Week 8 Discussion Number 15

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Hello classmates and professor, Congrats on getting to the final week for this course, give yourselves a pat on the back! I hope you all enjoyed learning the multitude of information this course provided and will continue to bring this information into your life along your journey. PART ONE: For myself, I played a lot of sports at a young age such as swimming, gymnastics, soccer, baseball, and track and field. Being part of a team and attending practices and game events has helped shape me into the person I am today. Participating in sports at a young age taught me discipline, motivation, and how to deal with my feelings. I remember any time I was in a conflict whether it be in school or in game, I would try to think of how the other person is feeling and what I did to cause that reaction. To this day I still play devil's advocate, I like to think of all perspectives involved to fully understand the situation. Unfortunately, I had a back surgery when I was young which greatly affected my range of motion which led me to discontinue playing sports. If I had not had that back surgery, I would absolutely have played sports all throughout middle and high school into college. PART TWO: Stress is inevitable especially in youth sports. There are times when there is a new situation that a young athlete has never experienced before, and they are unsure how to feel and act. Thankfully there are several anxiety reduction techniques for young athletes. First, look at yourself first. Are you unintentionally increasing pressure for the athlete? Providing praise, reward, and feedback after good and bad performance will show the young athlete that when they do good, they feel good which could improve performance. The bad outcome will act as a teaching lesson to show that it is okay, there is opportunity for another victory and growth. The second

technique is education about managing anxiety. Deep breathing, visualization, and sleep quality are all great coping strategies. The last technique is to encourage fun. While elite athletes have spent a lot of their lives advancing their sport career, kids just want to have fun. This will help to build confidence, improve health, and teach teamwork. PART THREE: With sports, there are two types of aggression: instrumental and hostile. With some sports like hockey and football, physical aggression is needed to perform well in the game which is where instrumental aggression comes into play. However, there is a such thing as violence that is outside the bounds of the game which leads into hostile aggression. This bad behavior might arise from aggressive parents, seeking revenge after a nail-biting rivalry game, biological factors like testosterone levels in male athletes, crown incitement, and living up to set expectation. Thankfully, there are methods to help young athletes to control their emotions. The first would involve the parents. This means being mindful of their interactions with children like being calm and reduce angry outbursts especially involving sports. The other method would be sportsmanship first. This is much like playing devil's advocate like I mentioned above. If it were your team, you would be celebrating a big win like your opponent is after you lose a game. All of their hard work paid off and they beat the other team. This goes both ways; this is how your team would be reacting if they won a game as well. Take the loss, learn from your mistakes, set goals for the future, and congratulate the other team. Thank you all for learning with me these past 8 weeks and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Casey

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