• understand the psychological constructs of arousal, motivation, focus, and confidence and be able to ascertain their impact on physical performance;

• comprehend terms relevant to psychological areas of concern, such as anxiety, attention, the ideal performance state, self-efficacy, imagery, and goal setting;

• understand varying ways to manipulate practice schedules including whole–part, random, and variable practice, and how to use these schedules to facilitate skill acquisition and learning;

• understand different types of instructions and feedback and their application in a practice and performance setting.