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    AY2015 TERM 3 – COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT Sports Psychology Name: LIAO JUNWEI Student ID: 136082   Introduction Kenny‚ 25. He is an advance badminton player‚ he often go for tournaments represent his team and individual events. I had an interview him and doing a survey using the mental skill assessment questionnaire to improve his performance. I can identified that he is highly motivated for the competition but somehow he is lacking of confidence and concentration before and during his games‚

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    participate in sport‚ whereas children with high perceptions of their competence participate and persist. 2. Sport-specific dropouts: withdraw from a particular program but enter into other sports. 3. Sport-general dropouts: withdraw from all sport participation and they are a special concern. 4. Affiliation motive: a major motive that children have for sport participation. Review Questions 1. Why is it important for people who work with young athletes to know sport psychology? It’s because sport psychology

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    Psychology Research Essay: Extreme Sports An extreme sport (also called action sport or adventure sport) is a term for certain activities seen as an activity of high danger‚ they are what is considered counter-cultural. They give a thrill of facing difficult challenges and overcoming obstacles. There are many physical and mental benefits o extreme sports but there are also the risk of very bad injuries‚ even death. The activities of extreme sports involve speed‚ height‚ a high level of physical

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    PSYC 3360.1WW Professor Stewart Downing August 12‚ 2013 Athletes are under a lot of pressure to excel and become perfectionists and invincible at the sports they play‚ however sometimes during competition elite athletes react physically and somatically which can adversely affect their performance. G. Jones definition of stress and anxiety. “Stress is a state that results from the demands that are places on the individual which require that person to engage in some coping behavior. Anxiety results

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    ................................................................................. 3 2. Motivation and Concentration of student’s .................................................................................... 4 3. Positive effects of sport ................................................................................................................... 5 4. Relation between sport and the academic success of students ..................................................... 6

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    CORP2463-2013-Y JJB SPORTS PLC: Motivation within an Organisation Shafayeth Wahid (P11275283) Tutor: Bev Disney Contents Executive Summary2 Summary of Management Issue3 Analysis of Issues and Outcomes3 Conclusion4 References5 Executive Summary JJB was a sports retailer‚ a business which was worth over £500 million‚ which has had major injections of cash from investors and suppliers. The retailer has now faced administration resulting in job losses. How has JJB Sports‚ one of the

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    Sports psychology deals with the mental and emotional aspects of physical performance. It involves describing‚ explaining and predicting attitudes‚ feelings and behaviours in an attempt to improve performance. In the film ’Coach Carter‚’ directed by Thomas Carter‚ sport psychology is used effectively to enhance the performance of a high school basketball team. However‚ this improved performance is not limited to the basketball court‚ it extends into the classroom where the students use goal setting

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    For this assignment I will explain the effect of personality and motivation on sports performance. Introduction Personality is the sum of a person’s individual characteristics that make him/her unique. (Adams et al‚ 2010) A person’s personality determines how they react in certain situations‚ their general mood and the consistency of it and their emotions. Personality can affect many aspects of sport right from the selection process because as well as raw talent‚ coaches need performers to

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    Southern Institute of Technology UNIT STANDARD 5366 ASSESSMENT TASK/ACTIVITY Activity Title: Assignment 1 Standard Number and Title‚ level‚ credits‚ version Unit Standard 5366 Apply the basic principles of applied sport psychology‚ Level 4‚ 6 credits‚ Version 5 Assessed Elements: 1.2‚ 1.2‚ 1.3‚ 1.4‚ 1.5‚ 3.1‚ 3.2‚ 3.3‚ 3.4‚ 3.5 Conditions: This is a compulsory assignment. It must be submitted and will count towards the final result for this paper. This is an open book

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    CSS101-015-012-0N Psychology of Motivation -7:2013 APA Assignment Instructor: Karin Detweiler Patricia Carter 08/11/2013 * What are some of the resources available to me through Independence University? * How can these resources better my educational experience and help me to find a job after graduation? * What are some websites or places in my community that have resources to help with my education? Resources available to me through Independence University There are a

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