The Role and Use of Sports Psychologists Natalie Dalpra

Nervousness Lacking discipline during training sessions and competitions. Pre-competition anxiety Depression Disappointment that they have let the team down. Factors Influencing Performance

Nervousness

Lacking discipline during training

sessions and competitions.

Pre-competition anxiety

Depression

Disappointment that they have let the team down.

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Role and use of sports psychologists is : to work with sports men and women, athletes and elite athletes, across teams and individual sports. The use of sport psychology is to prepare the athletes mind for competition in the same way as the body. Sport Psychologists may help athletes to: Deal with the stressful and demanding aspects of their professions Help coaches build team cohesiveness Help athletes deal with the emotional consequences of injuries Encouraging individuals to set goals Help athletes to cope with pressures of sport by helping individuals to learn coping and management skills. Role & Use of Sport Psychologists

Role and use of sports psychologists is : to work with sports men and

women, athletes and elite athletes, across teams and individual

sports.

The use of sport psychology is to prepare the athletes mind for

competition in the same way as the body.

Sport Psychologists may help athletes to:

Deal with the stressful and demanding aspects of their professions

Help coaches build team cohesiveness

Help athletes deal with the emotional consequences of injuries

Encouraging individuals to set goals

Help athletes to cope with pressures of sport by helping individuals to learn coping and management skills.

Help athletes overcome the pressure of competition Improve performance Provide performance Provide psychological assistance Educate coaches and players Sports Psychologist Aim:

Help athletes overcome the pressure of competition

Improve performance

Provide performance

Provide psychological assistance

Educate coaches and players

Visualisation Positive self-talk Centreing Focusing Relaxation Techniques Anxiety and arousal control Concentration Goal Setting MENTAL TRAINING TECHNIQUES

Goal Setting can provide: Motivation Commitment Direction By having short term and long term goals, the athlete will more likely be motivated aroused to strive for these goals. Short-term Goal : Training four times per week for the next six weeks Long-term goal: Representing Australia at the next Olympic games. Goal Setting

Goal Setting can provide:

Motivation

Commitment

Direction

By having short term and long term goals, the athlete

will more likely be motivated aroused to strive for

these goals.

Short-term Goal :

Training four times per week for the next six weeks

Long-term goal:

Representing Australia at the next Olympic games.

Visualisation is the mental rehearsal technique which involves the athletes creating a picture in their minds. This may be either an internal or external picture. In order for visualisation to work effectively, the person must firstly, believe that the strategy is effective and secondly that it is a skill which requires practices, patience and time. Visualisation can assist a person to: See and experience success Refocus before and during the event Practice skills Prepare for the performance Motivate Perfect skills Familiarise Visualisation

Visualisation is the mental rehearsal technique which involves the

athletes creating a picture in their minds. This may be either an internal

or external picture.

In order for visualisation to work effectively, the person must firstly, believe that

the strategy is effective and secondly that it is a skill which requires practices,

patience and time.

Visualisation can assist a person to:

See and experience success

Refocus before and during the event

Practice skills

Prepare for the performance

Motivate

Perfect skills

Familiarise

Text Book : PDHPE (application and inquiry) HSC Course - Stan Browne, Karen Lambert, Deb Clarke, Vicki Jeffrey’s Work Book : 2 Unit Personal Development, Health & Physical Education HSC Course 2008 – Improving health (Unit Two) Websites : http://www. wcupa . edu/_Academics/sch_cas .psy/Career_Paths/Sports/Career07. htm http://www. acs . edu .au/info/psychology/applied-psychology/sports-psychology. aspx www.youtube.com Bibliography

Text Book : PDHPE (application and inquiry) HSC Course - Stan Browne, Karen Lambert, Deb Clarke, Vicki Jeffrey’s

Work Book : 2 Unit Personal Development, Health & Physical Education HSC Course 2008 – Improving health (Unit Two)

Websites :

http://www. wcupa . edu/_Academics/sch_cas .psy/Career_Paths/Sports/Career07. htm

http://www. acs . edu .au/info/psychology/applied-psychology/sports-psychology. aspx

www.youtube.com