Sport psychology is a specialized field of psychology to help many athletes. Sport psychologists help to improve the athletes’ performance by resolving mental barriers and personal problems that are harmful to their game so that they can be more successful in their sport. There are many different techniques that psychologists specializing in sports teach such as self-hypnosis, relaxation, and imagery. The ultimate goal of sport psychology is to help athletes enhance their physical and mental performance. Sport psychology helps to improve confidence, composure, muscle memory and to give the athlete the skill of using imaging.
Confidence is a key aspect of sport psychology. It is important because if an athlete does not believe in his or her …show more content…
This is a mental transition as well as a physical one because the athlete must be able to focus on his or her task at hand. “The transition is a weird place emotionally; it’s where our fantasies meet our convictions, meaning it’s when our true competitive mind reveals itself” (Knight 108). The mental transition of casual to competitive are two different worlds. Knight believes that the battle of composure is fought in the transitions. He states that we go through transitions as we go through our everyday life to our intensely focused competitive life. These would be called mental …show more content…
There are many different skills that an athlete should learn to acquire. Arousal regulation: the ability to control level of activation or relaxation and managing competitive stress. Self-regulation: self-confidence; how or what a person says to themselves. Goal achievement methods: how someone plans and guides athletic activities. Imagery management skills: how someone uses senses to see and rehearse movements and patterns. What holds attention: how someone focuses, what they focus on, and how they concentrate on appropriate items is developed and maintained. These skills also give athletes the bonus skills of control, self-confidence, planning and guiding athletic activity, how to use the senses to see and rehearse movements and patterns, and
Confidence is a key aspect of sport psychology. It is important because if an athlete does not believe in his or her …show more content…
This is a mental transition as well as a physical one because the athlete must be able to focus on his or her task at hand. “The transition is a weird place emotionally; it’s where our fantasies meet our convictions, meaning it’s when our true competitive mind reveals itself” (Knight 108). The mental transition of casual to competitive are two different worlds. Knight believes that the battle of composure is fought in the transitions. He states that we go through transitions as we go through our everyday life to our intensely focused competitive life. These would be called mental …show more content…
There are many different skills that an athlete should learn to acquire. Arousal regulation: the ability to control level of activation or relaxation and managing competitive stress. Self-regulation: self-confidence; how or what a person says to themselves. Goal achievement methods: how someone plans and guides athletic activities. Imagery management skills: how someone uses senses to see and rehearse movements and patterns. What holds attention: how someone focuses, what they focus on, and how they concentrate on appropriate items is developed and maintained. These skills also give athletes the bonus skills of control, self-confidence, planning and guiding athletic activity, how to use the senses to see and rehearse movements and patterns, and