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Physical Education - Sports psychology
Sports psychology
Sports psychology:
* relates to mental conditioning
* the closer you get to elite performance, the more important sports
psychology becomes
* some say that performance is 90% mental conditioning, 10% physical
conditioning
Click here to view video of Chris Wardlaw, Olympic Track and Field Coach,
discussing how to get the winning edge.
Click here to view video of Damien Marsh, Olympic Sprinter, discussing
mental rehearsal and race preparation.
Click here to view video of Lauren Burns, Taekwondo champion and Dr. Jeff
Simons, sports psychologist discussing the management of anxiety and
arousal levels.
A sports psychologist is responsible for giving an athlete a greater
understanding of mental requirements for peak performance. They often deal
with the following:
* management of anxiety and arousal levels
* encouragement of positive thoughts
* mental imagery and rehearsal
* goal setting
* teaching athletes skills in concentration
* focusing ability
* self awareness
* anger management
* identification of strengths and weaknesses
* capitalisation of own strengths and opponent's weaknesses
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What is sports psychology?
Sports psychology Sports psychology overview Sports psychology: relates to mental conditioning the closer you get to elite performance, the more important sports psychology becomes some say that performance is 90% mental conditioning, 10% physical conditioning Sports psychology videos Click here to view video of Chris Wardlaw, Olympic Track and Field Coach, discussing how to get the winning edge. Click here to view video of Damien Marsh, Olympic Sprinter, discussing mental rehearsal and race preparation. Click here to view video of Lauren Burns, Taekwondo champion and Dr. Jeff Simons, sports psychologist discussing the management of anxiety and arousal levels. The role of the sports psychologist A sports psychologist is responsible for giving an athlete a greater understanding of mental requirements for peak performance. They often deal with the following: management of anxiety and arousal levels encouragement of positive thoughts mental imagery and rehearsal goal setting teaching athletes skills in concentration focusing ability self awareness anger management identification of strengths and weaknesses capitalisation of own strengths and opponent's weaknesses
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