Assignment #1 - Confidence and Self Talk (Changing negative self talk to positive self talk)
How would you change the negative self talk in the left column to a positive statement in the right column? For ideas, see the samples in the right column. Change the ones that are blank in the space provided.*
| Negative Self - Talk |
Positive Self -Talk |
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| I'm not willing to go through this (tough training). |
I am still willing to pay the price (in order to be the best player I can be!) |
| I'm not good enough. |
I trust the coaches - they selected me. |
| I can't cope with this (problem I have not deal with before.) |
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| I'm not ready (to practice, play or win at this level.) |
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| I'm afraid of criticism. |
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| I'm afraid of injury. |
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| I'll make mistakes. |
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| What if I miss the shot? |
I'll get the next one! |
| What if they score first? |
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| I'll have a bad game and we'll lose. |
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| I don't look good. |
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| We aren't tough enough. |
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* Table 2.2 - Focused for Soccer - Bill Beswick - Human Kinetics, 2001
Confidence (important things to know about how confidence impacts performance). Note: all quotes from resource book, Chapter 2.
Soccer offers numerous opportunities to make mistakes - which can assault player confidence. Thus, confidence lies at the heart of successful performance.*
Confidence - the constant belief that the challenges of soccer can be overcome - is the foundation of success.
Confidence is a choice...you must take responsility for your actions..and see setbacks as part of the learning curve.
Lack of preparation can result in stress (absence of confidence)....If you are not preparing to win, you are preparing to fail.
Achieving small goals regularly and feeling good about it is the way to build confidence and coping skills for big goals.
As we move through each day, we constantly talk to ourselves.....Players with confidence program their "inner" tape with positive self-talk.
What happens to you is not nearly as important as how you react to what happens to you.
