Rushall Thoughts, 1974.

Self-confidence and belief in the adequacy of preparation for a forthcoming important competition is affected by, among other things:

• quality and adequacy of training,
  
• diet,
  
• adequacy of taper and performance improvements during the taper,
  
• past experiences with competition preparations (the recall of negative events is debilitating),
  
• the degree and extent of distractions at the pre-competition and competition sites,
  
• perceived task difficulty, and
  
• performance goals.

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