Deck 10: Increasing Awareness for Sport Performance

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a technique recommended by Ravizza for developing awareness?

A) charting won/loss records
B) keeping a journal
C) filling out performance feedback sheets
D) monitoring physiological systems

Answer 1

charting won/loss records

Question 2

Awareness training is LEAST important in which of the following?

A) planning game strategies
B) managing stress
C) playing the edge of peak performance
D) physical skills development

Answer 2

planning game strategies

Question 3

In "The R's" diagram, ____________ is at the center of the circle.

A) ready
B) release
C) respond
D) responsibility

Answer 3

responsibility

Question 4

In awareness training, athletes should be encouraged to become aware of:

A) routine behaviours used to achieve an ideal performance state
B) their ideal performance state
C) all of these answers are correct
D) the need to do something to gain control

Question 5

Athletes who are adept at _______ can use that skill to gain awareness of their ideal performance state.

A) refocusing
B) both refocusing and responding
C) responding
D) imagery

Question 6

Awareness is a needed initial step before implementing interventions to manage psychological factors.

Question 7

To gain awareness athletes must totally focus their attention:

A) on success
B) on mistakes
C) on the outcome
D) on the task

Question 8

This mental skill helps athletes be more aware of where they need to be in order to perform their best and helps performers develop a greater sense of personal presence.

A) mindfulness
B) awareness
C) focus
D) concentration

Question 9

Learning the basics of awareness requires:

A) a broad attentional focus
B) totally focusing attention on the task
C) incorporating the training with physical skills practice
D) commitment to understanding the awareness process

Question 10

Being _________ is a commitment during which the athlete takes a centered breath and focuses on the plan.

A) refocused
B) responsible
C) ready
D) regrouped

Question 11

Knowing one's ideal performance state has little to do with the concept of awareness.

Question 12

To be successful, athletes must learn to play the _____________.

A) performance edge
B) performance gap
C) most focused
D) best that they can

Question 13

Peak performance is not about compensating and adjusting.

Question 14

An athlete can check back into a plan by ______ when they are in the present moment.

A) reflecting
B) recognizing
C) responding
D) refocusing

Question 15

According to Ravizza, the lack of awareness in athletes of what they are doing is almost always the result of not knowing their ideal performance state.