Assignment Guidelines
A book called Keep Your Eyes off the Ball came out a few years ago. It completely changed the way I watched football, highlighting what to pay attention to besides the ball. The purpose of these observations is to help you develop skills to pay attention to the psychological factors that are occurring and their impact on performance.
Sporting/Performance Observation #2
- Attend one separate sporting or performance event (Note: Your children's events cannot be used.)
- These events can include youth, recreational, or professional sports events, as well as recitals or musical performances; basically, anything where a level of performance can be observed
- Read this week's reading assignment from the textbook — Chapter 9: Psychological Characteristics of Peak Performance
- View the video https://www.pbs.org/video/brain-david-eagleman-episode-3-clip-2/
Parameters
- Write a 250- to 350-word reflection p.aper providing a summary of the details of the event (e.g., where, when, who, what, etc.)
- What did you observe related to peak performance?
- What got in the way of some individuals performing well?
- Integrate concepts from the textbook and the video
- Follow APA guidelines
- See the assignment rubric below for more details
References
Williams, J. M., & Krane, V. (Eds.). (2021). Applied sports psychology: Personal growth to peak performance (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
- Chapter 9: Psychological Characteristics of Peak Performance
Episode 3| David Takes on a World Champion
Instructor’s Feedback
Depth and Relevance: 35.4 out of 35.4 (Accomplished)
Paper is thoughtful and integrates textbook and video with observations, utilizing APA formatting.
Word Count: 33.3 out of 33.3 (Accomplished)
Paper is 250 to 350 words. (Does not include the reference list.)
Sporting/Performance Observation #1
On Saturday last week, I attended a local exhibition soccer match for high school students in my neighborhood. I was intrigued by how some students played because they demonstrated good game and performance mastery. Two players stood out for me because they displayed peak performances that helped their team score and win. These players are named Jeffery and Claude. Peak performances are moments when players put in both physical and mental effort to show exemplary performance on the field (Krane et al., 2021). Jeffery and Claude had high levels of physical skills and conditioning, which allowed them to control their performances. These two students’ peak performances captured my attention, making me analyze their psychological characteristics during their peak performance in the game.
Jeffery and Claude’s thoughts were completely immersed in the game during the peak performances. They did not show any forms of distractions because their minds were focused on the ball, just like Austin’s mind was focused on stacking the cups in the video (PBS. n.d., 2015). These players had high self-confidence because they knew they were good at what they were doing (Krane et al., 2021). Other players kept passing the ball to them because they were in complete control and did their best to score when they had the ball. Also, these students’ minds were relaxed and highly energized, and they enjoyed playing the game.
On the other hand, some players did not perform well in the game because they were constantly distracted by many things. For example, they kept talking to people in the crowd, which made them miss the ball many times. Also, they felt bored with the game; they were unhappy, showed no energy, and seemed tired. These attributes made them slow down the peak performers.
References
Williams, J. M., & Krane, V. (Eds.). (2021). Applied sports psychology: Personal growth to peak performance (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
PBS. (n.d.). (2015). The Brain with David Eagleman | Episode 3 | David Takes on a World Champion | [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/video/brain-david-eagleman-episode-3-clip-2/
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