ways to increase commitment to Achieving Goals 1. Make sure athletes set their own goals, not someone else's. 2. Allow your players to participate in setting their own goals. 3. Encourage performers to write down their goals. 4. Have players tell their goals to others or post their 5. Teach athletes to imagine in attaining their goals. 6. Provide players with incentives or rewards for achieving their goals. 7. Ensure that performers receive social support from coaches, teammates, and parents. 8. Help athletes earn a position on an elite team. 9. Provide players with opportunities to win a major competition or championship.