Successful performance development
You have to focus on one match at a time, it can be easy to look ahead and look at other results, but the main thing is to just focus on your own game.
For a performance to successfully develop, it is important to understand the different approaches to training across the four factors:
- Physical
- Mental
- Emotional
- Social
It is also necessary to set appropriate training goals and to monitor and evaluate progress and development.
Andy Murray celebrates winning match point, 14th June, 2016. Action Plus Sports Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Goal setting
It is important to set goals as they help motivate and give targets to aim for.
Small training goals can give a performer a little push on the way to achieving their ultimate long-term goal.
Andy Murray celebrates winning match point, 14th June, 2016. Action Plus Sports Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Benefits of goal setting
- Increase in motivation and determination, as long as goals are realistic and attainable
- Reinforces desire to keep working
- Provides a performance focus
- Provides valuable feedback
More guides on this topic
- Knowledge and understanding - Mental factors
- Knowledge and understanding - Emotional factors
- Knowledge and understanding - Social factors
- Knowledge and understanding - Physical factors
- Performance development - Mental factors
- Performance development - Emotional factors
- Performance development - Social factors
- Performance development - Physical factors
- Investigating performance
- Tracking and Assessing Progress
