S PORTS P SYCHOLOGY Chapter 10

W HAT CAN A SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST DO FOR ME ? Goals Self-confidence Motivation Positive Self-image Strategies to cope with stress and disappointment

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY The study of sport and exercise and mental factors that influence performance.

W HAT PERCENTAGE IS MENTAL ? Shaquille O’Neal has a career Free Throw Percentage of 52

M OTIVATION An internal state or condition (need or desire) that serves to activate or energize behavior and give it direction. Extrinsic – from the outside. Intrinsic – comes from within; It is a behavior for its own sake, rather than for reward that it might reap