NAF AND NACH PRINCIPLES
(NACH)- The need to achieve
These are the people that thrive on a challenge who are usually determined, quick workers who take risks and enjoy being assessed.
(NAF)- The need to avoid failure
These the people that tend to avoid challenges because they do not want to risk failing. They are slow workers who avoid responsibility; are easily dissuaded from taking part and do not like being assessed.
Team Bath
Before 2007, Team Bath was a highly successful team within their league. This was mainly due to the fact that they followed the NAF principle by entering the lowest level league. The team avoided failure against highly respected teams such as Loughborough University who were in League A. This however limited their ability to improve and so they became slow workers.
In order to develop their thought process into a NACH, I would work with the coach to increase motivation and self confidence.
The Canadian psychologist Albert Bandura identified a specific form of confidence, known as self-efficacy. This is not an overall self-confidence but varies within each situation we find ourselves in. Most people will choose to participate in sports at which they have a high self-efficacy, or belief in their ability at the task in hand. Self-efficacy is affected by four factors:
1) Performance accomplishments- Achievements in the activity encourage a feeling of self-efficacy
2) Vicarious experiences - Seeing someone else, who you believe to be of the same or lower standard to yourself, complete the task well provides confidence that you too can achieve
3) Verbal persuasion - Encouragement and positive reinforcement from those close to you can instill a sense of confidence
4) Emotional arousal - Control over arousal levels provides greater self-efficacy
I would increase the team's confidence by:
With the team obtaining a thought process of NACH, the interactionist model of achievement motivation predicts that in a situation on attaining success stand at 50/50, Team Bath would be at their highest point of motivation and are more likely to take the risk. Whereas if Team Bath were still NAF, they would avoid the risk and avoid defeat.
(NACH)- The need to achieve
These are the people that thrive on a challenge who are usually determined, quick workers who take risks and enjoy being assessed.
(NAF)- The need to avoid failure
These the people that tend to avoid challenges because they do not want to risk failing. They are slow workers who avoid responsibility; are easily dissuaded from taking part and do not like being assessed.
Team Bath
Before 2007, Team Bath was a highly successful team within their league. This was mainly due to the fact that they followed the NAF principle by entering the lowest level league. The team avoided failure against highly respected teams such as Loughborough University who were in League A. This however limited their ability to improve and so they became slow workers.
In order to develop their thought process into a NACH, I would work with the coach to increase motivation and self confidence.
The Canadian psychologist Albert Bandura identified a specific form of confidence, known as self-efficacy. This is not an overall self-confidence but varies within each situation we find ourselves in. Most people will choose to participate in sports at which they have a high self-efficacy, or belief in their ability at the task in hand. Self-efficacy is affected by four factors:
1) Performance accomplishments- Achievements in the activity encourage a feeling of self-efficacy
2) Vicarious experiences - Seeing someone else, who you believe to be of the same or lower standard to yourself, complete the task well provides confidence that you too can achieve
3) Verbal persuasion - Encouragement and positive reinforcement from those close to you can instill a sense of confidence
4) Emotional arousal - Control over arousal levels provides greater self-efficacy
I would increase the team's confidence by:
- Setting achievable goals which can highlight their success + awards
- Demonstrate new techniques
- Promote support and encouragement from the players' family and friends
- Use stress management techniques to aid relaxation
With the team obtaining a thought process of NACH, the interactionist model of achievement motivation predicts that in a situation on attaining success stand at 50/50, Team Bath would be at their highest point of motivation and are more likely to take the risk. Whereas if Team Bath were still NAF, they would avoid the risk and avoid defeat.