1. Chapter 9 Sports Psychology Jeffry Mathis & Minerva Duke-Caruso

2. Student Learning Objectives In this chapter we will: Discuss what sport psychologists do. Explain how sport psychology fits within Kinesiology. Describe how sport psychology evolved within the field of Kinesiology.

3. Student Learning Objectives Help you understand how sport psychology professionals engage in research and practice. Discuss what research tells us about personality, motivation, energy management, and group processes. Explain how intervention techniques are used to enhance participation in physical activity.

4. What IS sport psychology? A B C Science?

5. What Does a Sport Psychologist DO? Social-psychological factors that influence behavior and performance: Why are some individuals motivated to exercise and others not? Why do some athletes “ choke ” and others do not? Why do children drop out of youth sport programs? Is it better to exercise alone or in a group?

6. What Does a Sport Psychologist DO? Psychological effects derived from participation:

7. What Does a Sport Psychologist DO? Enhance experience for participants (ASP):

8. Where did sport psychology come from? When did it start? Body and mind

9. Where did sport psychology come from? A brief North American history: Norman Triplett 1898 Coleman Griffith 1919-1938 Bruce Ogilvie & Tom Tutko

10. Research Methods

11. Personality

12. Sports Builds Character Does it really? Sports – The W

13. Sports Builds Character Sports – “ Sport doesn ’ t build character, people do. ” (Vealey, R.S. 2009)

14. Motivation External Internal

15. Competence Motivation Theory

16. Perceived Incompetence Perceived Competence More Enjoyment No Enjoyment Fewer Mastery Attempts

17. Developing Intrinsic Motivation Intrinsically motivated towards competence

18. Group Membership Team Cohesion / Team “ chemistry ” Teams with good cohesion perform better. Right?

19. Cohesion Causes

22. Team Factors

23. Mental Training

24. Visualization

25. Thinking Skills Self Talk Positive Negative Body focus Association Disassociation

26. Behavioral Strategies Goal Setting SMART Specific Measurable Action-oriented Realistic Time sensitive

27. AAAAAGGH!!! Stress, Anxiety, and Arousal

28. What ’ s the diff? Stress – (Selye 1983) Anxiety – Arousal –

29. Stress Stress – Perception Eustress Distress Both? Coping

30. Anxiety Anxiety – Multidimensional Trait Anxiety State Anxiety Cognitive Anxiety Somatic Anxiety

31. Arousal Arousal –

32. Research What is the relationship between arousal and athletic performance? Drive Theory Inverted U theory

33. Research How do we measure arousal? Yerkes & Dodson Bzzzzt! 0 50 100 150 200 250 Bzzt

34. Yerkes Dodson What does it mean?

35. Catastrophe Theory Multidimensional