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1. Purpose of Goals
1. Give you direction and route to take in your
plan
2. Help to motivate you towards success
3. Help to enhance self-confidence
4. To help you monitor your progress
5. Direct your attention to what’s important
6. To identify strengths and weaknesses
7. Improve the quality of and focus in practice
Steps in Goal Setting
1. Identify your goals
2. Set appropriate goals
3. Decide on goal achievement strategies to
accomplish goals
4. Monitor, evaluate, & modify
Timeline for Setting Goals
1. Long term or dream goals
2. Intermediate goals
3. Short term goals
4. Immediate or daily goals (part of practice
plan)
Goals can be set for:
1. Outcome (wins, top tens, championships,
etc.)
2. Performance (performance statistics)
3. Practice (specific drills or practice outcomes)
4. Mental (commit to 95% of shots)
5. Tactical (game plan, race plan, course
strategies, etc.)
Guidelines for Setting Goals:
1. Set specific instead of general goals
2. Set goals that can be measured with target
dates to assess attainment
3. Set positively stated goals instead of
avoidance goals
John R. Ellsworth, MA 4. Do not turn goals into expectations
Master Mental Game Coach 5. Be careful not to set too many daily goals
6. Use goals to focus attention on what’s
Protex Sports important or relevant
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