Sports Psych Lecture 3 : Mental Toughness

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How do we develop a sense control?

- Practice - Imagery - vividness - controllability - structured training

Resiliency

- adversity - adjustment

The four C's of mental toughness

- control - challenge - confidence - commitment

Mental toughness is developed via the challenge of

- harsh, frank criticism - supportive environment

Vividness

- image specific details - image a successful performance of a specific skill

Mastery performances

- reps Do the reps but do it correctly

Controllability

- see yourself successfully performing a skill that has given you trouble in the past - see yourself successfully performing against s a tough opponent - see yourself controlling emotions in a tough spot

How is adversity applied?

-naturally -created . Physical . Emotional . Cognitive

Verbal persuasion

-Coaching points - questioning

adjustment

-Successful -Practice doesn't make perfect - perfect practice makes perfect

6 Factors of confidence

-mastery experiences -vicarious experiences -verbal persuasion -imaginable experiences -physiological states -emotional states

How do we develop mental toughness in training?

-meetings -feedback -individual/ team goals -training

Vicarious experiences

-modeling -demos

Practice

-simulate game settings/ situations - placing players in stressful situations (ex: keeping score ) and releasing / removing - asking questions

Imagínalo experiences

-visualizing success -imagery

Imagery

All senses - Kinesthetic: body position and movement ■Visual: what you see ■Auditory: what you hear ■Tactile: what you feel ■Olfactory: what you smell

Emotional states

Feeling good, energetic (appropriately)

What is mental toughness?

Having a psychological edge that enables an athlete to cope consistently with the pressures and demands of sport during competition, training, and life; being more consistent and better than your opponent in remaining determined, focused, confident, and in control under pressure

Mentally tough people are

Mentally tough all the time. Like in: Pre- competition -training Competition -matches Post- competition -lifestyle

Establishing long term goals with SMART

S - specific M - measurable A - adjustable R - realistic T- timed

How do we develop a sense of control?

Structured training ■Simulated game situations ■Artificially imposed pressure ■Numbers down ■Time restriction ■Pre-set score

Physiological states

The appropriate level and a positive interpretation are key

Control

The belief that an individual can remain influential ( as apposed to being powerless or helpless) during confrontations with stress

Challenge

The belief that change rather than stability is normal in life - continuous short terms goals Physical Competitive Technical

Commitment

The tendency to become deeply involved in. What one is doing

How do we develop mental toughness in competition?

■Mentally tough athletes are tough after a loss and after a win ■ How do we get mentally tough from a loss? -What did we do well? -What did we do poorly? ■How do we get mentally tough from a win? -What did we do well? -What did we do poorly?


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