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#161 - Dr Mustafa Sarkar - How to Build Resilience in Sport & Life

Jun 6, 2023
Dr Mustafa Sarkar, Associate Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology, discusses resilience in sports. Topics include the difference between resilience and mental toughness, building resilience within teams, creating environments for resilience, and personality traits of resilient people.
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  • Creating a facilitative environment with high challenge and high support is crucial for resilience development.
  • Developing a challenge mindset involves practicing cognitive behavioral therapy techniques and challenging thinking traps.

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The Challenge Support Matrix: Creating a Facilitative Environment

The Challenge Support Matrix is a tool that helps identify different types of environments in terms of challenge and support. It is based on a two-by-two matrix with high challenge and low support in the bottom right, low challenge and low support in the bottom left, high support and low challenge in the top right, and high challenge and high support in the top left. The goal is to create a facilitative environment that combines high challenge with high support, as this is most beneficial for resilience development. It is important for coaches and individuals to assess their current environment and identify any red flags that may indicate a move towards an unrelenting or stagnant environment. By creating a facilitative environment, individuals can thrive and develop their resilience.

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