KIN 2032 Flow and Perceived Exertion PDF

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This document provides lecture notes on the topics of flow and perceived exertion in sport psychology. It discusses the concept of flow as a desirable state in sports, and the role of perceived exertion in physical activity.

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KIN 2032 Flow and Perceived Exertion 1- ‹#› Flow Flow is a state in sport that wediy want to aspire to num be in. 1- ‹#› Flow This flow state or zone is a state of consciou...

KIN 2032 Flow and Perceived Exertion 1- ‹#› Flow Flow is a state in sport that wediy want to aspire to num be in. 1- ‹#› Flow This flow state or zone is a state of consciousness where you become totally absorbed in what you do. So absorbed that you become totally ·D G Loading… oblivious to everything else going i te m on around you. Thus, flow is about being focused on the task at hand, i.e., being in the zone 1- ‹#› Flow Flow is a harmonious experience where youre body and O mind act like one. Therefore, being in the zone or flow is enjoyable - not being in the zone is not enjoyable, a lot of work, and not fun. 1- ‹#› Flow When you’re in the zone or flow it is related Loading… to peak performance in sport but not necessarily with winning 1- ‹#› Flow Flow is not just experienced by high performance athletes but by all athletes over a wide range of activities. 1- ‹#› Flow The basic requirement of flow is to strike a balance > - between the challenge that’s in front of you and - the skills that you have This is the golden rule of flow. 1- ‹#› Flow So much of this 51 S ,, ) depends on perception, is in other words you have got to perceive that you have the ability to deal with that challenge. 1- ‹#› Flow There is a relationship between challenge,C skill - and flow development, Flow state keeps changing because you keep getting either better or worse at what you are doing. 1- ‹#› Flow Often skill development ranks behind the challenge, you lose a few times before you get better and better. 1- ‹#› 14- Perceived Exertion = an individual's subjective assessment of how hard they feel their body is working during activity physical Related to being in the zone. is the concept of perceived exertion. Loading… In normal day to day life we don’t often pay attention to exertion. Effort occurs more or less unconsciously. 1- ‹#› Perceived Exertion When we exercise we become more aware or more conscious of such things as breathing rate, sweating rate, lactic acid, regional pain. 1- ‹#› Perceived Exertion Perceived exertion can be defined as the subjective intensity of effort, discomfort, and or fatigue that is experienced during exercise. 1- ‹#› Perceived Exertion Different people perceive exertion differently. Perception of effort is an individual thing, sometimes we find the same task difficult and then easy depending how we perceive the task. 1- ‹#› Perceived Exertion One way of assessing perceived exertion is by means of the Borg Scale The Borg scale goes from 1-20 1-4 is thought of being light exercise, 5-8 is comfortable 9-12 is challenging 13-16 is hard 17-20 is extremely hard 20+ is exhaustion. 1- ‹#› Perceived Exertion A variable that is associated with perceived exertion is exercise tolerance. Exercise tolerance is the ability to sustain and cope with feelings of exertion over a period of time. 1- ‹#› Perceived Exertion When trying to impress somebody you are less likely to report high levels of exertion. We tend to report lower rates of perceived exertion when trying to impress people. 1- ‹#› Perceived Exertion The level of exertion reported also depends on whether you are an odlg - augmenter or a reducer. - Augmenters are people who naturally exaggerate things and > reducers naturally under-estimate things. Extroverts tend to rate their level of exertion lower than introverts. 1- 56 skills aimed at improving specific beliberate ~ practice- practicing · Behaviourism - ~ The about the acquisition · role of deliberate practice is to bring ve of expert performance. · Deliberate practice : Activities that require effort generate , no immediate rewards and , are motivated by the goal of improving performance. Up activity designed specifically improve performance. is · an to · up is designed with clear objectives and goals. · It is always relevant to performance. · Always effortful. not · inherently enjoyable. Anders Ericsson wentto atop international school and divided the · psychologist music school into three groups o the starts those , the "good" performers , and who were unlikely to ever play professionally. · They were all asked the same questions "over the course of the years , ever since you picked up a violin ? How many hours have you practiced ? " The violinists had started at around fire and they played about three hours · playing age , all two or their first a week during few years. the · However , around the age of eight , an important difference began to emerge in amount of hours they each practiced. · By age 18 , the stars in the group had all totaled 10 , 000 hours of practice over the course of their lives. the "good" students had total 2000 hours and the non professionals just over 4000 hours. · gimon and chase found similar results in their study of world-class chess players. They found that reach the ranks of chess without at least no one seemed to top 10 years of intensive etudy andPractice. The "ten, disciplines Top athletes scientists and year rule" · cuts across too. musicians, , , authors don't reach the top until after they're put in around 10 years of work and practice. 110 hours before the of 18. , 000 age there are no short cuts to success. · practice the right things for that specific individual. Deliberate practice whether · is highly demanding mentally , it's purecy physical or mental. This factor separates deliberate practice from mindless · practice. and · When you're practicing deliberately you're, focusing concentrating so much on your that you're mentally exhausted after performance your practice session.. · Top performers work more intensely than the rest · Deliberate practice isn't much fun - It · is extremely environmentalist. don't activities that they're It's doing not good at Most people enjoy ·. no fun to fail and criticism again and how can over improve over receive. on JS you 195.. we'd rather do stuff which at we excel um because succeeding is enjoyable. deliberate lead to. · However , Overemphasis on practice may injury and dropout harmful effects emotional and · Early specialization often has on psychological development. · It way lead to decreased enjoyment disappointment , , discouragement , and burn out. children and sport children's sport influence coaches beliefs children's technical · coaches influence competence , shape performance participation , levels , personal development, · Help develop motor skills. · Influence athlete's enjoyment , and intrinsic motivation. · coaching effectiveness : The consistent application of integrated professional interpersonal , , and intrapersonal knowledge to improve athlete's competence, confidence , connection , and character (the Cs) sport. 4 in Therefore effective coaches require : professional knowledge 1.

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