Sport Psychology terminology

Cohesion – Group cohesion refers to the extent to which a team or group shares a sense of shared task or social bond
Imagery – Refers to 'imagined' sensations, for example visual imagery is known as 'visualization'
Attention Focus – Being able to block everything out, e.g., a crowd.
Motivation – There are two types of motivation: intrinsic motivation, meaning inner motivation, e.g., self accomplishment, and extrinsic motivation, meaning outer motivation, e.g., money or awards.
Internal Monologue - Maintaining positive thoughts during competition by keeping a running conversation going in one's mind
Criticism - A tenet of motivational theory that is necessary to improve performance. The delivery is imperative as criticism can either better performance or drastically reduce it. There are three types of criticism- Destructive, Self, and Constructive. The best utilization of constructive criticism is through the sandwich approach. In using the sandwich approach, you would first a compliment, then offer directions and critical feedback, and then follow up with another compliment.