Discussion Questions for Sports Studies
Discussion 1:
(112)1.I would like to improve my self-esteem in my relationships with teammates in a sporting environment. In some ways, I am very confident in my work ethic, but I have trouble with a deeper emotional connection with people. I really need to build more self-confidence in my ability to make friends and trust myself to be a good friend in building intimate relationships. In sports, the idea of teamwork is a major part of this projection of self-esteem in the effort to build trusting relationships with others. Therefore, I need to develop greater self-esteem to increase the potential for healthy and trusting relationships in terms of sporting events in a team-orientated environment.
2.First, I would improve my own “self-talk” by giving myself positive affirmations about my own value as a member of the team. I need to “talk myself” into feeling that I am worthy to be a good teammate to my peers: Positive thoughts can be repeated enough to become beliefs” (Burton and Raedeke 102). . Secondly, I need to stop comparing myself to other members of the team; each member of the team has their own strengths and …show more content…
However, some researchers feel that a sudden momentum shift is a “fallacy” because a random event cannot determine a longer pattern of success as the driving psychological factor for this behavior pattern. I find that the randomness of a “hot hand”, especially when shooting basketball, can definitely provide a greater sense of self-esteem that can set a standard for experiencing success in a sporting event. Psychologically, I believe that the “hot hand” has a significant effect on the ability to achieve success in the short term, which can be built upon by replicating this success as a consistent behavioral
Discussion 1:
(112)1.I would like to improve my self-esteem in my relationships with teammates in a sporting environment. In some ways, I am very confident in my work ethic, but I have trouble with a deeper emotional connection with people. I really need to build more self-confidence in my ability to make friends and trust myself to be a good friend in building intimate relationships. In sports, the idea of teamwork is a major part of this projection of self-esteem in the effort to build trusting relationships with others. Therefore, I need to develop greater self-esteem to increase the potential for healthy and trusting relationships in terms of sporting events in a team-orientated environment.
2.First, I would improve my own “self-talk” by giving myself positive affirmations about my own value as a member of the team. I need to “talk myself” into feeling that I am worthy to be a good teammate to my peers: Positive thoughts can be repeated enough to become beliefs” (Burton and Raedeke 102). . Secondly, I need to stop comparing myself to other members of the team; each member of the team has their own strengths and …show more content…
However, some researchers feel that a sudden momentum shift is a “fallacy” because a random event cannot determine a longer pattern of success as the driving psychological factor for this behavior pattern. I find that the randomness of a “hot hand”, especially when shooting basketball, can definitely provide a greater sense of self-esteem that can set a standard for experiencing success in a sporting event. Psychologically, I believe that the “hot hand” has a significant effect on the ability to achieve success in the short term, which can be built upon by replicating this success as a consistent behavioral