Confidence
Preparation, coaching, performance accomplishments, and social support are all examples of these.
What is sources of confidence?
Give one way to switch the following unproductive statement to a productive self-talk statement:
I can’t hit anything today.
What is "I know my shots will eventually fall."
Or something similar following all 3 rules
In addition to our words, we also communicate with our _____.
What is body language?
Pressure is created by how we ____ about the situation.
There are how many types of attention.
What is 4?
Along with social support and preparation, name two other sources of sport confidence discussed in our very first session.
What are performance accomplishment, coaching, innate factors, experience, competitive advantage, self-awareness, or trust?
For productive self-talk to actually work, your statements must be grounded in this key rule
What is making sure it is something you actually believe?
A person who communicates with a direct, fast pace and is relationship oriented is a _____.
What is an innovator?
Name one way to overcome feelings of pressure.
What is productive self-talk, preparation, etc.?
The two spectrums of attention that overlap to develop the 4 types are Broad vs. _____ and Internal vs. _____.
What is Narrow and External?
Getting encouragement from a teammate taps into this specific source of sport confidence.
What is social support?
Along with reducing stress and improving emotion regulation, name two other benefits of productive self-talk
What is: Improved confidence & self-esteem, Better decision making, Resilience (bouncing back after mistakes), Enhanced motivation, Improved performance, or Better able to cope with unexpected challenges
A person who communicates with a direct, fast pace and is results oriented is a _____.
What is an energizer?
This team mantra was created by this team to use during competition to remind you to look at high pressure as a challenge and that you can overcome the challenge.
Rubber Ducks Float
The acronym EAT it, stands for Experience it, Acknowledge and Adjust and _____.
What is Toss it?
Reflecting on the total hours you've spent playing basketball, practicing, watching film, lifting weights, doing individual training, etc. helps build confidence by tapping into this specific source
What is preparation (or previous experience)?
These are the three keys to productive self talk
What is avoiding words such as "don't" or "can't", using "I" statements, and using statements you believe
A person who communicates with a indirect, slow pace and is results oriented is a _____.
What is a systemizer?
The feeling of pressure mostly comes from thinking about the ___ of the situation.
What is consequences/ stakes?
Coming down on a fast break and assessing both the defense and your teammates' placement requires this specific quadrant of focus.
What is broad-external focus?
One strategy to help you gain confidence when you are struggling to believe in yourself is to create _____ which will help you tap into the most confident version of yourself.
This is a specific word, phrase, or cue that you use as your personal "stop sign" to halt unproductive thoughts
What is a thought stop word?
A person who communicates with a indirect, slow pace and is relationship oriented is a _____.
What is an associator?
Thinking of a situation as a ___ rather than a threat (or thinking about what there is to ____ rather than what there is to lose) can help minimize feelings of pressure.
What is challenge/ gain?
The key about focus is being able to _____.
What is pay attention to the right thing at the right time?