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WorksheetsSport Psychology - Attention & Concentration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The ability to focus on a task, topic or subject is the definition of which concept;
concentration
focus
attention
psychology
Having a high level of concentration will
reduce the chances of an athlete being distracted.
always increase physical performance.
improve the selective attention of an athlete.
all of the above
Athletes need selective attention to maintain optimal attention and levels of concentration by identifying and responding to;
the coach's directives.
relevant cues
irrelevant cues
distractions
Select each correct answer below.
In Nideffer's model of attention, a person's attention can be either
broad or narrow
vast or slight
internal or external
focus or awareness
True of False:
According to Nideffer's model of attention, an athlete can have their attention in all quadrants at the same time.
True
False
Thinking about mistakes that already been made is an example of;
an external distractor
negative self-talk
an internal distractor
an auditory distractor
An athlete who is walking onto the court or field at the start of a match and is thinking about how their body is feeling and whether they are relaxed or warmed up would be within the _________________ intention quadrant.
narrow-external
broad-external
broad-internal
narrow-internal
When a cricket batter is focused on the ball as the bowler releases the ball will be utilising the _______________ attention quadrant.
narrow-external
broad-external
broad-internal
narrow-internal
Attention within the broad-external quadrant can be described in a single word as;
(a)
An athlete who is trying to act or perform without having assessed the situation is likely to make a mistake due to poor
decision-making within the broad-internal attention quadrant
internal focus
broad and narrow preparation
focus on a specific target
