Kinesiology 3474A/B Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - Introduction

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3474A/B
• Professor: Craig Hall

Document Summary

Psychological skills: psychological qualities or attributes that need to be acquired and/or. Chapter 1 introduction (jan 2017) developed to help an individual achieve desired personal or performance outcomes. Psychological skills training (pst): the systematic practice of mental skills to achieve specific outcomes beyond what would be attainable through physical and technical training alone. Pst is used to enhance performance, increase enjoyment, or achieve greater self-satisfaction from sport or pa participation. To facilitate skill acquisition and development: enhance ongoing training activities. Athletes can use psychological strategies to make greater gains in shorter amounts of training time. Eg: golfers may use mental imagery to rehearse their technique to get additional practice time in while they are at home or traveling. To help individuals to maintain motivation & regulate negative affect. Psychological interventions are also helpful in settings outside of high performance sport, such as novice athletes, exercisers, and those in injury rehab.