Introduction to goal-setting skills. They also can be used as the focal point for athletes to determine precompetition and competition strategies and content.
Goals influence two important factors in sports.
Their effect is to govern performance efficacy. Goals underlie the majority of performance applications which are made in the training and competitive circumstances. An athlete without goals will lack direction, purpose, and adequate assessment criteria, deficiencies which will degrade the motivational qualities of a sporting experience. There are numerous types of goals, each being defined by its potential effect on performance and its purpose as a standard of reference. Those goals are described below.