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Management of performance and competitive anxiety can be challenging. The first strategy would be to consult with a clinical psychologist, who will often suggest a behavioural approach. These approaches have been found to be the optimal coping strategy for sport-related anxiety, specifically Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (Patel et

For years, golf has been one of the oldest and most traditional sports. As the equipment and golf courses have changed, the etiquette and rules have not. In golf, etiquette has been a major part of the game. Staying quiet on the course and repairing divots are a few examples of proper formality. Common rules include teeing the ball between the tee markers and marking your ball on the green. Along with these guidelines, there are rules that are controversial and seem unfair to golfers.

Before exploring the health of an athlete its important to understand what mental health is. Mental health is characterised by emotional wellbeing and resilience to stress (ClearingHouseForSport Australian Government Ralph Richards 9th June 2016). Mentally healthy individuals are able to cope with daily stresses and fully participate in family, work and in this case sport activities. A mental disorder is a diagnosable illness that affects a persons thinking, emotional state and behaviour and disrupts his/her ability to carry out normal daily activities and maintain personal relationships. Exercise has many benefits, not only for physical health but also your mental health as well. In the brain, exercise stimulates chemicals that improve an

It had now begun to lightly drizzle as we are called up as the final group in the Tennessee State Golf Championship. As the Official went over all the rules of the game, my mind couldn’t help but wander. I begin to wonder what might happen if it became apparent that I didn’t belong in the same grouping as the prestigious golfers that stood next to me. I begin to think awful thoughts of losing, of letting my team down. These horrible thoughts flood my mind and I begin to believe them. I believe that I’m good enough to be on the course with these guys.

As I sat there in a motionless position similar to that of the Thinker, I was reminded of the fundamental lesson of sports: There is no substitute for winning. People today often accept a misconception to about the value of losing. Losing sucks; there is no sugarcoating it. When an individual completely invests oneself to achieve a goal, anything other than victory can only be considered a failure. Once we realized our opportunity to reach, and in our minds likely win, the state championship, our whole season seemed like the rising action in preparation for a deflating anticlimax. We didn’t have to accept failure, but we had to accept the fact that we had failed. I had to accept the fact that I had failed. Somehow, there is a bitter form of beauty in that dedication to a goal, but even more, in the perseverance to continue.

Why would people want to boycott a sport that has been deeply rooted into American Society since 1869? With all of the injuries, substance abuse and assault charges that plague the world of sports, one may find themselves asking the question, Is it wrong to watch and support the game of Football?

Have you ever thought about how important mental strength is? Mental strength is very important in all sports and in every athlete. Mental strength is a key component in all sports. Mental strength is not only believing in yourself,but it is also knowing what to do in a certain situation in that sport.

I said “ yes that is me.” As I tried to keep my cool. “Hi, I’m Jason Day.” I quickly responded with “I already know who you are.” We both laughed and moved on to hit our shots. Jason of course put his right down the middle. He walked passed me and said “good luck.” I bent over to put the tee in the freshly cut grass. The wind was moving from the southwest to the northeast. I did my routine and lined up. Jason was to my right. It felt like my heart was about to explode my legs were shaking I couldn’t move a muscle I was so scared. I finally went to pick the club up but I chicken out and backed off, I could finally breathe. I said gasping with breath “I’m sorry I’m not used to playing with a pro.” Jason responded with “Its fine take your time.” I tried again I was frozen over the ball. I took a deep breath. It felt like I just dropped a 1000-pound weight. I took a quick gaze at Jason’s ball. I took the club back and took a rip at the ball. It sounded like I was shooting at a gun range. The ball flew like and eagle. It was on its way down and it flew right over Jason’s ball. I froze and didn’t even

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Limited playing time on my travel ball team challenged my trust in myself. Making mistakes on the field became one of my biggest fears. During one major recruiting tournament in the summer prior to my junior year, I couldn’t properly field a ball that came my way. My performance in this tournament made me question my confidence and my ability to play at the college level. This lack of confidence I developed carried into my school work. I was afraid to answer questions in class and take charge

May 5th, 2015 was a day that made my my mood and emotions swap from good to bad to good. This was the day of the first round of the postseason for our high school golf season.The schools participating on this day were the best teams in the state.Two of the teams were almost unbeatable in a sense. As a team, we were not going to proceed forward to the next round of the postseason. I knew that I would have to move forward in the postseason as an individual golfer. I had confidence in what my goal was for the day. The goal was to keep moving forward in the postseason. The first golf tournament of the postseason displayed my feelings towards the game of golf in ways that a person feels once or twice in their lifetime.

I think our society values athletes and workers over intellect. When most people turn on their tv, if they are given the choice between a football game or a documentary about plants, they would choose the football game. In my opinion athletics and working should be equally balanced with intellect. Some people will disagree stating that one is more important than the other. Choosing one over the other can lead to serious consequences.

The likelihood of experiencing the fear of failure can significantly increase after a long period of success within a career. This relates to performance-avoidance within the 2X2 model (Moller & Elliot, 2006) whereby an athlete strives to avoid negative evaluations of their sporting abilities, especially in comparison to previous achievements. Armstrong’s coach (Carmichael) also placed a strong emphasis on the importance of extrinsic rewards through his coaching style and encouragements such as: “you’re gonna win the Tour de France one day” (Armstrong & Jenkins, 2000), which also reinforces the avoidance mind-sets in the 2X2 model.

This study was conducted to measure the main effects of controllability and the interaction effects of controllability and the generalisability dimensions upon self-efficacy and performance following perceived success and failure situations in golf. Prior to playing their first round 65 participants completed measures of self-efficacy, emotions and anxiety. Following their first round, participants noted their performance score, the course they played on, ranked their performance and completed an attribution measure. Prior to their next round, participants were asked to complete the same self-efficacy, emotions and anxiety measures. Following their second round, participants gave the name of the course they played on, and noted their performance

Over the summer, I played tennis with my dad and younger brother pretty often. I always had this preconceived notion before we went to play that I was a better player than my brother, even though he is amazing, especially for his age. One day, I played awfully; I felt like I hadn’t played that poorly in years. Instinctively, I came up with every possible excuse to reason why I played so badly. It was too hot; I couldn’t see the ball; I was distracted by the dogs barking nearby. I went on and on with excuses, external factors, but I never attributed my failure to any internal factors. I didn’t understand why I didn’t play well, so there must have been some other reason. I grudgingly accepted my defeat and told myself that there is always another day for me to play better. I realized that I wasn’t being honest with myself about the game after I went home and started replaying it in my head. It slowly dawned on me that I was at fault for not playing well, not the weather or other noises. I didn’t bend my knees enough, I didn’t follow through with my racquet, and I was too lazy when I had to sprint towards the ball. It was because of me that I lost the game, not because of something else. This showed me that just because something doesn’t go my way doesn’t mean I get to blame it on some external factor; I have to take some time to think about what happened to see if the reason the event occurred was due to what I did. On the other hand, when I found out that I performed really well on any test, I didn’t attribute it to the weather or to any other external factor; I never thought “The test was just really easy that time” or “The teacher graded it leniently this time”. I gave credit to myself for putting so much time and effort into studying, and I