What Are The Olympics Exemplify The Effects Of Sport Psychology

Introduction The Vancouver 2010 Olympics were the third time that Canada had hosted the Olympic Games.1 In 2010 Canada won the most gold medals at these Olympics, and the Canadian men’s ice hockey team helped add to the medal count. On February 28, 2010 the gold medal game between Canada and the United States was played. Canada ended up winning 3-2 in overtime, with Sidney Crosby scoring the game winning goal. This was the last event at the Olympics before the closing ceremony and was a memorable one for Canadian’s because the victory came against the United States, their biggest rival.2 The Olympic Games exemplify the effects of sociology, anthropology, psychology on the society of a nation because of the pride countries take in seeing their athletes compete and succeed at the games.
Anthropology
For most Olympics the opening ceremony is more important than an individual sports event. That is because the Olympic sport is sport in the service of international education, intercultural understanding and youth development.3
Helping athletes to create their experience, manage the stressors of preparation, dealing with unexpected events, managing team distractions, and dealing with a loss are all part of the skills the athletes must master.7 The Olympic Games could change the way citizens of Canada feel towards their country because of how well all the athletes representing Canada did. If a citizen did not like the Olympics, but then saw how other citizens were supporting their country that citizen could follow them and enjoy the spirits of the Olympics. This would be following Erickson’s identity theory because the citizen is identity diffused and will change what they believe in to follow others. Also would follow Mead’s theory of acting differently in different situations. So you could act differently as a citizen of Canada and a supporter of Canadian