Self-Efficacy According to Bandura (1995), self-efficacy is a belief in one’s abilities to establish and implement the courses of action requisite to manage prospective situations. An athlete might believe that she has the ability to …show more content…
If the athlete has repeatedly viewed their experiences as successes, their self-efficacy beliefs will increase (Singer et al, 2001). For e.g. an undefeated professional boxer Floyd Mayweather who has been winning all the fights throughout his career. By looking at his personality and behaviour, it seems like that his self-efficacy is at the peak level as he is able to win in any fights. In addition to this, he is extrinsically motivated where he just focuses on the prize to push him harder. (SebastianCespedes, 2014). On the other hand, if these experiences were failed and Mayweather was losing all the fights, his self-efficacy belief will lessen.
• Vicarious Experiences-(Modelling):It enhances sense of efficacy and performance in sport by providing instructional information such as showing that a task can be learned by observing the cored and best parts of performance repeatedly and by showing that a challenging task is possible. One of the study performed in California State University, revealed that modelling led to better acquisition performance compared to imagery and was the preferred intervention for individuals first learning motor skills (Sonhoo, et al, …show more content…
Encourage athletes to extend for e.g. not only focus on one thing but focus on the surrounding which are related to the sport such as sand, smell. Sport psychologists encourage athletes to use imagery to influence their performance in variety of other ways, such as enhancing motivation and self-confidence. In addition to that, there are more than 200 studies performed which has proven that the mental imagery can improve physical performance of an athlete (Martin et al, 1999). Blanka Vlasic, one of the former world champion of high jump performs a pre-performance routine prior to a competition by closing eye, visualise a successful jump, clapping hands and use help of audience to boost her motivation (Tedxtalks,