Syllabus
* Syllabus:
1. INTRODUCTION TO SPORT PSYCHOLOGY: history, basic principles, theories, and trends in sport psychology. Overview of psychological characteristics affecting sports performance. The relationship of sport to individual personal development. Roles in sport psychology. Exercise Psychology. Arousal, anxiety, stress: bio-psychological implications. Theories and techniques of performance. The process of attention. Attention problems and methods for improving concentration. Motivation in sport: models and theories. Diagnostics in sport psychology.
2. CONSCIOUSNESS & UNCONSCIOUSNESS | POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN SPORT: Theories of personality and sports psychology. Influencing personality through sport and vice versa. The unconscious in sport. Cognitive dissonance and defense mechanisms in sport. Positive psychology - basic principles and theories. Growth mindset in sport. Mindfulness and meditation in sport. Self-awareness. Flow states. Mental preparation | imagination. Competition and anxiety.
3. LEADERSHIP & GOAL SETTING | COMMUNICATION & TEAM: Goal setting: theory, practice, and planning techniques. Theories and approaches to communication in sport. Verbal and non-verbal language. Coaching practice, motivational interviewing, cueing. The role and communication of the coach. Group dynamics, teamwork, and gender and age differences. Theory of groups and teams. Group cohesion and fostering teamwork. Competition and aggression.
4. FURTHER TOPICS OF SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY. Psychosomatic concepts. Weight management, injuries. Children and sport. Children's professional careers. Inappropriate parental approaches. Application and connection of sport psychology with business psychology, cognitive athlete concept. Dual careers
Annotation
Annotation:
Sport psychology connects theoretical knowledge from individual theoretical and applied disciplines of psychology and uses them within practical techniques and approaches used in sports and coaching practice. It is concerned with supporting the performance of professional and hobby athletes and promoting the effectiveness of coaching and sport management practice. It also uses the findings of psychology in working with different age groups and sporting disciplines. It promotes the practical, everyday use of positive psychology approaches and techniques such as mental training, self-talk, flow, and the use of depth psychology concepts, works with principles of personal development through sports practice. Sport psychology also supports all professional athletes outside of their sporting career in the areas of mental health and dual careers. The course also includes links with other applied areas, such as business psychology and applications for practice.