Task 4

Performance Enhancement Strategies
Estimated time for completion: 15 hours

In the final section of this micro-course you will design your own mental training program (sometimes called a psychological skills program) to assist an athlete or team to improve performance. Read one or more of the following chapters available in the Reference materials section: Boxing in the Philippines Cricket in Sri Lanka. Rugby in New Zealand, or Track cycling in Australia. Reading the chapters listed above will give you some ideas about how elite athletes prepare for competition . Search for further relevant information in Open Access Online Journals or the Resource Bank.	A free content video streamed from Vimeo University of Southern Queensland.
	To complete this activity: View Video signpost #3 (above) featuring Professor Peter Terry. Develop a mental training program that includes 2-3 strategies designed to enhance performance in the sport of your choice. Add your program to the Resource bank. Provide feedback on at least one other program in the Resource bank. Provide a link to your document in the Resource bank. We recommend using either Dropbox or GoogleDocs for this activity. Directions are available to install Dropbox and share a document, as well as an introductory tutorial for GoogleDocs. Support resources Before searching for information, you might like to review the short tutorial in the Introductory task.