Article Review - Lifetime Sports And Recreation, Sed405 3p4j3h

Acknowledgement This assignment, Lifetime Sports and Recreation, SED405

would not have been possible

without the of many people. In particular, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to my lecturer, Mr. Ahmad Kamel B. Mohamed for forbearance and diligence, encouragement, guidance, critics and everything. Without his continued and interest, this assigment would not have been the same as presented here. I also indebted to my fellow friends, thank you for all the and advice. That was usefully indeed. Last but not least, my sincere appreciation also extends to all my colleagues, and who ever who have provided assistance at various occasions. Without helps of the particular that mentioned above, I would face many difficulties while doing this. I am grateful for their constant and help. Thank you.

1.0 ARTICLE REVIEW Tittle of Article

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Mental Skills of Successful Athletes

Author

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Ohio Center for Sport Psychology

Magazine or Journal :

http://www.sportpsych.org/nine-mental-skills-overview

Date of Publication

1998

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In my first taks, I have to review and comment on articles about athletic sports. I have chosen an article entitled 'Mental Skills of Succesful Athletes’. After I went through the article, I only know that we don’t have to be a professional athlete or an Olympic champion to be a successful athlete. What these athletes have in common is that their sport is important to them and they’re committed to being the best that they can be within the scope of their limitations – other life commitments, finances, time, and their natural ability. They set high, realistic goals for themselves and train and play hard. They are successful because they are pursuing their goals and enjoying their sport. Their sport participation enriches their lives and they believe that what they get back is worth what they put into their sport. Every moment of everyday should be focused in some small or large part toward action, which in turn allows us to achieve our goals. The goals that we set must be challenging. At the same time, we should be realistic and attainable, not impossible to reach. Be sure to set long-term and short-term goals. Athletes with goals succeed, because they know where they’re going.

Goal setting is one of the most important skills taught to athletes in order to help them achieve optimal performance. The goal-setting process helps athletes understand where they are currently and also where they want to go. A mental skills training consultant or sport psychologist can teach an athlete how to set systematic goals that are focused on the process and performance rather than focused on the outcome of competition. Goal setting is one of the most important skills taught to athletes in order to help them achieve optimal performance. The goalsetting process helps athletes understand where they are currently and also where they want to

go. A mental skills training consultant or sport psychologist can teach an athlete how to set systematic goals that are focused on the process and performance rather than focused on the outcome of competition. Attitude is a choice. Choose an attitude that is predominately positive. Being an athlete gives us the opportunity to compete against ourself and learn from our own successes and failures. Pursue excellence, not perfection. As athletes, we are part of a larger system that includes our families, friends, teammates, coaches, and even our fans. Be open to communicating your thoughts, feelings, and needs to this circle-they are our system. Communication will help improve our people skills so we can better deal with conflict, difficult opponents, a negative crowd, and other oppositional situations. Try to maintain balance and perspective between our sport and the rest of our daily life. Respect our coaches, teammates, officials, parents, fans, opponents, and to respect ourself. A good attitude can contribute to success in sports. Attitude is defined as our “mind-set” in approaching, preparing for, and performing during competition. There is no substitute for being coach-able, whether we are the coach or the athlete. a positive mental attitude may changes our perspective on the grind. Attitude is what builds cohesion, brings leaders to the front, and sees “every” player on the team contribute at the right time. A great attitude requires a constant desire to improve, not just for ourself, but for the teammates. A positive mental attitude is evident when one experiences a bad break, and they find a way to overcome. There are many enjoyable things that are sacrificed by athletes in order to attain their goal. The singular focus leads us to choose hard work and dedication above vacations, parties, hobbies and participating in other leisure sports. To succeed in life, we need to become comfortable with short-term sacrifice in order to enjoy long-term success. As many a coach has repeated, “keep your eye on the prize.” It’s natural for an athlete to feel anxious before a practice or a game. The secret is to accept anxiety as part of the sport and learn how to reduce it. Visualization can improve performance and develop confidence. Clear goals can also help manage high levels of anxiety. Try using relaxation techniques like breathing and muscle relaxation to help with physical

symptoms. Finally, distract ourself. Talk to teammates or listen to music. Whatever helps keep your mind from generating negative thoughts. Last but not least is there are many enjoyable things that are sacrificed by athletes in order to attain their goal. Your singular focus leads you to choose hard work and dedication above vacations, parties, hobbies and participating in other leisure sports. To succeed in life, we need to become comfortable with short-term sacrifice in order to enjoy long-term success. As many a coach has repeated, “keep your eye on the prize.”

2.0 REFLECTION

Firstly, I would like to thank Allah SWT for giving me the strength and courage to finish this assignment on time.I would also like to express my gratitude to respectful lecturer,Mr. Ahmad Kamil B. Mohamed for the help and guideance she had given us which enable us to complete this assignment. My deepest gratitude also goes all my collegues for their help. I do not have any problems in typing and surfing in internet because I always use the computer for my lessons. I am a very determined person.I never give up easily. If I have any problems,I will try my best to overcome them, either by myself or find help from others.There were many obstacles I have to overcome in order to complete this paper. My biggest problem was my inability to master the English Language.This had made it difficult for me to understand the content of this assignment. But after attending the face to face interaction class and listening to the lecturer’s explanation, I was able to understand what the assignment was all about. After I read the assignment, I surf the internet in order to look for some interesting article about music. I finally found some good articles related to athletic sports. I do not use all those difficulties as an excuse not to be able to complete my course work. I also learned a lot of things from those problems. I realized now that mastering English Language is important although I am just a Music teacher. As a teacher, I should be more concerned and sensitive towards the government‟s policies,especially the current one “ Memperkasa Bahasa Melayu, Memperkukuh Bahasa Inggeris”(MBMMBI). I am going to accept the government‟s challenge, to upgrade the mastery of both languages The ability to understand both languages will help me to be a better teacher, a good student and a knowledgeable other. I will tell my pupils the importance of leaning English so they will be able to get all the knowledge in the world because English is aninternational language.This is the best coursewoks I have ever done. If there ia any flaws or mistakes,I will try to overcome them in the future. Insyallah..