Athlete Mental Skills Self-Assessment

Athlete Mental Skills Self-Assessment
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Have you ever included mental skills training in your sport preparation?*

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Please read the description of each of the mental skills carefully. After reading the description, think about your own sport experience. To what extent does your behavior fit the description? Please answer by placing a number between 1 and 10 on the line in front of each item. The more your own behavior fits the description, the higher the number should be (1 means not at all similar, 10 means very similar).

*Adapted from the Ohio Center for Sport Psychology
I realize that attitude is a choice.

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I choose an attitude that is predominately positive.

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I view my sport as an opportunity to compete against myself and learn from my successes and failures.

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I pursue excellence, not perfection, and realize that I, my coaches, teammates, officials, and others are not perfect.

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I maintain balance and perspective between my sport and the rest of my life.

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I respect my sport, the other participants, coaches, officials, and myself.

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I am aware of the rewards and benefits that I expect to experience through my sports participation.

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I am able to persist through difficult tasks and difficult times, even when these rewards and benefits are not immediately forthcoming.

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I realize that many of the benefits come from my participation, not the outcome.

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I set long-term and short-term goals that are realistic, measurable, and time-based.

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I am aware of my current performance level and have developed specific, detailed plans for attaining my goals.

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I am committed to my goals and carrying out the daily demands of my training program.

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I realize that I am part of a larger system that includes my family, friends, teammates, coaches, and others.

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When appropriate, I communicate my thoughts, feelings, and needs to these people and listen to them as well.

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I have learned effective skills for dealing with conflict, difficult opponents, and other people when they are negative or oppositional.

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I maintain my self-confidence during difficult times with realistic, positive self-talk.

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I talk to myself the way I would talk to my own best friend.

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I use self-talk to regulate thoughts, feelings and behaviors during competition.

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I prepare myself for competition by imagining myself performing well in competition.

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I create and use mental images that are detailed, specific, and realistic.

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I use visualization during competition to prepare for action and recover from errors and poor performances.

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I accept stress as part of sport.

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I realize that some degree of stress or anxiety can help me perform well.

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I know how to reduce anxiety when it becomes too strong, without losing my intensity.

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I accept strong emotions such as excitement, anger, and disappointment as part of the sport experience.

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I am able to use these emotions to improve, rather than interfere with high level performance.

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I know what I must pay attention to during each game or sport situation.

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During competition I am able to maintain focus and resist distractions, whether they come from the environment or from within myself.

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In competition, I am able to regain my focus when I lose concentration.

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I have learned how to play in the “here- and-now”, without regard to either past or future events.

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