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Questions -
1. What types of behaviors should coaches reinforce?
2. How should a coach respond to a good performance?
3. How should a coach respond to a performance mistake?
4. Describe the active listening skills coaches can use and why those skills are important.
5. What is the sandwich approach to providing feedback?
6. What are the five conflict styles that Johnson (2003) describes?
7. What are the steps for effective conflict resolution?
8. Can athletes control whether they get into flow?
9. Aside from improving their team's performance, how else can coaches justify investing in mental skills training?
10. You hear a coach say that the key to the mental game is selecting athletes who are motivated and cool under pressure because mental toughness is just a gift that some athletes are born with. How would you respond?
11. What is the distinction between mental skills and mental training tools?
12. Can a person trained in sport psychology meet with athletes on a one-time basis before an important competition and get them mentally ready to compete? Why or why not?
13. How can you determine whether an athlete needs outside counseling or MST?