Sports Psychology: Importance of Goal Setting, Anxiety, Arousal, Stress and Mental Toughness in Sports

Sports psychology

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
QUESTION 1...................................................................................................................................3
QUESTION 2...................................................................................................................................4
QUESTION 3...................................................................................................................................5
QUESTION 4...................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Sports have a major importance in human life ranging from providing physical fitness to
maintaining healthy state of mind to protecting an individual from acquiring various diseases.
Playing sports also helps in increasing the levels of confidence in an individual. This report
includes psychological discussion on sports about importance of setting goals in sports and types
of goals in sports. In addition to this report also consist of discussion about anxiety, arousal and
stress and mental toughness in sports along with management of arousal behaviour.
QUESTION 1
Sports enhance physical activity and makes life healthy here chosen sports is cricket and
participation in this game is very important as it needs sufficient workout and physical activity
which reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia and various chronic
diseases. Cricket has wider future and worldwide it is liked by huge populations so it provides a
way to participated person to become positive role model in future. It enhances the person
economy and also play an important part in country's development by participation of their
players at global level. So, initial participation in cricket is very important as this sports needs
overall development and the training takes time for better performance. The factors which is
supportive and essential for participation include parental and family support, venue
accessibility, and peer interaction.
The role of factors which help in participation in the cricket are as discussed further.
 Parental and family support: children are likely to more active of active parents. Parents
and family support play a key role in initial sport involvement by giving physical
education and sporting education. When parents provide economical support as well as
emotional support to children and promoting their career in sport then it is easy for
children to continue with sport.
 Venue accessibility: it is most important factor in participation of cricket as venue should
be not far or outside from city because it creates cost efficiency and inconvenience.
 Peer interaction: it enhances the sharing, playing and communication power by
interaction with each other and develop confident to continue with sport cricket.