Lesson 3 Evaluate your volition

Below are lecture materials attached to the YouTube video Evaluate your volition.

The evaluate your volition exercise involves a questionnaire that assists an individual to accomplish their goal, be successful, and perform at a higher level. The individual is encouraged to have their “identify their volition cluster available in the completion of this exercise. The individual is asked to identify those situations which have high, medium, or low volitional impact on them. Items included in the question include:

- Taking an active part in training. Does the athlete appreciate the opportunity to have input into

decision making into how they train, decisions made in competition, and other aspects related to

their athletic experience.

- Does the person get benefit from watching other athletes perform, and learn from works for

them, as well as learning from their mistakes and what they would like to avoid in their athletic

endeavors.

- Does the athlete enjoy the coaching process. This applies not only within the sports experience

itself, but also learning techniques and strategies from other sources outside the traditional

sports environment.

- Does the athlete enjoy reliving past accomplishments, and the associated positive feelings and

emotions that accompanied them reaching a goal or performing at a high level.

-Does the athlete like thinking about accomplishing significant things in the future and the

positive emotions associated with making their dreams and aspirations come true.

-Does the athlete associate feelings of satisfaction, happiness, and fulfillment from their sporting

experience.

-Does the athlete enjoy competition, pushing their personal and athletic limits, and discovering

their ultimate potential.

-Does the athlete prefer solo workouts.

-Does the athlete prefer working out with others or have a training partner or partners.

-Does the athlete appreciate getting feedback and/or constructive criticism from relevant persons

in their life.

-Does the athlete derive personal satisfaction from external motivators such as praise, awards,

trophies, medal, proving their competence and abilities to other, etc.

-And lastly, are there any other contingencies, situations or conditions that the athlete can

identify that have high volitional impact for them.

REFERENCES

Garfield, C. & Bennett, H. (1984). Peak performance: Mental Training techniques of the world’s greatest athletes. New York, NY: Warner Books, INC.