Module Seven: Sport Psychology - Sport Manawatu

• Technical – specific physical skills required in your sport, and• Physical – fitness requirements of your sport (speed, strength, endurance, flexibility).The weighting placed on these qualities varies in different sports and with different individuals.2. Rate each athlete on the qualities that you identified. Rate where the athletes are at now, and their targetperformances, i.e. the standard they are trying to achieve.3. Rate the qualities that need improvement and the extent of the improvement required by each of your athletesto achieve their target performances (1 = huge improvement required, 10 = no improvement possible).4. Develop goal setting programmes with the athletes to make the improvements required to achieve their targetperformances. Quantify the goals using the ratings from their performance profiles, e.g. increase performanceof a particular skill from 6 to 8.Repeated profiling enables you to measure your athletes’ progress, which can be particularly important whenathletes are peaking for an important event.An example of a performance profile is included on the following page. Use this as a guide only and do not feelrestricted to the size of the page. Write down a full list of the essential requirements of your sport, prioritisethese, and include the top three or four on the performance profile.QUESTIONS & EXERCISESExplain the concept of performance profiling and how it forms the basis of goal setting.Write down your own long-term coaching goals.Assess your own abilities as a coach, using the Performance Profile Sheet provided as a guide. Youneed to identify your strengths and weaknesses, and the areas you need to focus on over the next 12months.(Considering the same questions you will be asking of your athletes will help you gain a goodunderstanding of how challenging the issue of long-term goals can be. You should then go throughthe performance profiling process yourself, to get a feel for it.)Choose one athlete who you currently coach, and profile that person’s performance level, using thePerformance Profile Sheet provided as a guide. You need to consider the areas of the athlete’sperformance that would most benefit from a specific goal setting programme. Complete thePerformance Profile Sheet in consultation with your athlete.PERFORMANCE PROFILEComplete this form.Quantify factors where you are able to do so. Use a 1 to 10 scale (1 poor, 10 excellent) for factors which areunable to be quantified. State your current position, target performance, and the improvement required to achieveyour target performance.From these results work with your coach to develop and implement a goal setting programme designed toachieve your target performance.