Goal Setting in Sport

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Goal Setting in Sport

• Mr. P. Leighton
• GCSE PE.

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Todays Objectives

• By the end of the session you will be able to
• Describe and explain the principles of setting
  SMART goals.
• Apply the SMART goals as well as the S.PO.R.R.
  (R) and F.I.T.T. Principle to the start of your
  Personal Exercise Programme (PEP).

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Starter FITT Principle...

• Open your envelope and link the statements up to
  explain the FITT Principle
• The statements will describe what that area is or
  what it means when planning a block of fitness
  training.

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How to set goals

• What do you think is the overall aim of fitness
  training?
• Improve your general fitness?
• Improve your performance in a specific activity?
• Lose weight?
• What statements might you make?
• I want to be fitter!
• I want to be better at football
• If you apply the SMART principle to your decided
  goal/s it is easier to achieve.

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The SMART principle

• S
• M
• A
• R
• T

Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time-Bound
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Specific

• Where have you seen this word before?
  (Specificity?)
• Specific goals are important- not general ones
  i.e. I want to be fitter- too general!
• I want to run 100m further on the 12min Coopers
  Run (small and achievable!)
• Fitness needs to be evaluated before goals are
  set
• Goals must also be

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Measurable

• Measurable basically means having a way to test
  if a goal has been achieved.
• I.e. more distance/ more weight/ bigger output
  etc.
• Using the specific goal again- how is that
  measured?

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Achievable

• Goals need to be achievable within a set period
  of time.
• Running 100m more in the coopers run is
  achievable by improving training over 6 weeks-
  Running a marathon is not!
• Q How do you feel when you do not achieve
  something?
• A De-motivated

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Realistic

• A goal may be achievable in theory- but is it in
  practice.
• I want to get stronger Biceps by being able to
  curl an additional 2kg after 2 weeks of training
• Is this a realistic statement?
• If not, why?

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Time-bound

• Do your goals have an end point?
• Are you a ill do it tomorrow performer?
• The PEP runs for 6 weeks- goal must be achieved
  by then!

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Your P.E.P

• Your Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) should be
  a programme of fitness that you wouldnt mind
  undertaking yourself
• Think about your own sport/your strengths and
  weaknesses in this sport/ what kind of training
  you already undertake/ what areas you need to
  improve on
• Complete the worksheet (provided) which will form
  the basis of your PEP

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• I am a __ year old ______ who plays ___________ .
  
• I believe that my strengths in my sport are
  __________, ____________ , and __________ ,
• The areas I believe I need to improve upon are
  _________ , _________ and ________ .
• I am undertaking an 8 week PEP to improve upon my
  weaknesses in my chosen sport.
• The training methods I have chosen are aimed to
  improve my __________ related fitness.
• My methods are SPECIFIC to my needs because
  __________________________________________________
  _______________ .
• I will use PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD to gain fitness
  by ______________________________________________
  ___________________ .
• My REST will be important in my training because
  __________________________________________________
  _______________ .
• RECOVERY will be important because
  __________________________________________________
  ___________________________________________ .
• REVERSIBILITY will come into play if
  __________________________________________________
  ___________________________________________ .

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• I will use FREQUENCY in my training programme by
  ________________________________________ .
• I will use INTENSITY by _________________________
  _______________ .
• TIME will be a factor in my PEP because
  ________________________________________ .
• The TYPE of training will be important because
  ________________________________________ .

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• I intend to improve my ___________________________
  _________________________________________ by the
  end of this PEP.
• I have chosen these areas using the SMART
  principle.
• S__________________________ .
• M__________________________ .
• A__________________________ .
• R__________________________ .
• T__________________________ .

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Key Words?
Any Questions? See you next week ?