Discussion Question 1
Optimal Experience
Describe a time in which you had an optimal experience in sport. Provide details of the situation that led up to the optimal experience and what the resulting consequences were in terms of your performance. Also clarify and elaborate on the extent to which your optimal experience was a flow state, peak performance, and/or peak experience according to how each of these are defined.
Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:
Described the final outcome and categorized it as a flow state, peak performance, and/or peak experience, providing rationale.
Clarified and elaborated on the extent to which your optimal experience was a flow state, peak performance, and/or peak experience according to how each of these are defined.
Discussion Question 2
Psychological Skills to Achieve Peak Performances
Based on your experiences as an athlete and/or coach, what psychological skills do you believe are most critical to achieve peak performances in sport more consistently? Are there any psychological skills mentioned in this module that you have attempted to use to enhance your performance that did not work for you? Provide an explanation why you think the use of those particular psychological skills did not facilitate your performance
Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:
Identified and described the psychological skills you believe are most critical to achieve peak performances in sport more consistently.
Described experiences where the psychological skills mentioned in this module that you used to enhance your performance did not work for you and explained why you believe they failed to do so.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.