Week 3

Date: Monday 21st January 2013
Time: 10:15 - 10:35
Location: Training Grounds - Outside (Out Of Hours)
Skill: Music
Measuring Tool: Performance

Using the music technique will match the part of the athlete's performance that need's to be psychologically trained for example their ability to complete a dig rally successfully which needs a great deal of confidence and control, this skill will help to improve athlete X's performance.


The lyrics will be specifically important as they must be motivational and positive, any negative words or phrases could affect their mood and attitude, altering the psychological training. Also the beats per minute will be significantly important towards each aspect of the athlete's training playlist because the tempo needs to follow with what the athlete is doing.

Action: The following songs that have been chosen by the athlete and my self as we feel these songs vary in tempo and will stimulate muscles and postively raise arousal levels hopefully improving their performance. These songs are Pre workout, during and post workout that will all affect the performer by changing their mood accordingly or increasing adrenaline:

• Mental preparation - Hall Of Fame - The Script ft Will.i.am
• Warm up activity - I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
• Passing - Champion - Chris Brown ft Chipmunk
• Strength (Serving) - I Believe - Yolanda Adams
• Endurance (Smash) - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivour
• Cool Down - I'm Not Afraid - Eminem

With a team mate or a partner of your choice practise using the music strategy whilst under normal training conditions. This will enable you to get a feel for where your head should be at which will in time increase your motivation levels which will effectivly improve your performance.

Evaluation: The athlete was able to focus more on their performance rather than worrying about making mistakes, they had excellent body language for example strong stance, relaxed and had a good colour which made their performance stand out as they looked different compared to their performance in the weeks before and this is because their confidence is improving, allowing them to come out and show what they can achieve.

Progression: It is reccommended that the athlete remembers the emotions that they are feeling at the present time and during their performance because athlete X won't be able to use the music skill all the time as their will be times where they will need to listen to the coach however if they memorises the tempo and the lyrics it will help the athlete in the furture both before and after each session. It is recommended that athlete X changes the songs every other time in order to keep engaged with the sessions so that their perforance can be enhanced.   

Measure: By watching the athlete's performance I could see their change in appearance, this is because they have become more dependant in themselves as their confidence is growing. This is a measurement of physical observation so it is not an exact outcome.


Date: Thursday 24th January 2013

Time: 16:45 - 17:05

Location: Training Grounds - Inside (During Hours)

Skill: Music

Measuring Tool: Performance

 

The music skill is a good technique to use for motivation and concerntration as the songs that are suggested are positive and effective however it is a good idea if the athlete could choose different songs each time it is used in order to vary the positive reinforcement as the same songs would lose meaning which might affect the athlete's performance.

The previous playlist was considered as useful for training sessions that is was used so athlete X has came up with a new playlist for when they are in a competition situation which they can use minutes before a game and at times where there are breaks. This new playlists allows the athlete to gain a positive attitude from up beat songs that have 115 BPM - 180 BPM. The lower end of around 115 BPM are for starting to become more aroused before events and pump you up, the top end of around 180 BPM are the songs that you would listen to keep a steady pattern of running for when you are practising. The lyrics also co-inside with the correct song and time of it being played as the player can relate the lyrics to their own situation of that moment:

• Lunar - David Guetta ft Afrojack
• Clocks - Coldplay
• Gold Forever - The Wanted
• Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia
• Boomerang - Nicole Scherzinger
• Army Of Two - Olly Murs
   

Evaluation: The athlete was motivated and positive before they participated in the competition which had an influence on their performance that they gave. This means that the music skill worked effectively and is a great technique for increasing athlete X's self confidence.

Progression: In order for the athlete to keep her confidence levels up she should use this skill as often as possible so that she is reminded that she is strong and can do anything put to their mind. This skill should be used before training and competition so that athlete X can get into the zone of completing a game successfully with ouzes of confidence flowing out of them.

Measure: This skill was also measured by athlete X's physical appearence which suggested that they have come a long way from where they started out to where they are now with regards to their confidence in performance. This is because athlete X looked so much stronger in their stance and they were giving out orders and where not hesitating to go for the ball which made their performance look excellent as it had a nicer flow to it.