PEDS303 Lecture Notes - Jet Lag, Figure Skating, Extreme Weather

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Physical Education and Sport
• Course: PEDS303
• Professor: John Dunn

Document Summary

Stage 3: if athlete feels that demands exceed coping capabilities, threat is perceived, and the stress response occurs: negative affect, state anxiety. In general, performance decrements occur (facilitative vs debilitative anxiety: are alternatives (escape options) available? (link to stage 2: appraisal) Sources of stress in former elite figure skaters: preparation for competition (ex. Family doesn"t have fiscal resources: time/social demands (ex. loss of social life due to sport, physical demands (ex. Body image; being overweight: sexual identity (ex. Sources of organizational stress in elite sport performers. Organizational stress relates to an athlete"s negative appraisal of the structure and functioning of the organization [and environment] within which the athlete operates. : selection (ex. Hotel could be cramped, dirty, noisy, etc. : travel (ex. Poorly planned, jet lag, lost luggage, visas: nutrition (ex. Poor food, inconvenient eating times: sponsorship (ex. Lack of sponsors or sponsor demands: weather (ex.