A Level PE - Goal Setting

A Level PE - Goal Setting:

• This is the process of setting targets
• To increase motivation and aid performance
• Known as target setting

Goals may be:

• Long term/outcome goals, people that only set this type of goal are known as ‘outcome orientated’
• Medium term/performance goals
• Short term/Process goals

Goal Setting:

Can affect sporting performance by:

1. Directing attention ensuring that learning is focused
2. Regulating the amount of effort put into a given task
3. Ensuring effort/motivation is sustain until the goal is reached
4. Motivated individuals to develop a variety of strategies to reach their goals
5. Provide specific feedback
6. Makes performer concentrate on target

Goal Structure:

• Goals should be easily attained initially
• Goals should be progressively more difficult
• Training goals should be planned around overall goals
• Goals should be short term, medium term or long term
• Goal setting should act as a means of managing anxiety or stress and increasing motivation
• Should be realistic

Outcome Orientated (Long Term):

• towards the end result of a sporting activity
• E.g. to win a race or create a world record

Task Orientated - 

Performance Orientated (Medium Term):

• Judged against other Performances
• E.g. to beat your personal best

Process Orientated (Short Term):

• Improve techniques
• Short & medium term goals must help achieve long term goals
• Goals must not be subjective goals - general statements, not measurable
• Goals should be objective goals - defined intention to achieve, within a specific time, easier to realise as more…