Reward – Appropriate Behaviors
- choose the proper behaviors to reward. Be sure you’re not inadvertently
rewarding inappropriate behavior:
- Shape or reinforce successful approximations of difficult behaviors (if can’t
perform the entire tennis serve, just work on and reward a part like the toss).
- Performance as well as outcome – reward playing well even if they lost the match
- Effort – especially for younger athlete and those that haven’t yet started to
specialize in their chosen sport.
- Emotional and social skill – good sportsmanship, keeping control of emotion.