Goal Setting

“When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win. If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.”

- Chris Evert Lloyd

Introduction to Goal Setting

The objectives of Goal setting

From session 1, I cited from William, J. (2006) that goal was defined as attaining specific standard of proficiency on a task, usually within a specific time limit. This should give an overall idea of goal setting and it is surely a great start.

Effective goal setting is crucial to an athlete's performance; it can determine the level of success they want to achieve. It not only facilitates performance, but also prepares clear mindset and tasks for specific skill development.

Goal setting provided experience for athletes to work on specific goals, and simultaneously, allowing athletes to modify or restructure goals set earlier to better enhance their performances. Athletes will have the opportunity to learn their weaknesses, correct bad habits affecting their previous performances. Studies show that 90% of the studies provided positive effects with the use of goal setting (Williams, 2006). Goal setting was not considered and rarely discussed, until the late mid 1980's then researchers began to devote their time and energy into researching goal setting (William, 2006).

You have to understand the importance of goal setting if achieving a higher level in sports competition is the type of goals you are aiming for. By citing actual results from researches, it not only reinforces the importance of goal setting but can also find motivation for you.

Can you see the importance of goal setting?

You can use the spaces below to write down the important points of goal setting.

Brainstorming Your Goals: