Effective Counseling Methods to Overcome the Psychological Factor of a Sportsperson

摘要

performance in sorts is not just a physiology and biochemical by-product, but psychological factors also play a crucial role in outcome goal of a player. However, every player has a certain stress level that is needed to optimize his or her performance in a game, and that depends on factors such as past experiences, practices, learning the techniques, coping responses, and genetics. A Player that is high anxious is expected to play less well, and experience great shame, upset, and more frequent criticism from parents and coaches in the event of poor performance. Even in the absent of these expectancies, high-anxious players worries more frequently than low-anxious players about not playing well, losing, and being evaluated by parents, coaches, and teammates. According to Arnold Palmer a professional golfer, every game is 90% psychological. Stress result from non-fulfilment of needs, and continuous stress creates anxiety; and anxiety leads to tension. Stress can ruin a sportsperson's performance, and it can enhance his/her performance; depending on how the individual takes it. Physiological factors that influence the performance of players include stress, anxiety, tension, and aggression. Counselling of sportsmen or players is not just to make them comfortable with stress and anxiety, but also to help them overcome their low self-esteem and gain a better self-esteem; and to help them develop positive belief on their learned skills and techniques, so they can perform better in competitions. This paper addresses the hampering performance of players, and tools to handle them to enhance their performance.