The aim of this lesson is to understand what stress and anxiety are and how they are measured (Equivalent to UK A Level Physical Education). Stress in Sport ‘A stimulus resulting in arousal or a response to a specific situation’ Arousal – ‘A state of readiness to perform that helps motivate individuals’ Eustress – ‘A positive reaction
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Stress management in sport is learning techniques that help athletes to control stress and anxiety. Learning to cope with stress and anxiety is vital for athletes performing in high-pressure situations. The ability to control these feelings of nervousness and apprehension is vital to perform at the top level. The following are stress management techniques in sport.
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The aim of this lesson is to understand the effect our social environment and experiences have on our performance (Equivalent to UK A Level Physical Education) Watching others, family, peers, and role models and learning from their behaviour and experiences affects the way we perform and behave on a daily basis. This learning of accepted
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The aim of this lesson is to learn about the characteristics of strong leaders and the types of leadership styles. Leadership involves personal relationships, setting examples, the motivation of the team and encouragement of individuals. Leadership Qualities The trait theory suggests that leaders are born with their leadership qualities. The social learning theory states that leaders learn to use
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The aim here is to understand the reasons for success and pitfalls involved in team sport participation (Equivalent to UK A Level Physical Education) Team: “Two or more persons interacting with one another and influencing each other” (Shaw, 1976) Group: “Has a collective identity, sharing a common purpose with structured communication patterns” (Carron, 1980) Group Performances The
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The aim of this lesson is to understand the difference between assertion and aggression, and how attitudes are formed and changed (Equivalent to UK A-Level Physical Education). Assertion or Aggression? Assertion is behaviour that is not outside the rules of the game and does not have the intention of causing harm. For example, a fair
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The aim of this lesson is to understand personality and individual differences between people. (Equivalent to UK A Level Physical Education). What is Personality? Personality can be defined in a number of ways, for example: The sum of an individual’s characteristics which make them unique The pattern of psychological characteristics that make each person unique
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Motivation is thought to be a combination of the drive within us to achieve our aims and the outside factors which affect it. With this in mind, motivation has the following two forms, intrinsic motivation, and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation This is motivation from within. A desire to perform well and succeed. The following will be
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This section looks at memory, its stores, and methods to improve memory. (Equivalent to UK A Level Physical Education). Without memory, information processing, and skill learning are not possible. Memory is a complicated thing and the whole process of memorising a skill or event is not yet known. The following tries to explain the process as
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This section looks at the different teaching styles and forms of guidance (Equivalent to UK A Level Physical Education). The styles of teaching that an instructor, coach or teacher adopts depends upon their own personality and ability, the activity and skill being taught, the learner’s ability, motivation, age, and the learning environment. Mosston and Ashworth Spectrum
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