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elation, prepared
* Focus - on self, on the task
* Behavior - give maximum effort and
commitment, willing to take chances,
positive reaction to set backs, open to
learning, take responsibility for outcomes
Low Self Confidence
* Thoughts - negative, defeat or failure,
doubt
* Feelings - tense, dread, fear. not wanting
to take part
* Focus - on others, on less relevant factors
* Behavior - lack of effort, likely to give
up, unwilling to take risks (rather play
safe at least in practice), blame others or
conditions for outcome
C
ontrol - Identifying when a tactical
athlete feels a particular emotion and
understanding the reason for the feelings is an
important stage of helping the individual gain
emotional control. A person's ability to maintain
control of their emotions in the face of adversity
and remain positive is essential to successful
performance. Two emotions that are often
associated with poor performance are anxiety
and anger.
Anxiety comes in two forms - physical
(butterflies, sweating, nausea, and needing
the toilet) and mental (worry,
negative thoughts, confusion,
lack of concentration).
Relaxation is a
technique that
can be used
to reduce
anxiety.
When the
tactical athlete
becomes angry,
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the cause of the anger often becomes the
focus of attention. This then leads to a lack
of concentration on the task, performance
deteriorates and confidence in ability is lost
which fuels the anger - a slippery slope to
failure.
C
ommitment - Tactical performance
depends on the individual being fully
committed to numerous goals over many
years. In competition with these goals, the
individual will have many aspects of daily life
to manage. The many competing interests and
commitments include work, studies, family/
partner, friends, social life, and other
hobbies/sports.
Within the tactical athlete's world,
commitment can be undermined by:
* A perceived lack of progress or
improvement
* Not being sufficiently involved in
developing the training program
* Not understanding the objectives of the
training program
* Injury
* Lack of enjoyment
* Anxiety about performance
* Becoming bored
* Not working as a team
* Lack of commitment by other teammates
* Setting goals will raise the feelings of
value, give the tactical athlete ownership
of the goals and therefore become more
committed to achieving them. All goals
should be SMARTER.
Many individuals can contribute to the tactical
athlete's levels of commitment with appropriate
levels of support and positive feedback,
especially during times of injury, illness, and
poor performance. n

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