Sports Survey Help!

My gf needs your help for a survey she is conducting on sports and relaxation. Please just take a few mins off your time to copy and paste the questions and answer them in the blanks provided. Thank you very much. Any help is very much appreciated.


Relaxation Techniques on sports persons and their effects!

1. Demographics:

Age: - 18-24 ____
24-30 ____

Sex : - M _____
F _____

2. What sports do you play? How many years have you been playing this sport?

< 5 years ____________
< 10 years ___________
< New to sports _____________
< From childhood ____________


3. What kind of relaxation techniques would you indulge in preferably?

 use of caffeine __________
 energy drinks ___________
 Music/recreational activity__________
 Massage ______________
 Meditation & Yoga ___________
 Breathing exercises for relaxation ___________
 Mental imagery ______________
 Self regulation techniques (talking to someone about your emotions, self motivation, seeking counseling spending time with loved one and introspection etc.) ____________
 Hot showers _______________
 Hobbies like painting, singing or playing any instrument _______
 Use of humor or other mood changing behaviors _________
 Other recreational activities like playing another sport for the fun of it or playing the Wii _____________

4. How long have you been resorting to relaxation techniques for better sport performance?

 Not been using them ________
 Recently __________
 Some time back __________
 Ever since you started playing _____________



5. (RQ1) Do you think your method of relaxation is responsible for your success as a sportsperson?

 No ____________
 Sometimes ____________
 Often ____________
 Always ___________

6. (RQ1) Do you think your relaxation technique would help your performance?

 No ____________
 It could be _________
 Pretty much _________
 Yes ___________

7. (RQ2) would you implement relaxation in the same way for other activities other than sport reasons?

 No _________
 Sometimes __________
 Often __________
 Yes ___________

8. (RQ2) Do you think you could relax with the help of these right now?

 No __________
 Its difficult to _________
 Pretty much __________
 Yes ___________

9. (RQ2) Do you think relaxation techniques mentioned above helps you combat stress in general (through out your life)?

 No _________
 Sometimes ________
 Often __________
 Always ___________

10. What do you think is best way to relax and can be used to deal with pre game anxiety and stress?

______________________________________________________

11. (RQ1) Do you think every sports person should use or depend on some form of relaxation technique to perform well in sports?

 Yes you would insist _________
 They could try (it’s a good idea) _________
 Its up to them _______
 Not necessary (No) __________

12. (RQ3) Do you think there are different methods for relaxation used among younger athletes as compared to older athletes?

 Yes _________
 Very likely _________
 Might be __________
 Don’t think so/No ____________

13. (RQ3) Do you think younger athletes methods of relaxation consists of caffeine consumption, video games, talking to someone, listening to music etc. (kinds of techniques which provide immediate relief)?

 Yes _________
 Pretty much _________
 Maybe ____________
 Not sure ____________

14. (RQ3) what kind of relaxation technique would sports persons use for better performance? (E.g. agility/strength etc)

 Reliable not very safe but fast acting, may have side effects but easily available ___________
 Reliable, moderate action, safe and very little chances of side effects, fairly accessible ____________
 Reliable, slow acting assured and have to be taken with lots of other factors in consideration ____________
 I don’t know _____________

15. What do you think are the differences among relaxation methods used by the younger versus older athletes? (are there difference in how youngsters relax or what they do to change their moods before a big game to the methods used by players in older time even like until a few years back?)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. (RQ4) How long have you been resorting to relaxation techniques?

 long before you can remember _________
 5 years ago ____________
 Recently (less than a year to 6 months) __________
 Don’t resort to these techniques __________

17. (RQ4) Do you think lesser use of relaxation techniques would benefit sports performance?

 Yes ___________
 Maybe _________
 Pretty much ________
 No __________