Introduction and scoring
An explanation of what the questionnaire measures, its self-report basis and how the 1–10 Standard Ten scores compare with the athlete norm group.
SPQ20 feedback reports
Understand the report. Explore the patterns. Improve with purpose.
The SPQ20 turns an athlete’s responses into a structured picture of twenty mental-skill and personality dimensions. ChatGPT and similar AI tools can help users explore that picture more deeply—while the report remains the primary evidence.
What the report is for
A practical starting point for reflection and development.
The SPQ20 report describes how an athlete currently sees their mental approach, compares their responses with an international athlete group and highlights areas to capitalise on, develop or explore.
It combines broad summaries with detailed scale scores. This makes it possible to see both the overall pattern and the individual characteristics contributing to it—for example, how achievement, confidence, pressure management, self-talk and relationships may work together.
The results are based on self-report. They should be considered alongside the athlete’s experience, coaching observation, performance evidence and sporting context.
Inside the SPQ20 report
What athletes and practitioners receive.
Twenty assessment scales
Concise descriptions of every dimension so scores are interpreted using the SPQ20’s intended meanings rather than general assumptions.
Executive overview
A concise view of overall mental skills, leadership potential, the four main factors and the athlete’s questionnaire response style.
Overall mental-skills matrix
A visual classification based on Achievement and Competitiveness together with Confidence and Resilience, supported by factor scorecards.
Team-leadership potential
A second matrix considers Interaction and Sportsmanship alongside Power and Aggressiveness to explore possible team and captaincy style.
Scores and development guidance
Dimension-level scorecards and narrative feedback identify stronger patterns, possible limitations and priorities for practical development.
AI-assisted exploration
What ChatGPT and similar tools can add.
When a tool can read the complete PDF, it can help users organise, question and apply the information already contained in the report.
For athletes
- Explain report language in plainer terms
- Identify two or three prominent strengths
- Explore how different dimensions may interact
- Relate patterns to training and competition experiences
- Prepare useful questions for a coach or sport psychologist
- Create a focused, practical development plan
For sport psychologists and coaches
- Generate hypotheses for discussion, not conclusions
- Compare report patterns with observation and performance evidence
- Develop interview and coaching questions
- Design mental-skills exercises for training and competition
- Build on existing strengths when addressing development needs
- Create review measures and follow-up questions
A responsible six-step process
Move from report to action without losing the evidence.
Use the complete report
Upload all pages, including the scale definitions and scoring explanation.
Clarify the purpose
State whether the aim is personal reflection, coaching, development planning or preparation for discussion.
Add minimal context
Provide only relevant sport, position, level, training demands and current challenge.
Start with the evidence
Ask the AI to identify report findings before offering tentative interpretations.
Explore selectively
Focus on one or two priorities, interactions and observable behaviours rather than everything at once.
Check and discuss
Compare the output with the report, athlete experience, coach observation and performance evidence.
Starting prompts
Give the AI a clear role and firm boundaries.
ATHLETE STARTING PROMPT
Analyse this SPQ20 feedback report using only the information it contains. Explain my strongest mental-skill patterns, identify one or two development priorities and describe how the dimensions may interact. Treat the findings as self-reported and context-dependent. Suggest practical activities I can try in training and competition, and questions I can discuss with my coach. Do not make clinical assumptions or invent information.
SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST OR COACH STARTING PROMPT
Review this complete SPQ20 report using its own scale definitions and scoring guidance. Separate direct report findings from tentative interpretations. Identify strengths to build on, possible interactions worth exploring and no more than two initial development priorities. Suggest interview questions, observable behaviours, practical mental-skills activities and ways progress could be reviewed. Do not diagnose, rank or make selection recommendations.
Responsible use
Keep AI in the role of an exploration and drafting tool.
Use AI to
- Summarise and explain report findings
- Explore possible interactions cautiously
- Generate questions and development ideas
- Translate priorities into training activities
- Prepare structured material for human discussion
Do not use AI to
- Diagnose mental-health or clinical conditions
- Select, rank or remove athletes
- Present tentative interpretations as facts
- Override the report’s definitions or scores
- Replace professional judgement or safeguarding procedures
Privacy and authority: use only reports you are entitled to analyse, provide the minimum necessary context and review the AI tool’s privacy and data-use settings. Extra care, consent and safeguarding are required for athletes under 18. The SPQ20 is not a clinical assessment; persistent distress or mental-health concerns require appropriately qualified human support.
From insight to development
Discover the patterns behind your mental game.
Complete the SPQ20 to receive your personal feedback report, then use it with your own experience, coaching support and carefully directed AI exploration.