This 6-month online course in Sport Psychology will help you gain expertise in this growing field, and provides you with an opportunity to increase knowledge, allowing you to choose a professional career with an excellent employment outlook. Whether you are just starting off, a professional, or an instructor, this course is specifically designed to provide a solid foundation in the fastest-growing field of Sport Psychology.
Course Content:
Unit 1.
- What is sport psychology
- