week 6- Attribution Retraining

Hi Performer M,

Hope you are well today we are going through your attribution retraining, as it is the final week this will wrap everything up to increase your performance.

The attribution theory highlights the reasons we give for the performers performance to 4 sub categories.
These 4 categories are: Ability, Task difficulty, Effort and Luck.

Ability is whether you as the performer is whether you are good enough against the competitors or whether they are not good enough.
The task difficulty means were the opponents who they played against were too good or the expectation was too high.
Effort is dependent on the performers and if they knew the expectation which was not accomplished.  This could be because the team and yourself was not prepared to play from training.
Luck is also crucial in the game because this can change the game for example winning the toss in football, and swapping sides and this causes you in the second half to have the wind with you.

Ability and task difficulty is seen as stable, because the ability which you possess does not change. Also task difficulty is stable because this is how the other team are going to compete.  On the other hand effort and luck is perceived as unstable because this is something which you cannot control.

This is the Weiner's attribution model which is being explained above. 

Through conversations which we've had about the teams performance, you are very critical about your teammates but never yourself.  When the team loses a game you are very quick to point out the mistakes from others, and feel as though you played the game of your life.
However when the team go on with success in games which you win, you will make statements such as "I was in form today."  This is known as self-serving bias.

What we want to do is understand who is to blame when the team is successful and also unsuccessful.   To begin with what you need to understand is how performances can affect two key factors. The first is expectancy and future motivation, this is in regards to the stability dimension and whether it can change.   Therefore if something is stable it should be expected for the next game which you play, however if it is unstable this suggests its unpredictable and can change.

The second factor is known as emotion and self-confidence, as it can decrease motivation and self belief.  This is dependant on whether it is due to internal factors or external factors. An example of this would be internal success which gathers pride that brings confidence, an internal failure would make the performer have guilt.

On the other hand external success would bring about the desire of being please but underwhelmed and external failure would make you feel cheated. However, internalising performance can be positive as you personally can control this factor.  Whereas externalising performance means that the reason is uncontrollable and this may lead to a negative attitude and loss of control.

Now after understanding what attribution theory is what we want you to improve is having a better understanding on who is to blame.  This does not mean I want you to point the finger to yourself however to become more realistic when criticising why you lost a game.  The reason for why I am doing this is because it will only come to benefit you, this way you are not playing music into your own ears.  You are being honest and this will allow you to realise, okay this wasn't the best game I've played so now I have to try harder at training because my speed was lacking.

This will also give you additional motivation, because you will also be able to conclude if you and the team were just not good enough with ability.  You may also look at factors which you couldn't control, this isn't your fault or the teams and this will custom you to take losses on the chin knowing how to bounce back from them.

Therefore what I want you to do is set certain goals for yourself during the game, once you have finished the game go back to the goals check list.  When you do so tick which goals you completed successfully and don't tick the ones which you didn't.  Then look at the four factors and mark next to the goal which factor led to you not being able to achieve the goal.  Once you have got your opinion marked, you should then ask a team mate for their opinion.  Then you will be able to understand what needs working on and whether your efforts were the problem, or was it something which you could not control.

This will help you not only have a better critical self analysis of yourself and the games, but also help aide you into understanding what needs improving in your performances.  Therefore it is important that you follow this weeks blog and I hope the other 5 blogs are still being used.

I hope these blogs have assisted you with your performances, and all the very best with your sports and college. Next time you see me in college a thank you and a box of chocolates will do.

Thanks for Your Time
Final sign off
Mohammed Yahyah Patel

http://www.simplypsychology.org/attribution-theory.html

Week 5- Improving awareness

Week number-5

Date- 25/04/14 

Aim of the week- Improving awareness

Hi Performer M hope you are well. 

Today we are going to focus on improving your awareness, this is because from the performance profile this was one of the lower scores.  

In football awareness is very important because this allows you to stay close to your opponent when marking. There are several opportunities where the performer has to be aware of the environment because you can help your team.  For example if the center back has two players close to him if you become aware of that the center back can be aided.  Also staying aware can create opportunities when attacking because you will be better with decision making.

Awareness is having the knowledge or perception of the situation or fact within the environment which you are present in.  The greater awareness you have the better ability you have to analyse and interpret situations which allows you to execute optimal movements for maximal performance. The earlier you can become aware of something the earlier you can change your action and deal with the actual scenario which has changed. 

There are three different components of awareness which must be recognized. The three components need to be addressed in order to improve awareness altogether. The three components are; recognition, reaction and correction. 

Recognition is where you are able to quickly analyse the situation at that present time, such as your position on the field of play.   This then helps you to understand what movements you will need to perform in order to be successful.   If you were not able to realize the current situation in the game then no matter how much ability you have it is of no point.

Reaction leads on from recognition because this is where you make the decision to perform whatever skill. Your reaction time will be greater than of an elite athletes because you are still having to think and apply the though movement choice.  You still do not have to think about the movement as other performers because you have been competing in this sport since your childhood years. 

The final part is correction and this is the ability from you to perform the actual skill which will change game situations positively for your team.  You are able to correct yourself when making the wrong decision and continue without jeopardizing your teammates.

Therefore to improve your awareness I have developed a task which should commence from your next training session.  The role which I want you to adapt to is taking part in a drill whilst other drills are going on in the same area.  This will improve your awareness because you may be doing a dribbling drill inside the square but within the same square a passing and tackling drill is going on.  What this will make you work on is being aware of your surroundings, because I am sure you do not want to get hit by the ball or dribble in the way of someone tackling.

Gradually training sessions where this even happens for 20 minutes it will increase your awareness, this is because your mind is adapting to the environment.  This is also important for when you compete because your opponents, are not always playing in zones.  Therefore, with the task I have set you will also be aware of your opponents during the game and this will increase your decision making.

The long term task which would be best for you to do in friendlies and training is to play in different positions. The reason for why this is being suggested is because the purpose is to foster better awareness.  Therefore, it is better for you to be given a whole range of experiences all over the pitch.  Once you have a better understanding on the demands of different positions, allows you to make the most of your team mates.

Also once you go back to your position it will also become innate for you to have a rough idea of where your team mates are standing. The reason for this is because you have been in that position yourself and therefore without having to pay much attention your awareness is vast.  This is important for you as a right back because if there is a counter attack for the opposition you need to be aware of what is going on.  For example how many players are attacking, which player is the biggest threat and most importantly who else is defending with you.

All the best with this weeks training program and contact me if there are any questions.

Thanks Mohammed Yahyah Patel
 
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http://www.2athletes.com/Skills/Awareness/awareness-training-for-sports.html

week 4

Performance profile:

Week 4

self belief 

Hi performer M, hope you are well and making the most of the Easter break. 

Today we are going to continue with your 3rd week training programme. We are going to focus on improving your self belief for this week. 

The reason for this is because from the performance profile this is a factor which you scored low in. 

Self belief is when you have trust in your positive characteristics.

These characteristics for you should be confidence, motivation and optimism etc. 

Other than character as you compete if football you need to have self belief. The belief needs to consist of your ability in the sport, the physical constructs which are used. 

It is crucial for you to have high self belief, this is because your performance levels will increase. 

This is because when you are competing even when the probability of you completing a skill is low you will still have a go at performing it. 

The aim for this week is therefore to improve your self belief. Self belief is an energy which is deep inside you, once you have this hard tasks are lessened. 

How to improve your self belief is by accomplishing certain skills within your performance.  This is because the skill will work as a catalyst for further enhancing your confidence to engage within your performance. 

To begin with what you can do is in training and match days you should try attempting skills you have less belief you can execute. The gradual incline of increasing skill difficulty will allow you attempt more difficult tasks. The steps you take to achieve this should be organised from each success. 

Therefore do not go from one low level skill to a high level skill straight away.  You should organise yourself so that you feel comfortable registering each skill consecutively.  This will allow you to master each step before the next step is continued. You as a performer should then be able to master each skill and then progress onto another. Your personal success will then allow you to create further confidence, and your failure will start to evaporate. 

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/selfcon.htm

Week 5 improving self focus

Hi Performer M today we are going to tr and improve your self focus. Last week we looked at self belief which I hope has benefitted you. Congratulations on getting to the play offs and it is important you have high self focus.

The reason for this is because of the position you play within the team. As a defender you have to maintain a straight line with your defence, this is because you want to keep strikers offside. 

Without self focus you will not pay attention on instructions from teammates.  This can lead to opportunities for opponents during the game to capitalise on your mistakes.

Also self focus is important because without it your performance levels can drop dramatically.  This is because the moment you 'switch off' can cause the mind to lose concentration. 

The relation here consists of arousal levels as the diagram showed low arousal low performance. This is the same and also continuity of losing concentration during competition can be hard to retrieve. 

Your self focus is what keeps you mentally targeted on aims and objectives. The performer who therefore has greater self focus can achieve more. 

Long term you can improve your self focus through selective attention. Selective attention is where your mind only pays attention to what is important for the performer. The mind successfully blanks out additional parts of the environment which is not needed. 

To improve your selective attention you should start with training. The sessions should consist of brighter equipment such as the footballs and the jersey you play in. 

This helps the mind focus on these parts of the environment. The focus for the player would then be on the bright blue ball, not the trees behind the net.  

The selective attention can continue and this will allow an increase on how you focus. As the competitor you would then get use to all environments, without having to take everything into consideration. 

Short term programme to improve your self focus is more simple.  What you need to do is focus more on the present rather than the past and future. 

By doing so the performer will be blocking any negative thoughts. These thoughts will start disappear and the mind will be more focused on accomplishing the task ahead. 

For your next match day competition I want you to complete the above. Once you have step foot onto the pitch you must remember what has been presented on the blog. 

After doing so all thoughts about what has happened before leaves. I do not want you to reminisce on memories of the past but focus on the future. 

Also what is to happen in the future will take place wait for the game to end before being concerned. 

All the best with the play offs

Sign off

Mohammed Yahyah Patel 

Activating Arousal

Friday 4th April,
Week 3, optimising arousal level,
Aim of the week- To improve your arousal levels

Hi Performer M, hope you are well and getting on effectively with the goal setting.

This week we are going to look at optimising your arousal levels, the results show that you are very laid back and chilled out.  Arousal levels will effectively allow you to get into a zone in which you can concentrate highly and also performer well. You need to improve the technique you use for arousal because the low level can affect you negatively.

Arousal is your level of excitement and readiness to perform. Arousal can have positive and negative effects on your performance. Your performance will be best at an optimum level of arousal. After this level, performance gets worse as you become anxious and nervous.

Arousal can help increase performance but you can also be over aroused, this can be explained through the inverted u theory.  The diagram below is the inverted U theory, I will now give you a brief explanation of what the theory is mentioning.

The basic outline from the diagram shows how arousal can be used as a positive for a performers performance. However, it can also affect the performer negatively if the performer is too highly aroused as this causes performance levels to decrease.

The performer can therefore get the best out of their performance by having optimal arousal.  This optimal arousal level is classed as the point of the inverted u or on other words the tip of the n looking diagram. To achieve this level the performer has to continually concentrate on their arousal technique, without getting so over aroused that they forget of the environment around them.


I personally do not believe that there is a threat of you being highly aroused. This conclusion is due to the lack of high scores on the motivation part of the questionnaire. 

The danger of your low level of arousal can cause you to lose focus. The low level of focus can be a catalyst for bigger mistakes to begin. 

By being in the ideal performance state (IPS), the performer will then be able to have a good level of arousal allowing him to be aware of the environment. 

Also when you do gain optimal arousal you will be more capable of better performances. This is because the performers are allowing their mental and physical state to be similar. When the two intertwine they can work together to achieve the full potential. 

The performer is also more able with optimal arousal. This is because how you have suggested before that sometimes you get frustrated. Being aroused to the peak level allows you to stay calm and collected in whatever scenario. 

From the following strategies you can increase your low level of arousal. This is because you do not score higher showing anxiety, you are able to decide from the programme below if it is suited towards you. 

From your first couple of training sessions you should try and figure out how aware you are. This can be conducted for yourself as a right back by mentally noting how many times you switch off and leave your man unmarked. 

Also this is linked with your selective attention but record how many times you missed opportunities to pass the ball. This may have been due to not being aware of your teammates around you.

To begin with you must try to understand what arousal is. This can be achieve through reading the paragraphs at the start of the blog. You should then be able to write down or think how you can improve arousal levels yourself. This can be done through past recollection of achievements, and then think how come you done do well how were you hyped for the game.

This is important because I can only advise what technique you should use. However if you already know a specific technique which can enhance your arousal levels this may help you more than my strategy. 

The strategy which I may enforce upon you to use will be specific. For example when focusing on the technique we should take into consideration the length of the competition. We should also take into consideration the environment which they are going to be in. For example football is a very loud sport where mute voices are very rare. 

Therefore when we chose the strategy we must remember this. Because, pace counting strategy may not work if the environment around you is too loud and demanding. 

A strategy to improve arousal would be to have positive self talk. I think this would work positively with you because when you are on the pitch you always like talking to players. 

Therefore during the game to keep at your optimal arousal level, you should engage to yourself in positive self talk. 

The self talk which you take part in can be accompanied by another technique. For example with self talk the performer may want to use breathing techniques. This is where the performer takes short sharp shallow breaths. This allows the performer to stay focused on the game without having to do another strenuous strategy. 

A contingency for arousal is very important, this is because in certain games they both may be needed. The performer is still under control of his composure ensuring no mistakes are made which could have been stopped. 

By the next season you should prepare a song which will allow you to get aroused. You should then sing along to it using imagery and contain self talk snap words which will pump you up. These words should then be remember for the game so you can remember them to stay on top of your performance. 

For a short term exercise to increase your arousal levels. You should take part in 'confrontational talk'. This is where you psyche yourself up telling other teammates or opponents certain phrases. 

For example as a right back you might tell the left winger that you are going to keep him in your back pocket. This then creates a challenge for yourself but also allows you to get closer to the optimal arousal level. 

All the best with the following strategy and task, if there are any questions be sure to ask me. 

Sign off
Mohammed Yahyah Patel 

Week 2 Training Programme: Goal Setting

Week number-2
Date- 28/03/14
Aim of the week- To improve goal setting and mental preparation

Hi Performer M, hope you are well.

Today we are going to look into further detail about how we can improve your goal setting skills, and continue on with the additional skills next week.  The following skills will be mentioned next week as I want you to focus on today's training programme.  The reason for why I am going to focus on goal setting this week is because it will help improve your performance.  This is because goal setting will allow you to mentally prepare the performer.  Furthermore goal setting will allow you to keep your self control  and additional constructs which have been analysed.

Goal setting is a mental training technique which is used in order to increase your commitment and focus towards a personal goal.  These short or long terms goals will help encourage you to keep self control and get over any setbacks.  This is very important for you due to the three consecutive defeats for the St Mary's team if you still want to get into the play-offs.   The goals which you include in goal setting can help you maintain that strength because you are continuously going over whether you are achieving that individual strength.  Performer M should also focus on goal setting  for your weaknesses, this is because a lot of performers want to improve certain aspects of performance.  However, although performers have the intention of improving certain aspects this cannot be accomplished due to the competitior not having an actual game plan.  Goal setting however can create game plan which can work as a reminder for the performer and this can motivate the performer.

There are three different types of goals which the performer can focus on; outcome, performance and process.  

Outcome- This is where you focus on the result of an event, this for example for yourself may be to win a game or win the league.  This type of goal is more long-term, however you must remember that football is not a one man team so your performance may not change your team from playing bad and then losing. 

Process- This is where the performer focus's on action which will boost performance, this could be training more times a week because you will then play better.  This goal setting type is short-term goals which are very brief and may vary weekly.

Performance- This is where you as the performer is specific in what they want to achieve, these goals are more personal standard, which means that they are not affected by external performances such as team mates.  

Performance goals also allows the performer to achieve a more work towards and desired goal, this encourages you to feel good about your performance even if you do not win. 

I would recommend that the performer  uses the process goal because this goal helps you focus on attention and this is very effective in order to help control anxiety. Although the questionnaires shows that you control your anxiety extremely well, it will still allow you to attain the peak of anxiety which makes the body work to a better standard.  The performance will then be achieved at the best of your ability, however also mentally anxiety can also 'pump you up' so that you do not lose focus on the game. 

How to set goals- SMART

Smart targets is the best way to set goals the reason for this is because the performer is then capable of achieving specific goals. Performers like yourself want to achieve goals, however some are to optimistic whilst others cannot get into the mindset of how to set goals.  The method which I recommend for you to use is SMART targets as this breaks down into specific areas allowing you to achieve your goals. Below I am going to go into further detail about what each letter the acronym stands for.

Specific- This is where the performer sets an actual goal which they want to achieve, an example of this may be to pass the ball successfully 3 times in one halve.  This is specific because it does not only mention an open goal which would have been to pass but we have focused on a goal within the goal. This would be to make three passes in the first halve.

Measurable- This is where as the performer you are going to measure whether the goal set has been achieved. So the target which has been mentioned above would be measured by keeping a tally of whether the passes had been completed.  The performer would then be able to conclude whether any achievement had been made for progression.

Achievable- The performer here would revise the target set and then analyse whether the goal is actually possible to achieve.  Performers may try to set the bar to high straight away and this can demotivate them because they could not achieve a certain goal. Therefore the performer should set a goal which is actually achievable otherwise the goal setting task would be pointless.

Realistic- This is very similar to the heading above because the performer again is revising whether the goal set can actually be achieved.

Time- This is how long you will give yourself to achieve the certain goal, take care when doing this because progression can only be made if you give yourself enough time.

Exercise for the athlete to complete

I am now going to set two targets which you should try to achieve, the reason for this is because the performer should then get use to how goal setting works.  The two goals which are going to be set are different because one is a long-term goal and the other is a short-term goal.

Long term goal:
The long term goal which has been set for you is to attend all training sessions, unless there is a valid reason for you may miss the training session.

To achieve this goal, I want you to set SMART targets. I would like to see the SMART target which you have set to ensure that you are on the right lines.

Short term goal:
The short term goal is what I want you to achieve for the next match competition.  The goal which I am setting for you is to achieve 9 successful passes in one halve.  You should allow a performer who is substitute to take notes whether this has been achieved you can also remember this mentally.

To do this goal your smart target may require you to have additional training on decision making and also passing.

If there are any questions please do not hesitate to text me, also please send me a copy of the SMART targets which you have made over Whatsapp.

Good Luck
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Yahyah

My analysis of my selected athlete Week 1

I have selected performer M for my six week pyschological skills training programme. This blog which is going to be updated on a weekly process which is going to outline the pyschological demands that it burdens upon the performer.

The performer has answered a couple of questionnaires and from this I am going to be able to get a better picture of the participant.  There is additional information about the performer below, however he is not going to be named due to feeling embarrassed. I also like to maintain my professional conduct and I therefore respect the performers choice.

The sport in which performer M competes in is football, he performs at this sport but only at a low level. The performer competes for St Mary's College 2nd Team. The performer does not only play to take part as they are competing in a league table and are only picked to compete for the team.  

The performer has to train two times on a weekly basis and this allows them to perform at a consistent level on match days. The performer also competes during the midweek however if the game has been postponed the performer will then have to go and train with the team. This strenuous training programme includes a 1hour 20 minute tactical training on a Monday two days prior to match day. The training programme on a Monday is of high intensity and includes going over tactics and performances.  The final day of training is on 

Monday where the performers for 1hour 30 minute train their cardiovascular endurance.  This training session is totally intense and performers have to rest for  long period of time after the session. 

The performer has a high psychological demand because they are competing in order to win. The league table below shows how highly competitive the competition is.  Therefore the performer has to be highly motivated and also composed to compete in the sport.  

The performer's position within the team is right back and the performer has to control their emotional state as they compete.  This will be because the performer has to play hard and work hard however has to stay calm in all situations in order for him not to be dismissed from the field of play.  The performer will therefore need a slight level of anxiety and arousal because this will place him well on the inverted U graph. 

The performer has to be highly motivated because they are the workforce which denies the opposition from scoring.   The performer therefore cannot be an energy sapper as this can cause the team to open up as other performers within the team will have to assist the right back. 

Furthermore if the performer is highly motivated they will be focused with helping the attackers by pushing forward. However, if the performer is not motivated then they will struggle with the task which has been prescribed to them because they will not be bothered. 

The performer also has to be highly cohesive with the rest of the defence because the offside rule will the be applicable. When the performer is not cohesive with the defence, it will be harder for the back four to communicate and keep a straight line.  Therefore the performer has to be capable of communicating with the rest of the team giving commands and also listening to tasks. 

Reviewing the questionnaires (All scores from the questionnaires are attached at the bottom of the blog)

The ACSI Questionnaire

The performer scored very well in the ACSI questionnaire which assess the performers sport,  and the scores can range to a maximum of 84.  Performer M has scored significantly high in this questionnaire receiving a score of 74/84, I will now break down the 7 subheadings of the questionnaire to receive a better understanding.

The result from the questionnaire shows that performer M can cope with adversity comfortably. This is where the performer keeps his calm and head up even when he has made a mistake.  For performer M as a defender this is very important because not being able to stay positive can lead to a deterioration for the full teams performance.  The reason for this is because he is part of the backbone of the team due to opponents beating performer M the opposition will have greater chances of scoring.

However due to performer M being able to maintain his composure whatever the environment, even after making a mistake he would still be an asset to the team.  This is very important because in football everybody makes a mistake, but the way the performer reacts is what establishes how good of a player they are.

Performer M is also very open to relevant feedback in terms of his performance, this is extremely important due to players otherwise being disillusioned into believing they always play well.  The high score for performer M's coachability also indicates that any instructions given he will accept them. This will then allow him to have an increase in performance because coaches can usually see mistakes better than the players themselves.

The performer has to be highly concentrated for his sport because becoming easily distracted can allow golden opportunities for opponents to score. An example of this would be performer M losing concentration and not staying in line with the defence keeping the strikers onside creating a opportunity.

Performer M on the other hand has scored maximum points this will benefit the performer because he will be very good with his selective attention.  Due to the performer having high concentration levels he will be able to maintain a good performance because his surroundings will not affect his own performance.

The performer is also highly motivated to try his best in every single training session and match he will perform in.  The evidence for this is because he scored highly under 'confidence and achievement motivation', this shows that Performer M is very task centred and winning matches is a very high priority within his performance.   Due to the performer not lacking motivation he will be very keen to improve his skills and this is very vital in order for him to get into the first 11 next year as the squad availability is extremely hard.

The two subheadings which I am going to link together are; peaking under pressure and also freedom from worry.  The reason for merging the two subheadings and analysing them together is because they both interlink, being comfortable and not worrying about what others think is vital when having to peak under pressure.

This is because Performer M also has competition to keep his position therefore each game he is having to peak under pressure.  However, the performer may not play to the best of his ability if he is worried about what the coach will think if he makes a mistake.

The performer has scored highly in these two subheadings and this is very important for any performer in any sport.  Due to the performer not worrying about what others will think if he performers poorly will then control him from peaking under pressure.  This is very important due the fact that the performers having scored highly will increase his creativity allowing him to feel comfortable on the ball.  From the scores the pressure causes performer M play better because from my analysis circumstantially I believe he enjoys playing under pressure and is able to 'handle the heat in the kitchen'.

Performer M however has scored low in being capable of setting goals and being mentally prepared.  This shows that the performer does not have any specific goals or plans before the game.  Due to the performer not setting specific performance goals is an indication for the reason for why he is not anxious before competing.

Moreover the performer should still create specific goals because it will be apart of his motivation to accomplish performing well. Also being mentally prepared for the competitive situation can also help and assist playing well on the actual pitch, because you are psyching yourself up.

The Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-28)
The sport motivation scale indicates that Performer M is more intrinsically motivated rather than extrinsically. He therefore competes in his sport because he enjoys taking part rather than performing in order to win trophies and to receive praise.

It could be argued that intrinsic motivation is better than extrinsic motivation due to the fact that

Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT)

The SCAT  test score indicates that the performer has a low level of anxiety, this is very factual and can be cross referenced back to the ACSI test.  This is because the ACSI test also showed that he is very composed and does not mind competing in hard testing scenarios.

The low level of anxiety can be good however it can most definatley affect Performer M negatively. The reason for this is because not being anxious may reduce the amount of adrenaline before games causing the player to become casual.

