Personality Types & Sport (AQA GCSE Physical Education (PE))
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Personality Types & Sport
Everybody has a unique personality, this can be grouped into different personality types by sports psychologists
Two personality types are:
introvert
extrovert
Classifying sports people into these personality types can help understand their performance and which sports they would be suited to
Introverts
Common characteristics of an introvert:
shy/quiet
thoughtful
enjoy being on their own
may become over-aroused easily
Introverts tend to play individual sports that require concentration and precision (fine skill) and where low arousal is required
Examples include darts, snooker, archery
Extroverts
Common characteristics of an extrovert:
enjoy interaction with others/sociable
energised and aroused by others
enthusiastic and talkative
prone to boredom when isolated or by themselves
Extroverts tend to play team sports where there is a fast pace, concentration may need to be low, and gross skills are used
Examples include futsal, lacrosse, netball
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