Sport Psych (Video):
The Goal-Setting Poster Exercise
The following exercise will help athletes establish general goals for the year and also get them thinking about how to help their teammates realize their goals - which is part of being a good teammate and is a great way to improve team cohesion.
How to Organize
In a group setting, give each girl two slips of paper and a pencil. On the slips of paper, have them write down the answers to the following:
- What do you want to accomplish this year?
- How are you going to help others achieve their goals?
Collect everybody's goals, then read them aloud and have someone record them on two sheets of bristol board - one sheet for each type of goal.
Examples of personal goals might include: Push myself; stay injury-free, control my nerves etc.
Examples of teammate goals might include: Train hard, set an example, encourage people in practice; maintain an up-beat attitude, etc.
Post the sheets in a visible place so your athletes can receive a reminder before every practice. Instruct them to focus on one thing from each sheet in every practice ?session.
Goal Setting Poster exercise, watch the video below:
Reference:Nicole Dubuc, Laurentian University Cross-Country Running training camp, September, 2007.
Nicole is working on her PhD in Sport Psychology at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario.She was the Laurentian track/cross-country team's sport psychology consultant for three years.
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