Athlete Assessment

Gold Medal Mental Toughness Assessment

A confidential assessment of Attitude, Focus, and Pressure.
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Assessment Instructions

This assessment is used to help identify your areas of potential improvement. It is very important to be thoughtful and honest with yourself in answering these questions. Read each item and select your answer (Never, Sometimes, or Always) for each item.
At competitions, I perform better in my off events than in my best ones. *

Never Sometimes Always
I think about my opponents and how they are going to perform before I compete with them. *

Never Sometimes Always
I prefer to compete at competitions where I am sure I will win. *

Never Sometimes Always
When a big competition is coming up I usually dread it. *

Never Sometimes Always
At a competition, I consider how the crowd and environment will affect my performance. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before the competition I judge myself negatively in comparison to others. *

Never Sometimes Always
When the championship is on the line, I have trouble trusting my training and preparation. *

Never Sometimes Always
Some of my teammates call me a head case. *

Never Sometimes Always
I pretend/imagine that I'm racing a certain person in practice. *

Never Sometimes Always
I worry about how many people will beat me. *

Never Sometimes Always
I perform better during practice than I do at big competitions. *

Never Sometimes Always
I feel physically ill before competitions. *

Never Sometimes Always
I think about my opponent’s ability and reputation before I compete with them. *

Never Sometimes Always
I am too tense to perform to my full potential at competitions. *

Never Sometimes Always
I lose to competitors that I know are better than me. *

Never Sometimes Always
I'd rather practice than compete. *

Never Sometimes Always
I consider how my opponents will affect my performance. *

Never Sometimes Always
When there are highly skilled opponents I estimate what place I will win. *

Never Sometimes Always
I worry that I am going to choke under the pressure of the competition. *

Never Sometimes Always
My training never seems to pay off. *

Never Sometimes Always
When the competition is starting, I often think about past failures and poor performances. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before the competition I am easily distracted. *

Never Sometimes Always
During the competition I am thinking about others and watching them. *

Never Sometimes Always
I worry about how my friends or family will react if I perform poorly. *

Never Sometimes Always
My mind tends to wander before I compete. *

Never Sometimes Always
While I am competing, I focus on my place, where I am, and how I will place at the end. *

Never Sometimes Always
If my warm-up is not good, I know I will not perform well. *

Never Sometimes Always
During the competition I think about how it will be afterwards. *

Never Sometimes Always
I am aware of the barriers I have not been able to break in my performance during the competition. *

Never Sometimes Always
I think about a lot of things when I am competing. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before the competition I think about my competitors. *

Never Sometimes Always
I watch my opponents as we are competing. *

Never Sometimes Always
What others say to me or about me before the competition bothers me. *

Never Sometimes Always
It takes me a long time to get over the disappointment of a bad competition. *

Never Sometimes Always
There are certain competitions where I always perform poorly. *

Never Sometimes Always
If my first event is bad, the rest of the competition will be bad. *

Never Sometimes Always
If I make a mistake while I am competing, I think about it for the rest of the competition. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I am disappointed in my performance I want to give up. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I make a mistake that costs me in a competition, I can't stop thinking about it. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I can't make a certain goal, I want to give up. *

Never Sometimes Always
If an opponent has beaten me several times in the past I expect to lose to them. *

Never Sometimes Always
When others around me are negative, it affects my performance negatively. *

Never Sometimes Always
I make excuses when I fail. *

Never Sometimes Always
I hate to compete at certain events. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I am not performing well, I want to quit. *

Never Sometimes Always
I hate to compete under certain conditions. *

Never Sometimes Always
I believe there are goals I will never accomplish and people I will never beat. *

Never Sometimes Always
It is frustrating when my teammates come close to outperforming me in practice. *

Never Sometimes Always
When something unfair happens, I can't get it out of my mind. *

Never Sometimes Always
During hard practices, I try to pace myself so I won't get too tired. *

Never Sometimes Always
My coach thinks I'm immature and a whiner. *

Never Sometimes Always
It bothers me when my teammates take shortcuts. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I perform poorly at the competition, it's usually the coaches fault. *

