Thanks for coming back! I appreciate your viewing.

 

Goals are a major part of sport training.  As an athlete it is important to remember it is not the goals but the actions taken to achieve the goals that matter.  When creating your goals consider the following questions:

• How long will it take to reach this goal?
• What is my first step?
• What results may occur due to this goal?
• What are the various steps that are required to meet this goal?

Setting a goal is great but if you don’t know how you will reach that goal it becomes useless.   Goals should be outlines for action plans, not simply a dream.  Think about it as your destination on a map.  You may know where you are supposed to be going but you still need a route to get there.  There may even be multiple routes you can take, so that choice is up to the athlete (or coach involved).  Evaluate the options and choose what fits best into the situation.

As you create your goals be aware of the necessary actions, write them down and keep them accessible as you would the goals themselves.  It should be a stepwise process building towards your larger goal (If you are a golfer and want to add 45 yards to your drive, then you should break it down into smaller parts).  The actions should fit together and improve your performance from various angles.  See the example below:

Goal: Add 15 yards to my drive (Golf)

Actions:

• Workout in the gym 3x week (*Set goals for performance in the gym i.e., add 20 lbs to my bench press in the next 3 weeks)
• Improve my flexibility
•  Hit 50 more drives per day
• Analyze swing through video once per week
• Spend 1 extra hour with my swing coach

For more information about mental performance as well as overall athletic performance enhancement check out our websites. The links are on the right of the page.

Tags: actions, goals, golf, situational, sport psychology