Unit 4 Factors that Impact Human Performance

Monday 1/5/2026

Today's Focus: C.3.1 Achievement Motivation

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.3.1.1: Need achievement theory posits that personality and situational factors interact to produce resultant factors, which create emotional factors, which drive behavioral factors.

   1. • Coaches, sport scientists and health professionals can change situational factors to encourage individuals to approach achievement situations.

Bell Question

1. Remove the C.3.1 Assignment from your packet.

2. Make sure your name is on the C.3.2 and SDT assignments

3. Place your homework on the 2 piles on the podium

Today's In-class Tasks

1. While I am checking your C.3.1 assignment do any necessary work that your IA requires

2. We will go over the C.3.1 Assignment, an answer key will be provided for our discussion.

3. Students will then complete the Needs Achievement Theory assignment and we will review the answers

4. Any remaining time will be spent working on IAs.

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Work on your IA.

   2. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.3.1 Achievement Motivation, pages 493 - 498

         • C.3.3 Motivational Climate, pages 516 - 521

         • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

2. The Big Five Personality Test

Thursday 12/18/2025 & Monday 12/21/2025

Today's Focus: C.3.1 & C.3.2 Achievement Motivation and Self-determination

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.3.1.1: Need achievement theory posits that personality and situational factors interact to produce resultant factors, which create emotional factors, which drive behavioral factors.

   1. • Coaches, sport scientists and health professionals can change situational factors to encourage individuals to approach achievement situations.

2. C.3.1.2: Goal orientation theory assumes that individuals strive to feel successful.

   1. • The perception of success can be referenced to self (task-oriented) or norms (ego-oriented). High task orientation is associated with greater perseverance and effort.

Bell Question

1. Get a text book from the cabinet.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. You will be given a C.3.1 - C.3.2 Guided Reading Packet and SDT Task packet

   1. • Within this packet are 3 separate assignment. It is today's goal to complete the C.3.1 part of the assignment.

        • • Complete as much of the packet as you can during the block

            1. • You will work on the remainder of the packet on Monday

                 1. • Here is the Balance is Better SDT article link, needed for the SDT Task assignment

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Complete the C.3.1 - C.3.2 Guided Reading Packet and SDT Task packet

   2. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.3.1 Achievement Motivation, pages 493 - 498

         • C.3.3 Motivational Climate, pages 516 - 521

         • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

2. The Big Five Personality Test

Tuesday 12/16/2025

Today's Focus: C.1.2 Mental Toughness Review / C.3.3 Motivation

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.1.2: Mental toughness is an aspect of personality that partly explains how individuals manage challenging and pressurized situations

Mental toughness encompasses appraisal of challenges, commitment, confidence, perceived control and resilience.

Mental toughness contributes to successful sporting performance in high-pressure situations.

Mental toughness is a malleable personality trait. Studies suggest that mental toughness may be partly related to genetic traits, that in turn lead to personality traits. Studies also suggest that it can be developed further through training.

Mental toughness is difficult to observe, as it requires self-reported assessment.

2. C.3.3: Motivational climate describes the psychological environment that the coach creates by designing sessions that provide instructions and feedback,     which will help to motivate athletes in training or competition.

There are two contrasting recognized motivational climates: mastery and ego.

• A mastery climate emphasizes individual or team development, supporting and recognizing effort, cooperation and improvement.

• An ego climate emphasizes winning at all costs, competition and comparison with others.

Mastery climates are most effective for enjoyment, teamwork and maximizing performance over time. Ego climates are anxiety-inducing and are typically only effective in the short term.

Coaches and psychologists often use the TARGET (task, authority, recognition, grouping, evaluation and time) approach to foster a mastery motivational climate.

Bell Question

1. A tennis player is growing anxious about her possible defeat in an important match. She has not been able to return the last 2 serves. As her mindfulness coach, how would you have her apply the 3 Rs to her situation.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. We will discuss the the last component of the C.1.2 Lecture notes - mindfulness.

2. We will then begin a discussion on Motivation

3. Students will then work on the Motivation Questionnaire Assignment; you will need the following two links

   1. • https://www.brianmac.co.uk/teosq.htm

      • https://members.believeperform.com/what-motivational-climate-do-you-create-for-young-athletes/

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.3.3 Motivational Climate, pages 516 - 521

         • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

2. The Big Five Personality Test

Friday 12/11/2025

Today's Focus: C.1.2 Mental Toughness

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.1.2: Mental toughness is an aspect of personality that partly explains how individuals manage challenging and pressurized situations

Bell Question

1. Take out your C.1 Guided Reading Questions assignment

   1. • We will start class by discussing the answers to this assignment.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. We will play the videos below and discuss attributes of mental toughness

   1. • Can you recall a time when you demonstrated mental toughness?

      • What did the situation involve you doing?

2. After our discussion students will take this online Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

   1. • We will discuss the results

3. We will then discuss C.1.2 Mental Toughness.

   1. • In Google Classroom I have sent you my lecture notes

4. With any remaining time, students will begin work on the Mental Toughness Reading Assignment, given in Google Classroom.

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Complete the Mental Toughness Reading Assignment, given in Google Classroom. Due on Monday 12/15.

   2. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

2. The Big Five Personality Test

Wednesday 12/10/2025

Today's Focus: C.1.1 Personality

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.1.1.1: Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. Personality is typically understood to be an interaction between genetic traits and the environment.

Bell Question

1. Place your homework assignment on the podium.

2. Be ready to give your presentation.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. After the presentations, we will go over the homework assignment

2. We will then watch and discuss the video, below, on Personality in Sports

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. The Big Five Personality Test

Monday 12/8/2025

Today's Focus: B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics Review / C.1.1 Personality

Syllabus Understanding:

1. B.2.2.1: The path of a projectile through air is determined by different factors.

2. C.1.1.1: Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. Personality is typically understood to be an interaction between genetic traits and the environment.

Bell Question

1. We will play Videos 1 & 2 at the beginning of class. Students will then be prompted to address the following question.

   1. • What are the 3 major factors that impact the distance traveled by these human projectiles?

      • What is the one environmental  aspect that impacts the flying humans?

      • Why did each of the airborne homo sapiens rotate?

Today's In-class Tasks

1. After the Bell Question we will do ONE student presentation.

2. We will then begin working through a Personality Assessment Activity

   1. • I will present slides that work us through the activity. When we get to the personality test, you will need the following link:

        • • https://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

3. After the activity we will do one more student presentation

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Complete the C.1 Guided Reading Questions

   2. Read and take notes on:

      1. • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

Supportive Media

1. The Big Five Personality Test

Thursday 12/4/2025

Today's Focus: B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics / Projectile Motion & Center of Gravity

Syllabus Understanding:

1. B.2.2.1: The path of a projectile through air is determined by different factors.

Bell Question

1. Login to Gizmos

2. What is a fluid and how can fluids impact athletic performance.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. We will go over the B.2.3 & C.2.1 Assessment

2. We will then use 2 Gizmo activities to explore Projectile Motion

3. We will finally go over the Case Studies and begin presentations

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Read and take notes on:

      1. • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

Supportive Media