Introduction
Sporting code of choice is Netball
Netball is a sport played with a ball and two teams of seven players. Netball games are played on a rectangular court surface with two raised goal posts with rings on the top. The rings are used to shoot the ball in. Each player has a specific position to play on the court and certain players are restricted to a certain place. Each team has a Goal Shooter, Goal Attack, Wing Attack, Centre, Wing Defence, Goal Defence and Goal Keeper.
A player with the ball can only hold if for three seconds before shooting or passing the ball to another player. When a player catches the ball they aren’t allowed to move their feet and also when defending the ball the player must be three feet from the player …show more content…
Mental toughness is also known as a form of mental resilience. Athletes that are mentally tough have a high sense of self-confidence and they can control their destiny as they can control how pressure affects when having to perform. To be mentally tough you need to have motivation, self-confidence and the athlete needs to be able to cope with pressure which causes them to have a high level of concentration. (Jones et al., 2002). The elements of mental toughness were implemented before factors like goal setting during and after the athletes’ …show more content…
The athlete finds it difficult to perform at a certain level of competition as they are not mentally ready. The athlete might not be as motivated to perform and focus on the task at hand. Factors that influence mental weakness are lack of self-confidence, motivation, lack of social support and when the athlete hasn’t been training that certain technique and they are expected to perform it. When an athlete hasn’t been giving a chance to perform it also affects their mental toughness as they aren’t emotional ready to perform. Mental weakness can cause the athlete to be demotivated to do anything, it can also cause the athlete to have fear when they have to perform and they can psych themselves out making them cause
Sporting code of choice is Netball
Netball is a sport played with a ball and two teams of seven players. Netball games are played on a rectangular court surface with two raised goal posts with rings on the top. The rings are used to shoot the ball in. Each player has a specific position to play on the court and certain players are restricted to a certain place. Each team has a Goal Shooter, Goal Attack, Wing Attack, Centre, Wing Defence, Goal Defence and Goal Keeper.
A player with the ball can only hold if for three seconds before shooting or passing the ball to another player. When a player catches the ball they aren’t allowed to move their feet and also when defending the ball the player must be three feet from the player …show more content…
Mental toughness is also known as a form of mental resilience. Athletes that are mentally tough have a high sense of self-confidence and they can control their destiny as they can control how pressure affects when having to perform. To be mentally tough you need to have motivation, self-confidence and the athlete needs to be able to cope with pressure which causes them to have a high level of concentration. (Jones et al., 2002). The elements of mental toughness were implemented before factors like goal setting during and after the athletes’ …show more content…
The athlete finds it difficult to perform at a certain level of competition as they are not mentally ready. The athlete might not be as motivated to perform and focus on the task at hand. Factors that influence mental weakness are lack of self-confidence, motivation, lack of social support and when the athlete hasn’t been training that certain technique and they are expected to perform it. When an athlete hasn’t been giving a chance to perform it also affects their mental toughness as they aren’t emotional ready to perform. Mental weakness can cause the athlete to be demotivated to do anything, it can also cause the athlete to have fear when they have to perform and they can psych themselves out making them cause