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Goal setting - OCRUsing goal setting

Setting SMART targets helps participants to plan their training. This involves considering the type and regularity of training, ways to stay motivated and ways to improve and optimise training.

Part of Physical EducationSport psychology

Using goal setting

Having relevant goals helps participants of all types in physical activity and sport. They are useful for and experienced performers, for people who take part for health and wellbeing and for those who are very competitive. For example, a less active person may join a gym because they want to get fit. A swimmer may aspire to take part in the Olympic Games.

Setting goals in sport is useful because:

  • goals help performers to adhere (or stick) to their training/exercise programmes
  • goals help to motivate performers and keep them enthusiastic
  • goals help to improve performance and make it the best it can be (optimise it)

Goals are valuable in a number of ways.

Different values of goal setting. Goal setting helps to show success, give motivation, monitor progress, provide focus and plan and adapt training at its start, middle and end.

Goals should not become expectations that weigh a person down. They can and should be adapted.

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How do personal best scores help athletes to set goals?

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