📰 Additional Team Strategies
- Publicity - Media attention and exposure
- News Coverage - Press and news attention
- Pre-Competition Workouts - Warm-up routines
- Post-Competition Conferences - Team debriefs
💡 Key Research Finding
Pre-Competition Workouts: Do NOT improve performance but DO reduce anxiety
Purpose is psychological preparation, not physical enhancement
Purpose is psychological preparation, not physical enhancement
⚡ Individual Self-Energizing
- Helps athletes prepare quickly when needed
- Example: Coming off the bench in basketball
- Athletes must be able to energize themselves rapidly
💬 Effective Self-Talk Guidelines
- Should be brief
- Should be simple
- Must be connected to the skill being performed
- Example: "Elbow up" for shooting, not general motivation
🎬 Imagery for Energizing
- Imagine successful outcomes
- Use immediately before competition
- Motivates and energizes athlete
- Creates mental readiness
💡 Exam Tips
- Pre-competition workouts: reduce anxiety but don't improve performance
- Self-talk must be brief, simple, skill-connected
- Imagery used for immediate pre-competition energizing
- Self-energizing important for substitute players