Slide 1ObjectivesClass next weekChapter 7Motiving Your AthletesMotivationWhat is more rewardingSlide 8Stress + EnvironmentSlide 10____Flow________EnvironmentFunThe need to feel worthy_How winners think____How Losers Think__Who was the winner vs. loser?_Self fulfilling prophecy__CoachesFear of Failure (why coaches are here)Emphasize_Enhancing motivation__Motivational Speech__Causes of anxiety___Slide 25Chapter 8Positive disciplineTwo types of behaviorsWhy athletes misbehaveSlide 30__Negative discipline approach to coach___Preventative Discipline_Create the right team Culture_Hold Team MeetingsWhen conducting meetings:___Develop team rules_____Create team routines___Conducting exciting practices__Catch them doing good_Corrective Discipline_Slide 41What do you reward?Strategies for correcting behaviorsSlide 44Break!Is success Predictable?Slide 47Slide 48Slide 49Slide 50Slide 51Slide 52Chapters 7 & 8ObjectivesMotivation intrinsic vs extrinsicActivation vs performance curve (book)How to create a fun team environmentPositive discipline approach vs negativeHow winners vs. losers thinkSelf fulfilling prophecyClass next week•ObservationChapter 7•What did you date say after you took them to a nice Mediterranean date on valentine's day?•How can you tell if a wedding is emotional?Motiving Your Athletes•_donkey approach_- people stubborn and stupid. Need to wave a carrot in front of them (reward) or a stick (punishment)•Stork approach- Stork drops buddle of joy to the athletes (motivating athletes and delivering it to them when they choose)Motivation•Athletes primary needs to have fun and feel worthy of success•Athletes are motivated to fulfill these•Did Chuck Berry motivate his athlete? What strategies did he use?What is more rewarding•_extrinsic rewards_(trophies)•_Intrinsic rewards (feelings)•More and more extrinsic rewards may start losing its value•Intrinsic coach does not need to provide outside motivation•Note: Coaches create situation where athletes motivate themselves•Think back on your experiences:•Why are some athletes motivated and some unmotivated?•What actions can you take to positively motivate unmotivated athletes? •Did any coaches try to motivate you and a negative consequence came as a result?Stress + Environment•Optimal activation- people have a level they want to reach where it is fun but not too stressful•Too much stress , activity is not fun•Too little stress, optimal activation is not engaged____Flow________•Flow experience- occurs when we lose since of time and everything is going just right. We feel in control of the environment. •Feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activityEnvironment•To help create a stimulating environment:•Want an appropriate challenge with appropriate ability•Vary skills and drills•__Keep everyone active__•Avoid constant instruction•Do not constantly evaluate athletesFun•Create a social team environment•Avoid over regimenting practices•Try to have have athletes compete with each other and not against each other•Athletes quit because: found other activities more enjoyable, lost interest, did not play enough, was all work and no fun and did not like the coachThe need to feel worthy•Winning: success; Losing: failure (society)•Can equate achievement to self-worth•Can have an athlete who is motivated to succeed or an athlete who is motivated not to fail_How winners think___•Take responsibility for failure•Blames occasional error on insufficient effort•To succeed one needs to try harder•Directs energy to challenge of sports rather than self doubt_How Losers Think__•Filled with self doubt•Anxiety•He/she is weak or incompetent to his opponents•Did not try hard enough (excuse)•Excuses for everything•Rejecting success because that is what will expectWho was the winner vs. loser?•Tim Tebow•Allen Iverson_Self fulfilling prophecy__•Athletes may act in a way the coaches want them to•Confucius•Failure oriented athletes are more geared towards negative expectations; self doubt; coach does not believe in them•Success oriented athletes reject negative expectationsCoaches•Tend to spend more time with their __a team__•Give them more input•Have higher expectations•Students will act what the coaches have planned for themFear of Failure (why coaches are here)•Athlete may place emphasis on performance (or outcome) not learning • Without coaches, every time they do not obtain goals they lower the slightly•Can be good long as they are not too high of goals•Unrealistic goals- high goals almost guarantee failure•Extrinsic/ intrinsic motivation-Extrinsic hooked on trophies, can undermined intrinsic motivationEmphasize•_Mistakes and failures are natural__•Setting realistic goals•Try to be intrinsically motivated_Enhancing motivation__•Success is not winning (vin diagram)•Set team goals•Set realistic personal goals•Have performance goals over outcome goalsMotivational Speech-Identify your speech subject-Create a clear and simple purpose-Develop essential points-Can always attach a story about an essential point-End on a strong note__Causes of anxiety___•Can athletes meet the demands of coaches parents, peers, and themselves•More important outcome more anxiety•Emphasize personal goals•Try to keep routines similarThink of your coach that motivated you the most:(can be bullet points)-How did this coach or leader motivate you?-Was this motivational strategy related to meeting your individual needs (i.e., having fun or fulfilling your needs)?-Was this motivational strategy related to meeting your optimal activation level (i.e., the flow experience)?-How did this motivation make you feel in terms of achieving success? Did you continue participating in that sport?Chapter 8•Why did the tomato turn red?•What did the water say to the boat?•Managing BehaviorPositive discipline•Instruction- develop sport skills and life skills•Training- providing opportunities•Correcting- helping them learn from mistakes•Positive discipline is about understanding•Constructive not destructiveTwo types of behaviors•Mistakes vs. misbehaviors•Have not mastered the skill or does not know•Athlete willfully misbehavesWhy athletes misbehave•They do not belong to the team•They feel discouraged•May want to get attention•What would you do? (star athlete breaking team rules constantly)__Negative