Performance Pressure and How to Cope With It
Toivanen, Teemu (2019)
Toivanen, Teemu
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201905077929
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201905077929
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This Bachelor’s thesis is a product based work about performance pressure of athletes and different ways to cope with it. The final product is a manual for dealing with pressure with practical coping mechanisms aimed towards ice hockey goaltenders. The manual is made for Team Shutout Goalie School.
The topic of this thesis was initially born from my personal interest towards ways to cope with anxiety. I’ve seen goalies play way below their actual skill level at the start of games, and oftentimes they say the reason is that they’re nervous. It makes their movement look awkward and they say they can’t get their mind set. I want to be able to provide tools to get over that anxiety. On the other hand, I’ve seen goalies play spectacularly right from the start in an important game, and hold off a one goal lead and win the game when the pressure is on. I want to learn what goes on in their minds during those times.
The goal of this work was to put together a manual for dealing with pressure in a way that the theory and the practical exercises would be easy to understand and apply into daily use. The manual will reinforce Team Shutout Goalie School’s programs by introducing and firming the mental aspect of the game. The plan is to incorporate the manual into Team Shutout Goalie School’s programs designed for motivated AAA-level goaltenders.
The manual came out as planned. It is easy to read, the consepts are understandable and the examples are ice hockey goalie specific.
The topic of this thesis was initially born from my personal interest towards ways to cope with anxiety. I’ve seen goalies play way below their actual skill level at the start of games, and oftentimes they say the reason is that they’re nervous. It makes their movement look awkward and they say they can’t get their mind set. I want to be able to provide tools to get over that anxiety. On the other hand, I’ve seen goalies play spectacularly right from the start in an important game, and hold off a one goal lead and win the game when the pressure is on. I want to learn what goes on in their minds during those times.
The goal of this work was to put together a manual for dealing with pressure in a way that the theory and the practical exercises would be easy to understand and apply into daily use. The manual will reinforce Team Shutout Goalie School’s programs by introducing and firming the mental aspect of the game. The plan is to incorporate the manual into Team Shutout Goalie School’s programs designed for motivated AAA-level goaltenders.
The manual came out as planned. It is easy to read, the consepts are understandable and the examples are ice hockey goalie specific.