Writing Assigment & Reflection

Assignment Overview

To enhance your understanding of the content in Chapters 9-11 and to help you in encouraging an athlete to manage their stress.

Instructions

Please read chapters 9-11 in the book. Answer the following IN YOUR OWN WORDS:

1) Explain the inverted U relationship between arousal and performance.

2) List two techniques you might use encourage an athlete to manage their stress and discuss a specific scenario in which they might be useful.

REFLECTION Assignment 

Reflection is an important part of the learning process. Your task is to keep a course journal in which you’ll write a short paragraph summarizing what each content area means to you and how you can use the knowledge to guide your future professional practice as a coach.

For example, consider the following questions in your reflection:

What were the most important and/or interesting things you learned?

What were the most confusing or difficult ideas or tasks?

How could you incorporate this knowledge into professional practice?