Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome to the Drive to Thrive - OCR STYLE!

    • What is Sport and Performance Psychology?

    • The Myth of the Natural

    • 9 Mental Skills of a Successful Athlete Assessment Instructions

    • 9 Mental Skills of Successful Athletes Assessment (Jack J. Lesyk)

    • Survey: Introduction/ What is Mental Skills Training
  • 2

    Mental Toughness

    • Mental Toughness Intro

    • Mental Toughness

    • Mental Skills Assessment -Mental Toughness

    • The 4C Mental Toughness Model

    • Mental Toughness Reflection

    • Survey: Mental Toughness Conclusion
  • 3

    Little Clusters of Neurons

    • Little Clusters of Neurons

    • Deliberate Practice

    • Experience: Jennie Finch

    • Reflection: Little Clusters of Neurons

    • Survey: Little Clusters of Neurons
  • 4

    Motivation, Self Determination, and the Drive to Thrive

    • Motivation

    • 2 Kinds of Motivation

    • Self-Determination Theory - The Drive to Thrive

    • Autonomy

    • Autonomy Threats

    • Autonomy Support

    • Core Beliefs Inventory: Autonomy

    • Something to think about... Autonomy

    • Competence

    • Core Beliefs Inventory: Performance

    • Something to think about... Competence

    • Relatedness

    • Core Beliefs Inventory: Belonging

    • Something to think about... Relatedness

    • Self-Determination Theory Conclusion

    • Survey: Motivation, SDT and the Drive to Thrive
  • 5

    Self-Talk

    • Self-Talk

    • Self-Talk Assessment (ASTQS) 2

    • Self-Talk

    • Self-Talk Questions

    • Self-Talk 3

    • Negative Self-Talk

    • What You Choose to Believe is True

    • Negative Core Beliefs... The Black Hole

    • Common Negative Core Belief Themes

    • The Power of Language

    • Intuitive Self-Talk

    • Controlled Self-Talk

    • What You Say and How You Say It

    • Priming

    • Your Priming Words

    • Building Self-Talk

    • Building Self-Talk

    • Self-Talk in Practice vs. Competition

    • Putting it all Together - 8 Steps to High Performance Self-Talk

    • Survey: Self-Talk
  • 6

    Goal Setting

    • Goal Setting

    • Goal Setting Facts

    • Outcome Goals

    • Kobayashi

    • Process Goals

    • Performance Goals

    • Putting it all Together: The Lily Pad Theory

    • Lily Pad Theory

    • Survey: Goal Setting & The Lily Pad Theory
  • 7

    Focus

    • Focus 1

    • Focus

    • Focus Control Rating Scale (Orlich)

    • Attention

    • Pink Elephants

    • White Elephants

    • The Hourglass

    • Internal Focus

    • External Focus

    • Internal Vs. External - The Research

    • My Hourglasses

    • Survey: Focus
  • 8

    Arousal/Competitive Excitement Level

    • Arousal/Competitive Excitement Level

    • The Inverted U - The Psyched Up Zone

    • The Nationals

    • The Psyched Out Zone

    • The Playoffs

    • Survey: The Top of the U For You

    • Survey: Arousal/Competitive Excitement Level

    • The Top of the U
  • 9

    Managing Emotion

    • Managing Emotion

    • The Gorilla Maker

    • The Vicious Cycle

    • What You Think/What You Feel

    • Match the Emotion to the Thought

    • The Mountain Lion Story

    • Problem Focus

    • Sport Emotion Questionnaire

    • Survey: Sport Emotion Questionnaire
  • 10

    Anxiety

    • Sabertooth Tigers

    • Anxiety

    • Survey: Sport Anxiety (Sports Anxiety Scale - original version)

    • Anxiety: The Signs

    • Future Trippin'

    • Survey: Anxiety and You

    • Overcoming Anxiety

    • The Present

    • A Side Note: Anxiety and Emotional Contagion

    • Survey: Emotion and Anxiety Managment
  • 11

    Routine

    • General Routine

    • Pre-Performance Routine

    • Sergio Garcia

    • Building Your Routine

    • Survey: Building Your Routine
  • 12

    Imagery

    • Imagery

    • Imagery In Practice and Competition

    • PETTLEP

    • Building Your Imagery

    • Survey: Imagery
  • 13

    The Finish line

    • Congratulations!

    • Copy of 9 Mental Skills of Successful Athletes Assessment (Jack J. Lesyk)

    • The Finish Line