1. Sport Psychology Btec Sport

2. Psychology Module Learning outcomes of this Module: 1. Know the effect of personality, concentration and motivation on sports performance 2. Know the relationship between stress, anxiety, arousal and sports performance

3. Quick task: what do you think psychology is about? when you hear the word psychology, what thoughts pop up in your head?

4. 1. Personality 3. Concentraion 4. Arousal & Anxiety 2. Motivation Four Psychological Factors

5. 1. Personality What do you define as personality? Give me some examples.... Personality... 1. The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character. (Oxford dictionary)

6. We are now going to look at Introvert and Extrovert personalities Does anyone know what Introvert and Extrovert personalities are???

7. Are interested in their own thoughts and feelings Need to have own territory Often appear reserved, quiet and thoughtful Have difficulties in making new contacts Like concentration and quiet Do not like the unexpected INTROVERTS

8. feel humiliated if they make a mistake Quiet Do not share feelings easily Become irritated if surrounded by people for long periods of time Good Concentration like there own space and own company Dislike social situations Introvert Traits

9. Task How many Introvert sports men/women can you think of..... For Example...... Paul Scholes

10. Extroverts Open and often talkative Easily make new friends or adapt to a new group Easily break unwanted relations Interested in new people Say what they think Like action and initiative Compare their own opinions with the opinions of others

11. Task How many Extrovert sports men/women can you think of??? For example... Dennis Rodman

13. HOMEWORK http://similarminds.com/eysenck.htmlsimilarminds.com/eysenck.html http://similarminds.com/eysenck.htmlsimilarminds.com/eysenck.html this link will be on the St.Joseph’s BTEC website, available to ALL of you..... go on the link and take the test! we will do one now for me, as an example!!

14. 2. Motivation What do you define as motivation? Give me some examples.... Motivation.....is the external stimulus and internal mechanisms which arouse and direct our behaviour " A Drive To Fulfil A Need" (Gill 1986)

15. We are now going to look at Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Does anyone know what Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is???

16. Intrinsic Makes you feel good comes from the heart Want to achieve/prove a point gain knowledge/fitness ChallengeCooperationRecognition

17. Extrinsic MoneyTrophiesQualificationsRewards

18. Task With a partner write down as many Sports men/women who are intrinsically and extrinsically motivated

19. Achievement motivation Sports performers need a balance between intrinsic & extrinsic motivation. Too many extrinsic rewards (money, trophies, etc) can reduce a performer’s own intrinsic motivation (drive, passion,etc)

20. Motivation types! NACH? NAF? ANY ONE KNOW WHAT THESE ARE?

21. NACH? Need To Achieve Strive to be the best Will not stop until they have achieved what they want. Take the challenging route in what they do. Complete tasks/goals properly Seek independence Find it rewarding to be challenged

22. Need To Achieve Sporting Example Cristiano Ronaldo Strived to become the best player in the world. Trained alone after team training to improve his own ability. Was motivated to improve his football ability. Achieved his goal of becoming the worlds best player in 2008. NACH

23. TASK List as many sports men/women who you think have a NACH Motivation type..... WHY?

24. NAF? Need To Avoid Failure Not the best at what they do Take Everything Easy Avoid Responsibility Do Not Like Being Assessed Easy Route Relaxed

25. Need To Avoid Failure Sporting Example. Carlo Cudicini NAF Happy to sit on the Bench at Chelsea FC and now Tottenham Hotspurs FC Always knows he will be the second choice Goalkeeper but is happy with that. Has a laid back approach Is happy to take the easy route Knows he isn’t the best in Goal

26. 3. Concentration What do you define as concentration? Give me some examples.... Concentration...is the ability of a sports performer to process information and maintain focus To process information, a sports performer has to make sense of the information they are presented with and decide on the course of action to take. If the performer becomes overloaded with information it can negatively affect their performance