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18 Cards in this Set
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Concentration |
the ability to maintain focus on relevant environmental cues |
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What is concentration? |
1. focusing on relevant cues in the environment 2. maintaining that focus over time 3. Having awareness of the situation 4. shifting attentional focus when necessary |
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Attentional focus |
Attentional selectivity Attentional capacity Attentional alertness |
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Attentional selectivity |
-screening info (what we let in/keep out) -identify what is indispensable to performance and what is a distraction |
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Attentional capacity |
- amount of information one can process - skill and experience play a factor here |
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Attentional alertness |
- the effect emotion and arousal has on your attentional field |
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Types of attentional focus |
- used to rapidly assess a situation - used to analyze and plan - used to focus on 1 or 2 external cues - used to mentally rehearse an upcoming performance or control and emotional state |
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Distractions external |
- visual - auditory - gamesmanship - crowd - opponent performance - coach - mistakes |
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Distractions internal |
- negative self take - doubt - past and future thoughts - physical state |
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Choking |
- a patter of behaviour that involved a progressive deterioration of performance and the individual cannot regain control |
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Routines |
Physical - warm up, before you perform Mental - relaxation, confidence, focus |
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Rituals and superstitions |
- athletes belief that certain actions will lead to certain outcomes w/ no scientific evidence supporting the success of said actions - increase anxiety |
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Mental aspects of a routine |
1. trigger mechanism 2. relaxation 3. success/confidence 4. concentration/refocus |
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Two types of routines |
Pre-performance - mental prep During performance - refocusing |
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Routines need to be... |
task specific, systematic, engaging & individualized |
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3 R's |
React, Relax, Refocus |
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On Site Concentration |
- Simulation training - self-talk cue words - eye control - focus on the present |
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How to simulate training |
- practice w/ distractions - practice w/ pressure |
