Jermaine Varian

John Luna
Tevita Fakatou
Jeff Lee
What is Goal Setting

 Goal: the result or achievement toward

which effort is directed; aim; end.
(Dictionary.com)
 Setting: to put (something or someone)
in a particular place

 Are there different types of Goals?

What are types of Goals?

 Subjective Goals-
(having fun, getting fit)
 General Objective
Goals- (winning a
championship)
 Specific objective
goals- (increasing
personal stats in a
game)
 Outcome Goals-
(focuses on results of a
contest)
What are Goals? cont’d

 Performance Goals- Improvements

relative to one’s own past performance
 Process Goals- Specify the
procedures in which the person will
focus on during the event or contest
 How do Goals work?

 The Mechanistic Theory

 Four ways goals influence performance:
1. Makes performer focus on the important aspects
of the task
2. Helps the performer show more effort
3. Helps to increase persistence
4. Learners develop ad employ new learning
strategies through goal setting
 How do Goal’s Work? Cont’d

 COGNITIVE THEORY
 Focuses on how goal
setting influence
performance in athletic
settings
Goal Setting Guidelines 

1. Set moderately
difficult but realistic
goals
2. Short term and
Long term Goals
3. Set Process and
Performance
Goals as well as
Outcome goals
Goal Setting Guidelines

4. Set goals for practice

and competition
5. Set positive goals as
opposed to negative
goals
6. Identify target dates
for attaining goals
7. Identify Goal-
Achievement
Strategies
Goal Setting Guidelines

8. Record goals once they have been identified

9. Provide for goal evaluation
10. Provide support for goals
11. Set group goals
ACTIVITY

 GET INTO 4 GROUPS

Effectiveness

 Way’s to further
goal setting
strategies
 Plan
 Keep track
 Review
Planning

 Setting the correct

type of goal
 Make them precise
or detailed
 Realistic
Keeping Track

 Execution
 Adjusting Goals
 Following Foot
steps
Review

 Developments and Improvement’s

 Smoothness of process
 Confidence
 Incentives and devotion
Effectiveness: Literature Review

 Sports Studies.
Burton 1998
 Studied 321 male
and 249 female
 Set Goals
Effectiveness Cont’d

 Types of Goals to
set
 Difficulty
 Easy
 Medium
 Hard
Effectiveness Cont’d

 More effective goal setters vs. Less effective

goal setters
 Recent Study of Olympic athletes (Weinberg
2000).
Con’s

 TOO
 General
 Narrow
 Lost
 Many
Effective Goal Settings

 PLANING
 KEEPING TRACK
 REVIEWING
 “JUST DO IT”
 Tips and Tricks

 Don’t neglect any

details
 Don’t procrastinate
 Have an action plan
 Write down the goals
 Look for the perfect
balance in achieving
your goals
 Positive light even
failures
 Rushing

http://www.reactionman.com/reactiontraining.htm
Trick & Tricks Cont’d

 Take time out to breathe deeply.

 Surround yourself with people that believe in
you
S.M.A.R.T.O.P.P 

 S pecific
 M easurable
 A ttainable
 R ealistic
 T ime
 O utcome
 P rocess
 P erformance
QUESTIONS?
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