Course Contents

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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

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• 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

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• Sport psychology and achievement in sport
• The psychology of athletes
• Motivation in sport
• The winning factors in sport
• Training for success
• Sport and life

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• 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

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• Psychological background
• More aspects of skill
• The motor skill sequence
• The importance of physical fitness
• What happens when people learn?
• Goal setting

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• 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

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• 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)

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• 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

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• 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

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• The philosophy of sport psychology
• Delivering sport psychology effectively
• Implementing a sport psychology programme in your setting
• Stress and your lifestyle

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