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What is Psychological skills training?

learning and practice of psychological skills to improve performance and promote enjoyment

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What is mental toughness?

it is when a sports performers ability to concentrate, capacity to recover from failure and cope with pressure, mental resilience

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What are 4 important constructs that define mental toughness?

Control, commitment, challenge and confidence

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Reasons for coaches not using PST

lack of knowledge on how to teach or acquire, lack of time to engage,

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What are the 4 stages of PST?

Education, Acquisition, Evaluation,Practice

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What is the education phase of the PST?

help recognise the importance of it, observations whilst training and in competition to analyse behaviours and idnetify the mental skill level they possess

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What is the acquisition phase of the PST?

begin to learn the psychological techniques,

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What is the practice phase of the PST?

this stage is where they make the skills learned automatic, so it becomes second nature, useful to monitor the improvements

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What is the PST evaluation stage?

Regular monitoring carried out throughout the training to see how effective the training has ben for the individual,

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What is goal setting?

Identifying what you are trying to achieve

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What are the different types of goals?

Outcome, performance, process

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What is an outcome goal?

Focus on competition result, dependent on you and the opponent, may be the fastest you've ran in a race but you might not still win

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What is a performance goal?

Compare to previous performances, within your control, wanting to get a personal best

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Wha is a process goal?

Actions you must engage in to perform well

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What are the goal setting guidelines?

specific goals, short term with deadlines, realistic and achievable, challenging, flexible in case of unforeseen circumstances

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Why does goal setting work?

directs the focus and attention,

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What are the different types of stress management techniques?

cognitive techniques (brain to body) and somatic techniques (body to brain)

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Pshysiological response to stress management techniques

yoga, exercise,

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what are the cognitive responses to stress management techniques

positive self talk, meditation

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What is stress inoculation training?

learns to manage increasing levels of stress, use of positive self talk and imagery, there are three stages of this conceptualisation stage, rehearsal stage and application stage

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What is cognitive-affective stress management training(CASMT)?

relaxation skills, positive self statements, uses four stages, pre-treatment,tratement rationale, skill acquisition and skill reversal

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What us Visuo-Motor Behaviour Rehersal(VMBR)?

desensitisation training to overcome phobias, uses relaxation and imagery

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What is Progressive muscular relaxation (PMR)?

systematic focus of attention on various muscle groups throughout the body.the individual progresses through the body, tensing and then releasing the tension from each muscle group in turn.

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What are the different phases of PMR?

phase 1: 15 min PMR, twice a day. Phase 2: release only stage, 5-6 minutes, Phase 3:time reduced from 5-7 min to 2-3 mins, with the use of the instruction relax, phase 4:the time taken is reduced even further, phase 5: practiced in specific situation

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/What is Transcendental Meditation?

the sports person get into a comfortable position, closes eyes, relaxes their muscles, focusing on breathing and repeating a mantra/key word

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