Never Sometimes Always
I believe there are things that I can't do. *

Never Sometimes Always
If I'm not going to win, I don't try my hardest. *

Never Sometimes Always
I find many things to complain about with respect to my training and teammates. *

Never Sometimes Always
When others win their events, I feel more pressure to win my event also. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I have a poor performance, I feel like I will never succeed in reaching my goals. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before I compete, I sometimes feel like I need to throw up. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before a big event I feel worried. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before my event begins, I have a specific goal and expectation that I feel I must meet. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I make an error, I lose my confidence. *

Never Sometimes Always
At a big event, I feel extra pressure to perform well. *

Never Sometimes Always
Even at the competition, I am often thinking of daily hassles and stressors in my life. *

Never Sometimes Always
It is discouraging when my performance is not improving on a regular basis. *

Never Sometimes Always
I sometimes think that I need to make a change in my technique just prior to the big event to improve my performance *

Never Sometimes Always
When I performed poorly, I question why I keep competing. *

Never Sometimes Always
I enter my competitions knowing that I could have done better to prepare myself. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before I begin my event, I focus on what the result will be. *

Never Sometimes Always
I'm often concerned during the competition about what will happen if I perform poorly. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I perform poorly at a competition, it's usually a result of the coach’s mistakes in preparation *

Never Sometimes Always
Before my event I often compare myself to the other competitors. *

Never Sometimes Always
While I am competing, I judge my performance based upon the goals and expectations I have set. *

Never Sometimes Always
I worry about how others will react to my performance. *

Never Sometimes Always
I complain about my teammates. *

Never Sometimes Always
If my friends and family do not approve of my performance, I feel bad. *

Never Sometimes Always
The fear of failure is my strongest motivator. *

Never Sometimes Always
If my teammates are winning and I am not, I have a hard time being happy for them. *

Never Sometimes Always
I complain about my coaches. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before my event I question whether or not I can meet the goal I have set. *

Never Sometimes Always
If I outperform my friends, they will not like me. *

Never Sometimes Always
I am excited about competing in big competitions/events *

Never Sometimes Always
Before my competition I can block out the negative thoughts. *

Never Sometimes Always
I like it best when I compete with highly skilled, tough opponents. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I performed poorly, there are things I can do to improve next time. *

Never Sometimes Always
I feel calm and at ease before my competitions. *

Never Sometimes Always
During my competition I focus on only one thing. *

Never Sometimes Always
If I fail to meet my goal, it motivates me to work harder. *

Never Sometimes Always
I can quickly let go of my mistakes. *

Never Sometimes Always
I can focus and calm myself when I am nervous. *

Never Sometimes Always
I learn from my poor performances. *

Never Sometimes Always
Remembering my mistakes and failures helps me to work harder in practice on a daily basis *

Never Sometimes Always
When I perform poorly, I become aware of the things that I can correct. *

Never Sometimes Always
I believe I can accomplish my goals. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I am competing, I do not think about other things. *

Never Sometimes Always
I recognize that failing is part of the road to success. *

Never Sometimes Always
If I can help my teammates perform better, I feel better. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I am being pushed by my coach, I know it is because they are trying to help me. *

Never Sometimes Always
I am a positive influence on my teammates. *

Never Sometimes Always
The tougher the conditions, the harder I work. *

Never Sometimes Always
I sleep well the night before a competition. *

Never Sometimes Always
I am able to eat well before the competition. *

Never Sometimes Always
Before a big event I feel excited. *

Never Sometimes Always
I keep my mind on my technique while I compete. *

Never Sometimes Always
When I begin to perform, I feel confident that I'm going to do my best. *

Never Sometimes Always
I feel physically fit before my competition. *

Never Sometimes Always
I feel mentally focused before my competition begins. *

Never Sometimes Always
I feel prepared before the competition. *

Never Sometimes Always
I take time before my event to develop a game plan. *

Never Sometimes Always
I know that controlling my thoughts and attitude are as important as my physical training. *

Never Sometimes Always
If I lose my focus, I can quickly bring it back. *

Never Sometimes Always
After a poor performance I analyze it to see what I can do better/different next time. *

Never Sometimes Always

Gold Medal Mental Toughness Assessment

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