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WorksheetsCh 13_Effective Goal Setting in Athletics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which statement best defines a long-term goal in an athletic context?
A goal completed within a week
A goal managed by your coach
A goal expected in over a year
A goal decided during practice
Which is the clearest example of a short-term goal that supports a season-long aim?
Be known as the fastest sprinter
Hope to improve my endurance
Win the state championship
Run three tempo runs this week
Process goals are best described as focusing on which of the following?
Final results of competition
Actions you control daily
Season rankings and records
Opponent’s mistakes or luck
Outcome goals primarily emphasize what?
End results like winning
Sleep, nutrition, and pacing
Training drills and habits
Daily technique choices
Which pair correctly matches goal type with its typical time frame?
Long-term: a few practice days
Short-term: more than a year
Long-term: less than a week
Short-term: less than a year
Which option best illustrates goal chunking for a season objective?
Delay practice until motivation rises
Repeat the big goal every day
Divide a big goal into weekly steps
Keep goals vague to reduce stress
Why are outcome goals alone risky for motivation and control?
They depend on factors you can’t control
They require too many drills daily
They prevent measuring progress
They always take more than a year
In the navigation analogy, what role do goals serve for athletes?
They replace training completely
They act like maps and GPS
They reduce the need for feedback
They guarantee victory every race
Which statement is concrete and measurable rather than vague?
Improve speed eventually
Get faster at sprinting
Become more athletic soon
Lower my 200m time by 0.5s
Which feature best distinguishes a SMART goal from a vague wish?
Flexible phrasing to allow easy changes
Emotional language that boosts excitement
Ambitious phrasing that sounds inspiring
Specific wording with clear action steps
A weightlifter writes down daily targets, posts them by the rack, and reviews them each session. Which SMART element is most directly represented?
Time-bound deadline
Recorded and visible
Attainable yet difficult
Specific and measurable focus
For effective goals in sports, how should difficulty be set?
So easy that success is guaranteed
So hard that failure is likely
Unpredictable to keep things exciting
Difficult yet attainable balance
Which practice best uses visualization for goal achievement?
Picture success during quiet review daily
Think about results only after games
Avoid mental images to reduce anxiety
Rely on spontaneous images during play
In a sport point system, why assign different point values to actions?
To make scoring random and exciting
To discourage tracking during practice
To equalize all skills regardless of impact
To reward rarer or higher-impact plays
Which example best fits the ‘Recorded’ aspect of SMART?
Tell a friend once without follow-up
Only review results at season’s end
Keep goals in mind but never write them
Keep a written log with daily progress
