1.  Journal Writing ◦ On a blank piece of paper, please describe a fixed mindset that you have that you are working on. ◦ After describing what that mindset is (You can have more than one) please explain what you have done, or what you can do to change that mindset to a growth mindset. Do not give general responses…be specific to you personally. ◦ How has learning about growth mindset changed your approach to performance.

2.  Success through effort  John Legend shares a personal story about overcoming early rejections in his career to get to where he is today.

3. Foundational Factors

4.  Ancient Greek poet Homer described the ideal Greek hero in this quote, “The greatest honor a man can have is what he achieves with his hands and feet.” –Homer  From the beginning of civilization, the ideals of a great warrior and those of the great athletes haves shared the quality of: honor.

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6. 1. What characteristics make up a sport? 2. Who can participate in sport? 3. Why do you compete in sport?

7.  Play: an informal activity such as kicking a ball around by oneself or a having a snowball fight. Lacks structure/rules.  Recreation: an activity we engage in for diversion or fitness such as jogging or skiing. May have a purpose or goals.

8.  Games: a more formal or organized activity; with more internal and external rules, often a goal to win. (ping pong)  Sport: a competitive activity involving at least two competitors. It requires physical skill, has formal rules, and occurs within an organized framework. (leagues, teams)

9.  The same activity could fit into any category depending on how it is being performed.

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11.  As early as 300 B.C. there was formal boxing and wrestling in ancient Sumeria.  In Ancient Egypt there was ballgames and swimming contests.  Ancient Greece is credited with formalizing sports. It held the Olympics every 4 years in the city of Olympia.  They believed that physical fitness and athletic competition were essential for human development.

12.  A religious event honoring the Gods and a celebration of the beauty of the human body.  Track and field events  Combat events “like ultimate fighting”.  Physical Education was vital to the Greeks.

13. Ancient Rome  Developed the idea of the professional athlete.  Mostly known for their Gladiators: trained fighters who fought to the death.  Chariot racing.

14.  Rich diversity  100’s to choose from  Sports for any age, gender, and experience

15.  2 branches of Sport Psychology: 1.The study of mental factors that influence performance in sport. 2.The application of this knowledge to improve performance.  First experiment in sport psychology was published in 1898: cyclists perform better when competing than when riding alone.  1967 NASPSPA formed- north American society for the psychology of sport and physical activity.

16.  Athletes and coaches desire to improve performance. They look for an edge.  Pressure during cold war led to money being pumped into sports psychology by organizations to do research and provide successful strategies  Sport is a big business! As athletes are paid higher salaries, owners/GM’s/coaches are wanting to make sure their athletes perform better than competitors.  An increased fascination with fitness has lead to a higher interest in sport psychology by day to day people.

17.  Work for a college or professional team  Have a private practice  Research new techniques for athletes

18.  Why do you love sports?  Why do you participate in sports?  What has doing sports given back to me?