It's Good But it's Not Right: Instructional Self-Talk and Skilled Performance

J.T. Hardy; J. Hardy; K. Begley; A.W. Blanchfield

doi:10.1080/10413200.2014.959624

It's Good But it's Not Right: Instructional Self-Talk and Skilled Performance

J.T. Hardy
, J. Hardy
, K. Begley
, A.W. Blanchfield

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This research examined the relative effectiveness of instructional versus motivational self-talk for skilled athletes. Forty Gaelic footballers completed a shooting accuracy task with their dominant and non-dominant feet. Results indicated significantly more accurate performance when executing the task using the dominant foot and motivational as compared to instructional self-talk. No difference emerged between the two types of self-talk within the non-dominant foot condition. Results challenge the widely held view that instructional self-talk is most effective for accuracy based tasks and should prompt practitioners to consider the skill level of their clients when constructing self-talk interventions.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2014.959624
Publication status	Published - 4 Sept 2014

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