Arousal and Anxiety - Speaker Deck

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Arousal and Anxiety L2 course

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https://youtu.be/ TFroUITgYdY?t=1064

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What do we see? • Reo Wilde is very abrupt in his pre-shot routine. Koreans generally much smoother in their movements. • Americans much more exuberant in celebration - big high ﬁves, strong interaction with the coach, high energy level. Koreans more subdued, gentle ﬁst bumps, no obvious interaction with coach. • Both anchor archers (Gellentien and Kim J) are vocal, talking to the archers on the line. Braden talks a lot more.

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What do we see? • Gellentien in particular is very shuffly for most of the match - shifting his weight, looking around. He appears steady and calm on the line, but the energy is bubbling underneath. • How do the Koreans deal with the first 9? Hard to gauge an obvious behavioural response - this is probably good! • Last shot by Kim J goes off really fast and bang in the X - pressure is off so he relaxes.

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Weinberg & Gould (2011) A general physiological and psychological activation, varying on a continuum to from deep sleep to excitement What is arousal?

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What is arousal? • Emotional energy • Physical energy • Conscious brain activity

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Low arousal • Weak shot • Skipping parts of the shot sequence • Distracted • Indiﬀerent

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High arousal • Very aggressive shot • Lack of follow through • Agitated behaviour • Tension • Overthinking

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Anxiety • Anxiety is a negative emotional response to high arousal • Stress • Worry • Technical meltdown

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Controlling anxiety • Preparation! • Kit • Technique • Familiarity with venue, companions etc • Timekeeping • Experience

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Hann's IZOF • Individual zone of optimal functioning

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Find the zone • 2 minutes, 3 ways to change arousal level

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Increase Arousal • Positive self talk • Being energetic • Focusing on an aggressive shot • High ﬁves with team mates

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Decrease Arousal • Deep breathing • Yawning • Stretching • Closing your eyes • Sitting down

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It depends! • Not every archer has the same optimal arousal level • Help your archers to ﬁnd what works for them, and give them strategies to raise or lower arousal levels • Find out what makes your archers anxious, and work on strategies to alleviate nerves

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Questions?