What Every Athlete Should Know

2023 Athlete Sport Performance Planning & Goal Setting

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What Every Athlete Should Know with Host – Dr. Jeremy Summers

Episode #1 – 2023 Athlete Sport Performance Planning and Goal Setting

Episode Introduction – “Guidelines for athletes to create performance goals in sport”. In this episode we will discuss a topic for all athletes but specifically for athletes’ that are participating is sport for more than just recreation and are sub-professional or professional. It is highly likely that this type of athlete puts in an enormous time, finances, and efforts into their training process to increase performance efforts and overall future results.

If this sounds familiar to you or your athlete(s) and you are interested in an “Athlete Performance Planning or Goal Settings” for 2023, then listen to this episode as we will review common current recommended strategies vs What Every Athlete Should Know. We will help set a framework, and principles surrounding performance planning and goal setting for athletes in sport. Podcast Episode

Summary – Researched resources for athletes on goal setting is dismal at best with outdated and theories that are non-scientific based for athlete to consider. The utilization of SMART Goal setting is overused and does not provide any guidance surrounding sports performance for athletes, coaches, or parents to consider when forming a strategy in their sport performance journey. This podcast provides a framework of empowering the athlete to put mindful thought into their performance planning and goal setting for 2023.

Timestamps -

  • 00:00 Athlete Goal Setting and Performance Planning
  • 00:36 What Every Athlete Should Know about Goal Setting and Performance Planning
  • 01:15 Non-Recreational or Subprofessional Athlete & Performance Planning
  • 02:02 USOPC 5 Stages of American Development Model (ADM) 03:54 What is a Subprofessional Athlete
  • 04:56 Reviewing Common Goal Setting Strategies for Athlete to Consider
  • 05:27 Top Googled Results for Athlete Goal Setting (Summary)
  • 05:59 SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-Tabled)
  • 07:57 Defining a Goal in Sport.
  • 08:37 Difference between SMART Goals and Goal Setting Theory (Swann et al 2022)
  • 10:03 What Every Athlete Should Know about SMART Goal Setting (Swann et al 2022 Summary)
  • 11:07 What is Goal Setting Theory?
  • 11:55 Complexity of Goal Setting in Sport
  • 13:10 What is Sports Performance? What are the Components of Sport Performance?
  • 13:36 Premise: “The More WE KNOW about Ourselves, and Our Process the More Likely Goal Setting and Positive Outcomes are Attainable.
  • 13:59 Surveying and Interviewing Hundreds of Athletes about Their Performance Process
  • 15:43 Top 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Prior to Attempting Athlete Goal Setting
  • 17:07 The Primary Missing Component in Athlete Performance
  • 18:24 Quote – Denis Waitely “Two Primary Choices in Life”
  • 18:36 2023 Recommendations for Athlete in Goal Setting & Performance Planning
  • 20:06 Tips for Self-Evaluation of Current Athlete Performance Process 21:19 Section 1 – Athlete Strengths, Weakness, and Obstacles
  • 22:03 Section 2 – Athlete Planning/Calendar, Health/Injury, and Prevention of Injury
  • 23:02 Section 3 – Athlete Strength/Conditioning, Sports Nutrition, and Sports Psychology
  • 23:37 Guidance After 10-Questions Performance Self-Evaluation is Completed
  • 24:23 Athlete Performance Evaluation - Review Section 1
  • 27:04 Athlete Performance Evaluation - Review Section 2
  • 29:10 Athlete Performance Evaluation - Review Section 3
  • 32:24 Consider Goal Setting Theory, Learning, Education, and Athlete
  • Performance Planning Additional Resources: We strongly, encourage listeners (athlete, parents, and coaches) to read more about goal setting approaches and their application with the resources below. The Association for Applied Sport Psychology is a great resource for guidance and tools of education for each of our listeners.

    • Scholarly Results of Athlete Goal Setting and Goal Setting Application

    1. Swann C, Jackman PC, Lawrence A, et al. The (over)use of SMART goals for physical activity promotion: A narrative review and critique. Health Psychol Rev. Published online January 31, 2022:1-16. doi:10.1080/17437199.2021.2023608
    2. Sun K, Ji T. The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Sports Ethics Among Young Athletes Based on Achievement Goal Theory. Front Psychol. 2022;13:771332. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.771332
    3. Jeong YH, Healy L, Mcewan D. The application of Goal Setting Theory to goal setting interventions in sport: a systematic review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Published online March 16, 2021:1-26. doi:10.1080/1750984X.2021.1901298
    4. USOPC American Developmental Model (ADM) – for athletes
    5. USOPC American Developmental Model (ADM) – for coaches
    6. USOPC American Developmental Model (ADM) – for parents
    7. USOPC American Developmental Model (ADM) – for sport clubs

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      • Sports Athlete Performance Consulting
      • WEASK APQ or Athlete Performance Questionnaire (not sport specific)
      • Fencing Specific WEASK Fencing APQ or Athlete Sports Performance Questionnaire
      • Sports Injury Prevention Strategies
      • WEASK WeTrain – Strength and Conditioning program templates or one-on-one design
      • TEAM WEASK – athlete performance calendar and monitoring (health, wellness, and load management)
      • Club TEAM WEASK – athlete performance planning and monitoring (health, wellness, load management, team assessment/baseline testing, questionnaires, and more).
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