Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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Sport Psychology focuses on the principles and guidelines that professionals may use to help adults and children who participate in and benefit from sport and exercise activities in both team and individual environments. Description of fundamental notions of arousal and stress in sports and exercise, how psychological factors affect an individuals physical performance and how participation in sport and exercise affects a persons psychological development, health and well-being are the basic ingredients of this course. Further Sport Psychology deals with increasing performance by managing emotions and minimizing the psychological effects of injury and poor performance. Some of the most important skills taught are goal setting, relaxation, visualization, self-talk, concentration, confidence and attribution training.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Conceptualize how sport psychology can be employed to maximize performance
- Profile athletes’ motor skill and cognitive abilities and identify their implications on sports performance
- Reflect upon motivational psychology as applied to sports activities and evaluate various aspects of psychological skills training
- Identify and apply ethical principles in a professional manner
- Explain group mechanisms and group psychology in a sports context
- Appraise and analyze areas of special focus in relation to sport psychology, for example, burn out, athletic injuries and drug abuse.
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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1
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SPORT PSYCHOLOGY DEFINED
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2
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SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
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3
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SELECTING SELF-TALK STATEMENTS
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Week 02
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5
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CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION IN SPORT
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6
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CAUSAL ATTRIBUTIONS IN COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS
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Week 03
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8
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FLOW: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE
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9
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PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE GOAL SETTING
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Assignment 01
Week 04
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10
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A TEAM APPROACH TO SETTING GOALS
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12
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ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION IN SPORT (PART I)
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Week 05
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13
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ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION IN SPORT (PART II)
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14
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PERSONALITY AND THE ATHLETE (PART I)
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15
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THE MEASUREMENT OF PERSONALITY
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Quiz 01
Week 06
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16
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PERSONALITY AND THE ATHLETE (PART II)
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17
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SITUATIONAL FACTORS RELATED TO ANXIETY AND MOOD
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18
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ANXIETY, AROUSAL, AND STRESS RELATIONSHIPS (PART I)
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Week 07
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19
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ANXIETY, AROUSAL, AND STRESS RELATIONSHIPS (PART II)
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Quiz 02
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20
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ALTERNATIVES TO INVERTED-U THEORY
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Mid Term Examination
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21
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COPING STRATEGIES IN SPORT
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Week 08
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22
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RELAXATION STRATEGIES FOR SPORT
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23
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AROUSAL ENERGIZING STRATEGIES (PART I)
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24
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AROUSAL ENERGIZING STRATEGIES (PART II)
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Week 09
Week 10
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28
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THE ROLE OF HYPNOSIS IN SPORT (PART I)
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29
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THE ROLE OF HYPNOSIS IN SPORT (PART II)
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30
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS TRAINING (PART I)
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Week 11
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31
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS TRAINING (PART II)
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GDB
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32
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ETHICS IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
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33
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AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE IN SPORT (PART I)
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Week 12
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34
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AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE IN SPORT (PART II)
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Quiz 03
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35
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AUDIENCE AND CROWD EFFECTS IN SPORTS
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36
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TEAM COHESION IN SPORT (PART I)
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Week 13
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37
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TEAM COHESION IN SPORT (PART II)
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39
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EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY (PART I)
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Week 14
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40
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EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY (PART II)
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41
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EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY (PART III)
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42
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EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY (PART IV)
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Week 15
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44
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ATHLETIC INJURIES
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45
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DRUG ABUSE IN SPORT AND EXERCISE
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Final Term Examination
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