1. Sports Psychology
Motivation

2. Definition Motivation: An action towards a goal.
Positive mental skills of an athlete
Confident,
Optimistic
Energetic
enjoyment

3. Positive Mental Skills
Determined
Motivated
Dedicated
Focused

4. Two types of Motivation
Extrinsic motivation: The desire or push to perform a certain behavior based on the potential external rewards that may be received as a result.

5. Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic Motivation: the motivation or desire to do something based on the enjoyment of the behavior itself rather than relying on or requiring external reinforcement.

6. Intrinsic or Extrinsic?
Trophies
Playing your personal best
Mastery of skill
Enjoyment
Personal Growth
Money
Challenging yourself
Pushing yourself to higher goals
Enjoying the competition
Prestige or fame

7. Learning You can learn to be motivated. Positive Reinforcement
Negaive Reinforcement
Punishment

8. Type of Learning
Reinforcement is any change in an organism's surroundings that is associated with an increase in the probability that the response will be made

9. Types of Reinforcement
Positive reinforcement changes the surroundings by adding a stimulus that increases the likelihood of the behavior occurring in the future.
Some things which can generally act as positive reinforcers include food, money etc.

10. Types of Reinforcement
Negative reinforcement changes the surroundings by removing an aversive stimulus - such as turning off a painful electric current or removing a conditioned reinforcer such as changing the channel during commercials. There are two types of negative reinforcement.

11. Negative Reinforcement Con’t
Escape conditioning occurs when the aversive stimulus has already begun, and the behavior terminates it. Examples include scratching an itch or hitting the snooze button on an alarm clock.
Avoidance conditioning occurs when the behavior allows an aversive stimulus to be avoided before it starts. Examples include eating to avoid hunger, and taking an alternate route to avoid a traffic jam.

12. Types of Reinformement
Decrease likelihood of behaviour
Increase likelihood of behaviour
Presented
Positive punishment
Positive reinforcement
Taken away
Negative punishment
Negative reinforcement

13. Video Clips
All for one
Self Motivated

14. Flash Cards #1 Fair play determination Motivating Good goals Have fun
Good sport
Try your hardest
Honesty
Optimistic

15. Flash Cards #2 Determination Fair play Positive attitude Courage
Optimistic
Good sportsmanship
Learn from mistakes
Respect
Be nice to each other
Concentration

16. Conclusion
Try and find as many ways to motivate yourself intrinsically.
You will work harder, play harder and enjoy the competition more