You might see me struggle but you’ll never see me quit. Starting something new is scary, even for coaches. Are kids going to show up? Are parents going to buy into our style? Can we get the kids to buy in? Why are we even doing this, when we could just join another team alreadyContinueContinue reading “Fear, Work, Teamwork.”
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Transactional and Transformational Coaching; Which one are You?
Build them up, make them feel so confident to where they know each failure just puts them closer to their next success.
Imaginal Experiences
Imaginal Experiences: Psychologist James Maddux has suggested a fifth route to self-efficacy through “imaginal experiences”, the art of visualising yourself behaving effectively or successfully in a given situation. We all do it and it’s a great thing. Watch your favorite players, visual yourself doing what they do, then go do it. Practice, practice, practice. YellContinueContinue reading “Imaginal Experiences”
Emotional & Physiological States
Emotional & Physiological States: The state you’re in will influence how you judge your self-efficacy. Depression, for example, can dampen confidence in our capabilities. Stress reactions or tension are interpreted as signs of vulnerability to poor performance whereas positive emotions can boost our confidence in our skills. Where we are mentally plays a huge partContinueContinue reading “Emotional & Physiological States”
Verbal Persuasion
Verbal Persuasion: Influential people in our lives such as parents, teachers, managers or coaches can strengthen our beliefs that we have what it takes to succeed. Being persuaded that we possess the capabilities to master certain activities means that we are more likely to put in the effort and sustain it when problems arise. TheContinueContinue reading “Verbal Persuasion”
Vicarious Experiences
Vicarious Experiences: The second source of self-efficacy comes from our observation of people around us, especially people we consider as role models. Seeing people similar to ourselves succeed raises our beliefs that we too possess the capabilities to master the activities needed for success in that area.
Mastery Experiences
Mastery Experiences: In order for athletes to prosper, they must have experiences that make them more capable of handling various situations. Learning to handle adversity is what allows top athletes to perform in high stress situations. While at the same time if they fail they are able to handle it and perform when the opportunityContinueContinue reading “Mastery Experiences”
Self-Efficacy
Self-efficacy is the belief in one’s capabilities to organize information and execute a course of action to navigate a prospective situation. According to social psychologist Albert Bandura, self-efficacy is a key component of the self-system, which consists of an individual’s attitudes, abilities, and cognitive resources. High self-efficacy increases the likelihood of successfully achieving a givenContinueContinue reading “Self-Efficacy”
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