Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between sport-confidence and athletic performance. Fifty male lacrosse players competed against each other three times on three lacrosse skills. Sport-confidence was assessed before each trial using a modified version of the State Sport-Confidence Inventory (SSCI). Performance feedback was manipulated to boost confidence in some players and diminish it in others. Over trials, self-reported confidence increased with positive (winning) feedback and decreased with negative (losing) feedback, but lacrosse performance remained stable. When sport-confidence was treated as a subject variable, performance did not differ between players who were higher or lower in confidence. These results are inconsistent with the claim that confidence influences performance.
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