Sport Psychology course
Course Contents
Remember, you can complete this Sport Psychology course within 12 months of enrolling. So take your first step by contacting us today !
Detailed Content
- Introduction
- Why psychology in sport?
- Background to sporting behaviuor
- The sociology of sport
- The philosophy of sporting behaviour
- The development of sport psychology
- Exercise psychology - Keeping the Exercice Habit
- The body-mind
- Body and mind in sport - Psychosomatics
- The biological basis of sporting behaviour
- Stress and sport
- Drugs in sport
- Injury in sport
- Sport psychology and achievement in sport
- The psychology of athletes
- Motivation in sport
- The winning factors in sport
- Training for success
- Sport and life
- The social context
- Childhood influences on sport
- Basic child psychology
- Development of motor skills in children
- Fitness in children
- The benefits (to children) of participating in sport
- Psychological background
- More aspects of skill
- The motor skill sequence
- The importance of physical fitness
- What happens when people learn?
- Goal setting
- What makes a champion?
- What is personality?
- The scientific approach to personality measurement
- Motivation - an essential topic
- Emotion in sport
- The personal approach to knowing your own personality
- The benefits of sport participation
- Different preparations for different sports
- Coaching and performance
- The coaching process
- Principles of training and fitness
- Programmes for fitness
- Approaches to coaching
- Recommendations for effective coaching practice
- Psychology in crunch situations (Imparting confidence on the day)
- Applying psychology
- Psychology applied to your life
- Applied psychology and behavioural change
- What is PST?
- Implementing PST in a group setting
- Applying PST in your sport
- Why social psychology?
- Social psychology meets sport
- Social motivation
- The sociology of games
- Aggression in sport
- What is success and failure?
- Improving communication skills
- Building team spirit
- The philosophy of sport psychology
- Delivering sport psychology effectively
- Implementing a sport psychology programme in your setting
- Stress and your lifestyle
Delivery Method:
1. Correspondence
2. Online
Private Tutor: Yes
Duration: 12 months
Price: US$905
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