Face Your Fears: Choking Under Pressure

What does 'choking' refer to in athletics?

• Winning a competition

• Performing well under pressure

• Failing to perform well during a key moment

• Practicing regularly.

Laura Wilkinson competed in which event at the Sydney Olympics?

• 100-meter dash

• 10-meter platform diving

• Marathon

• Gymnastics

What did Barb Lindquist do when she heard the announcer at her first big meet?

• She felt confident

• She got flustered

• She ignored it

• She laughed.

What does the term 'shank' mean in golf?

• To hit the ball perfectly

• To miss the ball entirely

• To accidentally hit the ball with the wrong part of the club

• To score a hole-in-one.

Who is Todd Ryska?

• A) A swimmer

• B) A professor of sport psychology

• C) A golfer

• D) A cyclist

What did Wilkinson do to overcome her fear?

• She ignored it

• She faced it

• She ran away

• She laughed it off.

What sport did Barb Lindquist compete in?

• Swimming

• Cycling

• Running

• Golf

Fill in the blank: Athletes who avoid choking concentrate on the ______.

• past

• present

• future

• unknown

Fill in the blank: Every player chokes at some point—it's a natural response to ______ stress.

• emotional

• competitive

• physical

• mental

Fill in the blank: Barb Lindquist was next to a ______ that she had read about.

• swimmer

• cyclist

• runner

• golfer