Application of Goal Setting to Sports The - Semantic Scholar

5. Goal setting only works if there is timely feedback showing performance or progress in relation to the goal (Locke et al., 1981). Before feedback can be given, per- formance must be measured. The act of measuring performance itself often leads to spon- taneous goal setting when there is no formal goal setting program (Saari & Latham, 1982). ................
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