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Psychological Aspects MODULE-2
Dimension of Physical
improvement in arousal can cause deterioration in the performance. This way Education and Yog
represents the inverted U theory that reflects high performance with the optimal
level of arousal, and lesser performance with low or very high arousal. Inverted
U-theory proposes a curvilinear relationship.

Performance Performance Note

Arousal
Arousal
Figure 6.4 Figure 6.5
Goal Setting

Goal setting is one of the psychological factors that have been found to be the
most effective performance enhancement techniques in sport psychology. Goal
setting not only enhances the performance of the sports persons, but also improves
the psychological state of an athlete in terms of arousal regulation, confidence
and motivation. The very few however are aware of the goal setting. According
to Lock and Latham (1985) goal can be defined as the aim or object of something
we are trying to obtain. There are many worthwhile goals used in sports. Goals
on the basis of their distinct nature can be divided into two broad categories
subjective goals and objective goals as presented below.

Types of Goal

Subjective Goals Objective Goals

Outcome Goals Performance Goals Process Goals

Subjective Goals- Subjective goals are some general goals that can not be
specific. Subjective goals are based on non-quantifiable measures such as “to
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