on arousal,

anxiety and stress

Question and Answer

Describe the physiology of stress (P3)What do you think it means when it

says physiology of stress?

In pairs write down what you think this means

Feedback info

Hand out on nervous system

Para and Sympathetic Nervous System P3)Can someone tell me what they understand from looking at this picture?

Class activity (P3)

Independently read about stress on pages 256 – 258 from the course book and

answer the questions on the hand out provided

Extension activityComplete activity on page 261

Plenary

Put your course books awayIn pairs discuss two things that you have

learnt today.

You will be telling your partners information to the class

Next Wednesdays Lesson

We will address the effects of stress, anxiety and arousal on

sports performance and how it might be controlled.

References

• Doctors Gates (2011), The Physiology of Fitness, The stress response, http://doctorsgates.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/physiology-of-stress.html

• Stafford-Brown. J, Rea. S, (2010) BTEC National Sport Development, Coaching and Fitness, 2nd ed, Oxon, Abingdon.