... understanding of sports psychology is important for the coach and the athlete equally. The coach needs to focus on psychological factors, especially 'the four C's' which are control, confidence, commitment and communication. ' ...coaches can adapt normal training practices to incorporate a number of simple mental skills' (National Coaching Foundation 1996 pg. 3) The National Coaching foundation gives examples for the mental skills as; * Commitment- Shared goal setting * Concentration- Distraction training * Confidence- Goal-setting * Control- Cognitive restructuring Each of these mental skills effect each other and are all interrelated. For example reduced level of concentration could lead to poor levels of confidence. Method Subject characteristics: The subject who was used for the experiment was a female twenty-year-old student at Marjons University. Her main sport is netball and she is at a competitive standard, playing in a netball team in a high division. Protocol: Many tests were completed over a four-week period to determine the subject's ...

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