PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: 2014 Winter Olympics, Jennifer Heil, Clara Hughes

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 471
• Professor: Richard Koestner

Document Summary

Lecture 10 sports psychology and canada"s winter olympics. Why has canada become a powerhouse at the winter olympics? we are better on the female side nice progression. Vancouver winter olympics - more resources, change in what they do, focus on sports psychology. What motivational factors enabled jennifer heil, clara hughes, becky scott and alex. Review terry orlick"s model of sport excellence. mental training, not just restricted to sports. Consider whether we can apply any sports psychology skills to our own activities. Describe hypothetical interview with an athlete who wanted to break through at the. Dp is speci c di cult goal focused drills that are assigned and monitored by a coach. 4 hours a day before we reach a limit you can distinguish expert and amateur based on how early and how much dp best expert and average expert di erence too.