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| Please answer the following questions. KEY: A = Always, S = Sometimes, N = Never |
| 1. I perform better in practice than in races. |
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| 2. Having important people watch me perform bothers me. |
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| 3. Before a race I have difficulty sleeping. |
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| 4. I worry about what others think of my performance. |
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| 5. When I make a mistake during a race, I have difficulty regaining my concentration. |
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| 6. I find my mind wanders during races. |
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| 7. I follow a specific routine when preparing for a race. |
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| 8. I make more mistakes when the pressure is on and the race is close. |
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| 9. I feel like I panic in close race situations. |
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| 10. I berate myself during races when I make dumb mistakes. |
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| 11. When someone yells at me, I have difficulty concentrating the rest of the race. |
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| 12. It takes me a while to work out the butterflies in my stomach and settle into the race. |
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| 13. In important races, I am afraid that I will not do as well as I can. |
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| 14. Racing to my potential is very important to me. |
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| 15. I am a clutch player in pressure situations. |
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| 16. I can concentrate positively on the upcoming race, warming up, and waiting for it to begin. |
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| 17. I have my own race plan worked out in my head in detail. |
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| 18. I get nervous and worry before important races. |
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| 19. My thoughts go out of control before a race. |
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| 20. I am easily distracted and irritated prior to a race. |
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| 21. I need some time to myself prior to a race in order to mentally prepare. |
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| 22. I perform best when I know the specifics about what I am to do, when and with whom. |
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| 23. The more difficult the challenge, the better I do. |
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| 24. I perform best when I am nervous and worried. |
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| 25. I perform best when I am relaxed, calm and confident. |
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| 26. I mentally go over everything I can in preparation for a race. |
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| 27. When I am really concentrating on the race, I miss the coach's |
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| 28. When things do not go as planned, 1 have difficulty concentrating on what is happening. |
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| 29. I enjoy competition more than practice. |
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| 30. I perform best when my coach and teammates compliment me. |
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| 31. I can recall everything that happened during the race after it is over. |
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| 32. I replay the race in my head and see myself racing as I would have liked to have raced. |
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| 33. I set my own performance goals for each practice. |
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| 34. I set my own performance goals for each race. |
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| 35. After competition is over 1 feel that I could have performed better than I did. |
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| 36. If I could psych out my opponents, I would. |
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| 37. I worry about getting injured when I race. |
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| 38. After competition, I think about how I raced and what I can do to improve my next race. |
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| 39. When officials make a bad call, I let it pass and come back to focus on what is happening. |
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| 40. I make many trips to the toilet before a race. |
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| 41. I feel weak and practically sick before a race. |
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| 42. I try not to think about the upcoming race because it makes me too nervous. |
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| 43. Just before a race, I feel that I cannot remember anything. |
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| 44. My performance is consistently at or near my potential. |
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| 45. I enjoy practices more than racing because there is less pressure to perform. |
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| 46. If my mind wanders during a race, I can immediately refocus on what is happening. |
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| 47. The larger the crowd, the more nervous I get. |
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| 48. If someone important to me comes to watch me race, I get more nervous than normal. |
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| 49. I think a lot about how I race and want to race when I am away from practice and racing. |
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| 50. I can see myself performing just as I want when I mentally rehearse. |
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