Mystery Alaska Psychological Analysis
This essay will discuss the movie Mystery, Alaska and some of the psychological components that are apparent in the film. This essay will cover the topics of: ego, distractions that affect performance, and focus. While this movie encompasses a wide variety of psychological aspects, the ones listed above were what I felt to be most prevalent throughout the movie. The first topic to be discussed in this essay is ego. Ego in sports can be a crucial building block for success. Some say that ego is one of the driving forces behind superior performances. Ego goes hand in hand with self-confidence. While a healthy ego can be beneficial for performance an uncontrolled ego, can do the opposite and have a negative effect on performance (Cox, 2012).
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Coping with distraction is a part of sports athletes must learn. “An athlete’s mission is to focus on his/her performance cues within the athletes routine, following these cues are to keep focused in the process” (Singer, 1986). Distractions can be a major challenge with execution success. The most important factor is to know the difference between internal and external distractions and what to do remove them from your “game” and from hindering the athlete’s …show more content…
With the boom of sports through the 1970’s and 1990’s many small towns (like Mystery, Alaska) focused on economic development and they heavily relied on minor league teams, who would eventually move into major league teams to be the extrinsic force for their positive economic change. Cities rely on sports facilities for economic development. This can sometimes be the focus of sports teams, at the expense of their players. As economic hardships have hit many cities, it is up to sports teams to replenish the economic failure (Austrian & Rosentraub, 2002). I guess this could also be seen as a distraction, but in the movie Mystery, Alaska I felt that they boost in economic growth with something that not only the town focused on, but the team. With that economic boost, it also meant improved equipment, and facilities. This was a prime focus for many of the players on the Mystery, Alaska’s hockey team. While focus for sports should be more on the game and performance, I feel that skewed focus in something that could happen and it could deter a positive sports
Coping with distraction is a part of sports athletes must learn. “An athlete’s mission is to focus on his/her performance cues within the athletes routine, following these cues are to keep focused in the process” (Singer, 1986). Distractions can be a major challenge with execution success. The most important factor is to know the difference between internal and external distractions and what to do remove them from your “game” and from hindering the athlete’s …show more content…
With the boom of sports through the 1970’s and 1990’s many small towns (like Mystery, Alaska) focused on economic development and they heavily relied on minor league teams, who would eventually move into major league teams to be the extrinsic force for their positive economic change. Cities rely on sports facilities for economic development. This can sometimes be the focus of sports teams, at the expense of their players. As economic hardships have hit many cities, it is up to sports teams to replenish the economic failure (Austrian & Rosentraub, 2002). I guess this could also be seen as a distraction, but in the movie Mystery, Alaska I felt that they boost in economic growth with something that not only the town focused on, but the team. With that economic boost, it also meant improved equipment, and facilities. This was a prime focus for many of the players on the Mystery, Alaska’s hockey team. While focus for sports should be more on the game and performance, I feel that skewed focus in something that could happen and it could deter a positive sports