Furthermore being anxious to a certain level can allow the performer to stay calm but also get his body more ready for competition. Therefore although some analysis may argue that his anxiety score is good, my opinion is that his low levels of anxiety may cause his performance to deteriorate.

Swot Analysis

For my SWOT analysis I am going to focus on primarily his psychological strenghts and weaknesses. The reason for this is because Performer M has requested for me to analyse him psychologically therefore analysing his ability may be additional information which he has already achieved.

Strengths

The performers consists of several psychological strengths, and this is what allows him to continue in his sport and perform to a standard where he gets chosen to compete.

The strengths have already been mentioned in the above paragraphs of the blog where I have enhanced the detail of each part of a questionnaire.

Although Performer M does not set any certain goals, his motivation levels proves that he competes to win. This is a really good trait to have because wanting to win and having the will to try hard helps the performer go the extra mile.  The extra 10% which the performer may work can have the participant way ahead on selection because he strives to do well.

The performer due to his  motivation levels, he can concentrate on competing and playing his position to the best of his ability. His high level of focus keeps him focused on a task which may have been set from the manager, since he does not work towards a personal goal.

The performer is also very confident and does not really stimulate opinions of others into his own mind. When mentioning opinions I am focusing on when performers may put him down, this is important because he has no sense of paranoia. Many performers fear what others may think about them and when they make a mistake they overload their mind into thinking performers are talking bad about them.  Performer M does not focus on this and will therefore take on opportunities even when the chances of them being successful are low.

The final strength which I want to focus on is the performer being able to take on board any feedback.  This is different to freedom from worry which was mentioned in the above paragraph.  Performer M will take criticism to the chin and will then feel more motivated to work harder on that certain aspect.

Other performers are very half hearted and cannot handle being commented negatively. This could be for several reasons such as having too high self-esteem and an ego, which is not the case for Performer M as seen at the bottom through the questionnaire results.

Weaknesses

The performers weaknesses are very few however no one is perfect however he can work towards improving these weaknesses with the training programme which I am going to set up.

The first weakness is that he is too intrinsically motivated, although this is also a strength I have placed it into this category for a certain reason. Performer M cannot only compete to feel good, a reason for this is because he is endangering himself of quitting the sport altogether.  Touch wood this would never occur however if he had a severe injury then performing may not feel good in the recovery stage.  Does this mean that he would not compete in football again.

Furthermore being slightly extrinsically motivated can help his extrinsic motivation because he will then be capable of performing even better.  Performer M may then walk onto the pitch with a reminder that he competes because he enjoys it but also because he wants praise, and trophies for his attribution to the team.

In addition to this the performers anxiety is incredibly low, this can be portrayed as a strength but again I perceive this to be a negative.  The reason for this is because not being anxious psychologically means that before the game starts you are not pumped up or focused.  Therefore Performer M is then more open to very high anxiety where he starts to overload himself with negative talk.

Moreover from the point  above having a certain amount of anxiety will also assist the performer physically. This is because the anxiety can help create within the body adrenaline and this will allow him to exceed certain limits. Also physical anxiety can help the body focus on certain tasks and helps allow the brain to send certain messages to the muscles and organs. For example the heart will start to pump faster before competition and this will allow Performer M to peak earlier than other performer which straight away can affect opponents negatively believing he is better than them.

The final weakness is that Performer M does not mentally prepare before games, setting goals and targets to be achieved. The reason for why this subheading was important is because it allows the performer to be motivated.

Continuing from the above point when Performer M mentally prepares himself for competition, he will be able to execute skills to a finer level. This is because the performer is then able to mentally picture what he is going to do in the game and this can allow the performer to stay in his comfort zone at all times during the competition.

Opportunities

The opportunity which Performer M is available to is that he can follow my 6 week skill training programme, this can allow the performer to improve any weaknesses.

The performer also has the opportunity to fill in more questionnaires and take on additional strategies to improve the weaknesses which have been highlighted above.

Threats

The performer is in threat of becoming injured since the sport is contact and also the participant may not get selected for any further games.

The performer may also have other higher priorities and therefore Performer M may not have time to go over the blog which has been updated for him.

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Mohammed Yahyah Patel