Design a Psychological Skills Training Program Paper
Sport Psychology
APA Formatting
Graduate level writing
6 or more pages plus Title and reference page.
6 or more scholarly or empirical articles that illustrate a high degree of research and technical expertise.
Design a Psychological Skills Training Program
Present your PST program in two formats.
First, you will submit a summary PowerPoint presentation. Included in this presentation images and other forms of art that are appropriate to your situation. This component should be the WOW of your assignment.
Second, you will submit a Word document that explains your plan in detail, approximately 6 pages. Make sure you format your work using APA documentation and referencing.
James is a 25-year-old male soccer player returning from his second ACL surgery. He is a high-level player, call it semi-pro with multiple national team appearances. He currently suffers from flashbacks of his injury and performance anxiety due to fears of getting re-injured on top of that he needs to get back in shape to play at the same level or better. The goal is to get him to be able to train to full strength and mental capacity within the next 4 months. This requires the ability to go full stop to sprint in an instant and a high level of flexibility and agility
The Program (apply all three)
- Behavior Modification
To change an individual’s behavior and reaction to both positive and negative experiences.
Reinforcement, backwards chaining, shaping, goal-setting for target behaviors… - Cognitive Evaluation Theory
Changing thinking, behavior, and emotional responses…developing a list of errors in thinking,
assessing/developing intrinsic motivation, perception of competence, self-determination, and controlling and informational aspects of rewards… - Rational Emotive therapy
People get upset by how they construct their views and the feeling, and language they use.
To evaluate illogical, unrealistic self-defeating interpretations and assumptions….Through behavior modification techniques (homework assignments), people begin to see and accept reality, apply useful self- evaluation….change the perceptions…develop what can be called a map of consciousness: understanding that various thoughts are unhealthy and produce negative outcomes, stress etc., while other thoughts produce understanding, reason and a platform for successful learning and performance
Clearly detail your plan of action in each phase:
Education Phase – The idea here is for the individual to become familiar with Psychological Skills Training (PST) and to understand how mental training can help their performance. In addition, the “coach” becomes familiar with the individual’s problem, goals, and needs.
Acquisition Phase – The individual and the coach select mental training strategies from the PST and practice the techniques for learning these strategies.
Practice Phase – Here the individual learns to automate the mental training skills, apply these skills to practice settings, and simulate actual competition settings.
