Sports Psych Lecture 3 : Mental Toughness
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?
