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BTEC FIRST SPORT

BTEC FIRST SPORT. PREPARATION FOR SPORT. Psychological Factors. Motivation. What motivates you to play sport? What motivates top athletes to take part in their sport? There are two types of motivation… Intrinsic Extrinsic. Extrinsic motivation Comes from sources outside of the activity

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BTEC FIRST SPORT

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  1. BTEC FIRST SPORT PREPARATION FOR SPORT

  2. Psychological Factors

  3. Motivation What motivates you to play sport? What motivates top athletes to take part in their sport? There are two types of motivation… • Intrinsic • Extrinsic

  4. Extrinsic motivation Comes from sources outside of the activity e.g. money, trophies/prizes, praise • Intrinsic Motivation Comes from within e.g. satisfaction, enjoyment, sense of achievement

  5. Definition • The driving force which makes the performer complete a task • The desire to perform well • Different people are motivated by different reasons, though there are some common features. The motivation of an Olympic athlete will be different to a 60 year old recreational swimmer

  6. Motivation http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/8054775.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/8054762.stm • Motivation can be subdivided into two types • Intrinsic – the drive to do well comes from within the performer e.g. enjoyment of the activity, satisfaction and pride of winning or taking part (self motivation) • Extrinsic – the drive to do well comes from the outside environment e.g. praise from a coach, trophies, money

  7. Motivation • Extrinsic motivation can be subdivided into two further categories: • Tangible rewards (physical) – trophies, money, medals, certificates • Non-tangible – positive comments from parents, media, coaches, media recognition, winning / glory and social status

  8. Motivation • Extrinsic motivation can have both a beneficial or detrimental to performance, rewards can be meaningless if overused as the performer may no longer see the worth of performance • There is a link between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

  9. Motivation • When planning to increase intrinsic motivation through the use of extrinsic rewards: • Make sure that both rewards are dependent upon performance • Give praise both verbally and non verbally • Provide a variety of rewards during training and competition • Provide opportunities for the performer to make decisions on performance • Encourage the negotiation of goals, to match up to performers skill level

  10. Task • List all the reasons why you started to participate in a particular sport • List the reasons why you have continued within the sport • Have any of the reasons changed?

  11. What is arousal?

  12. Definition • The degree of preparedness, alertness and excitement present in a performer who is about to participate in a skilful activity • A combination of physiological factors and psychological factors • When participating a performer may experience a mixture of feelings from excitement to anxiety, this places stress on the body changing arousal level

  13. Physiological Effects • Increased heart rate • Increased body temperature • Increased sweating

  14. Psychological Effects • Increased anxiety over the quality of the performance • Increased anxiety about the perceptions others may have of the performance

  15. Controlling Anxiety • Thinking positively – telling ourselves that we are good enough • Using mental rehearsal – picturing ourselves carrying out successful movements and practicing in the mind • Relaxation – using controlled breathing and gentle movements • Verbal reassurance from the coach

  16. Arousal and Anxiety • Research: • Inverted U theory • Drive Theory • Catastrophe theory • Include a diagram to explain

  17. Theories Related to Arousal Drive Theory • Defines the relationship between arousal and performance, as arousal increases so to does performance. Arousal always has a positive attempt on performance Inverted U Theory • It states that the level of arousal will increase performance to a point, then any further increase in arousal will have a detrimental effect hindering performance.

  18. Theories Related to Arousal Catastrophe Theory • This theory goes further than the inverted U theory by looking at reducing arousal levels in order to maintain the quality of the performance

  19. Task • Consider the last time you participated in a game or activity with great meaning e.g. cup final • How did you feel? • Did you suffer any psychological or physiological effects described? • How did it affect your performance?

  20. What is personality?

  21. Definition • The character and temperament of a performer • The traits that make up different personalities are relatively stable for each individual but could change in a change environment e.g. sport • Describe your own personality

  22. Personality • Personality can be subdivided into two categories • Introverts (type A) – more inward in behaviour, require low levels of arousal to achieve optimal performance, tend to favour individual sports and those that require precision & have a low pain threshold • Extroverts (type B) – require high levels of arousal to achieve optimal performance, thrive in highly competitive situations, where there is a great amount of noise and audience input, favour team sports and have high pain thresholds

  23. Task • Look at the list below: Jonny Wilkinson Kelly Holmes Andrew Flintoff • Consider the sports they are in and the media attention that they experience • What personality type do you think they have? • Explain your choice giving examples of behaviour to justify your reasons

  24. Concentration

  25. Concentration • Any performer is constantly being bombarded with different information, a performers ability to cope with this depends on their experience, either in performance or through training under similar conditions • When a performer processes information they have to: make sense of it and decide the best action to take • To achieve the above the incoming information has to be filtered so that irrelevant information is discarded

  26. Concentration • If the filtering process is not effectively completed, decision making is hindered • The brain can only deal with one piece of information at a time (limited channel capacity) any overload can hinder performance • Beginners must focus upon all aspects of performing the skill whilst experienced performers perform the skill ‘automatically’ and therefore can focus on the position of opponents etc.

  27. Self Efficacy • Bandura looked at success and failure in performance in relation to the self confidence of the performer • He found that a perception a sports performer has of their ability is not constant but changes in different situations

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