Education

1. Self Confidence
By
Khalid Zaman

2. Introduction
Successful players have more
self confidence, which is key
to success, otherwise failure
will occur.

3. Believing in Oneself:Believing in Oneself:
Self ConfidenceSelf Confidence
““In order to succeed, your desireIn order to succeed, your desire
for success should be greater thanfor success should be greater than
your fear of failure.”-your fear of failure.”- Bill CosbyBill Cosby

4. Self Confidence
 Athletes who are highly motivated tend
to be very self confident about their
abilities.
 Global self confidence
 Situation or specific self confidence

5. What does it mean?
 The extent to which the athlete perceives
the performance has been successful is
termed the subjective outcome.
 An outcome perceived to be good will
increase trait sport confidence and
competitiveness.
 An outcome deemed to be poor will
decrease trait sport confidence and
competitiveness.
 State Confidence will also decrease.

6. The Power of ThoughtThe Power of Thought
 All behavior begins and ends asAll behavior begins and ends as
thoughtsthoughts
 Bad thoughts vs. Good thoughtsBad thoughts vs. Good thoughts
 Think-Feel-Act modelThink-Feel-Act model

7. Importance of ThoughtsImportance of Thoughts
 Thoughts are unavoidableThoughts are unavoidable
 Our thoughts influence our actionsOur thoughts influence our actions
 Self-fulfilling prophecySelf-fulfilling prophecy

8. Act Feel
How thoughts works for you
Think

9. Act Feel
How thoughts works for you
You get so
worked up
you start
feeling it
start to make
errors you might
not of made
Think
I know I am going to
have anxiety about this and
I know I will do bad

10. How thoughts works for you
 Imagine of a time in the pass where you felt
anxiety.
 What was the situation?
 What did it feel like?
 What lead up to this feeling?
 What was the outcome?
 Let’s look at this closer to see what was
happening in the situation and how you could of
changed the thought that lead to the feelings that
lead to the action that let to the…

11. Decoding Self-ConfidenceDecoding Self-Confidence
 The belief in oneselfThe belief in oneself
 A self-confident person thinks that he orA self-confident person thinks that he or
she can reach a goal or cope with a thatshe can reach a goal or cope with a that
situationsituation
 What happens when confidence is lost?What happens when confidence is lost?

12. So people that are self-confident thinkSo people that are self-confident think
and act differently?!and act differently?!
 While our thoughts affect our confidence,While our thoughts affect our confidence,
our behaviors foster it!our behaviors foster it!
 Nothing creates the belief that somethingNothing creates the belief that something
can be done like actually doing thatcan be done like actually doing that
something!something!
 Nothing succeeds like Success!Nothing succeeds like Success!

13. Self-confidence Cycle
Feeling of
Competence
Self-Motivation
Using Strategies
of Success
ActionsSuccessSelf-confidence

14. Four Techniques for BuildingFour Techniques for Building
Self-ConfidenceSelf-Confidence
1)1) Regulate your emotional levelRegulate your emotional level
 Being aware of our feelings helps usBeing aware of our feelings helps us
recognizerecognize whatwhat we are thinkingwe are thinking
 Reduce the drive to avoid your goalReduce the drive to avoid your goal
 Block the fear producer from yourBlock the fear producer from your
awarenessawareness
 Use relaxation techniquesUse relaxation techniques

15. Techniques Con’tTechniques Con’t
2)2) Seek AffirmationSeek Affirmation
 What does Stewart Smally say?What does Stewart Smally say?
 Works just as well in an academic settingWorks just as well in an academic setting
 Encouragement fromEncouragement from

16. 3)3) Pick the Right ModelsPick the Right Models
 Are women on the cover of Vogue the bestAre women on the cover of Vogue the best
way to judge your own body?way to judge your own body?
 Pick ones who are similar to yourself-onesPick ones who are similar to yourself-ones
who don’t have an army at there disposal towho don’t have an army at there disposal to
get them looking the way they do.get them looking the way they do.
 Maybe even choose a student in class whoMaybe even choose a student in class who
you know succeeds and watch how they doyou know succeeds and watch how they do
itit

17. 4)4) Just Do ItJust Do It
 What better way is there to convinceWhat better way is there to convince
yourself of your own capability to cope oryourself of your own capability to cope or
perform successfully than trying it andperform successfully than trying it and
having a successful experience!having a successful experience!
 Reasonable riskReasonable risk
 Bite-Size piecesBite-Size pieces

18. Models of Self Confidence
 Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory
 Vealey’s Sports-Specific Model of Sports
Confidence

19. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory

20. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory
 Bandura (1997) defines self-efficacy as
‘beliefs in one’s capabilities to organize
and execute the course of action in life
situation.
 In order to develop self efficacy, the
individual must believe that he/she is in
control and the acts he/she performed
were performed intentionally.

21. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory
 Bandura proposes four fundamental
elements effective in developing self-
efficacy.
 Each of these elements is critical in
understanding how an athlete can
develop self-efficacy and self-
confidence.

22. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory
 Successful Performance
In successful performance the athlete must
experience success in order for self-
efficacy to develop.
 Vicarious Experience
Beginning athletes can experience
success through models.

23. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory
 Verbal persuasion
 Verbal persuasion usually comes in the
form of encouragement form the coach,
parents, or peers.
 Emotional arousal
 Emotional and physiological arousal is
the factors that can influence readiness
for learning.

24. Vealey’s Sport Specific Model
of Sport Confidence
 Vealey defines sports confidence as “the
belief or degree of certainty individuals
possess about their ability to be
successful in sport.

25. Vealey’s Sport Specific Model
of Sport Confidence
Objective Sport
Situation
Trait Sports
Confidence
State Sports
Confidence
Competitive
Orientation
Performance of
The specific skill
Subjective Outcome
Of the Skill

26. What is The Objective Sports
Situation?
 The type of skill that is to be performed.
 The situation that the skill is to be
performed in- i.e. High/Low pressure.

27. Trait Sports Confidence…
 Is innate and a natural disposition
 It is relatively stable.
 Different to general confidence- how?
 Trait sports confidence is concerned with
how a performer rates their own ability to
perform across a wide range of sports.

28. State Sports Confidence…
 State sports confidence can be
developed through learning.
 At that ends it can be changed.
 State confidence is concerned with…
 …how a performer rates their own ability to
perform at one particular moment.

29. State Sports Confidence…
 State sports confidence can be
developed through learning.
 At that ends it can be changed.
 State confidence is concerned with…
 …how a performer rates their own ability to
perform at one particular moment.

30. What is Competitive
Orientation?  The extent that
an individual is
prepared to
compete.
 Whether an
individual strives
to achieve a
performance goal
or a product goal.

31. Effects of Variation in Levels
of Trait Sports Confidence…
Decrease in SC Trait
and Competitiveness…
Increase in SC Trait and
Competitiveness…
Depress SC State Elevate SC State
Reduce Self-Efficacy Increase Self-Efficacy
Make the performer less
confident
Make the performer
more confident
Avoidance Behaviours Approach Behaviours

32. How do we improve SC State?
 Mastery of Skill: When a skill has been
acquired and the performer perceives
that progress has been made.
 Styling: Confidence will increase if the
performer can demonstrate the skill to
significant others.
 Physical and Mental Preparation:
Increases the likelihood of a successful
performer.

33. How do we improve SC State?
 Social Reinforcement: Praise and
approval by significant others, within
strong team cohesion situation, will raise
confidence.
 Effective Leadership: Promotes
confidence within team members.
 Environmental Comfort: People who
lack self confidence will be helped if the
working conditions are suitable i.e.
novices should not be too closely
observed- elite performers at home.