International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Emotions play a central role in sport performance. Accordingly, it is important that athletes are able to draw on a range of strategies to enhance emotional control. An athlete’s emotional state may also affect the outcome of a competition by influencing performance both during training and while competing. Emotion is a reaction to a stimulus, which can either be real or imagined. Emotion comprises three main elements: physiological changes, subjective experience, and action tendencies. Optimal emotions for performance ensure efficient use of available resources until task completion. Positive self-statements, motivational general-arousal (MG-A) imagery and regulate the physiological arousal of an individual are effective techniques to regulate the emotions of the athletes during training and competition. Key Words: Emotions, Positive Self Statements, Physiological Arousal etc.