One of my favorite semantic arguments is happiness vs. satisfaction. Today I’m going to use this semantic nuance to make a point about putting youth wrestlers in the right environment for their personality type. Happy Wrestlers Happy wrestlers are those who are driven by being on a team with friends. They love going to practice […]
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Yesterday I wrote about the basics of goal perspective theory. In short, there are two perspectives: task orientation and ego orientation. Furthermore, athletes who have a ego orientation don’t perform well when facing difficult challenges. With this in mind, there are three basic methods to help athletes who let their ego dominate their performance. 1) […]
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Some very smart psychologist in the 1980s (Ames-1984, Dweck-1986, and Nicholls-1989) established the basis of what is now commonly called goal perspective theory. Goal perspective theory is a fundamental concept for sports. It’s a concept that both sport parents and coaches must understand for the purpose of knowing what makes their athletes tick. The core […]