Ch. 7 Motivating Athletes

The flow experience doesn't occur when

athletes are easily distracted by irrelevant information

.The basic principle of motivation is that

athletes are motivated to fulfill their needs

.____________ approach to motivation views athletes as stubborn and stupid.

donky

.________-oriented athletes attribute failure to their lack of ability and give themselves little credit for success.

failure

The following are examples of extrinsic reward. Select all that apply.

money praise awards and trophies

A source of fun that coaches could provide for athletes would be

opportunities to socially interact with their teammates

All of the following are guidelines for setting personal goals EXCEPT

personal goals should be outcome based

.The following is/are example(s) of intrinsic reward.

satisfaction

______ approach to motivation views motivation as something that is bestowed by the coach onto his athletes, usually in the form of eloquent pep-talks

stork

Many athletes equate losing with failure and incompetency because society teaches that self-worth depends on achievement.

true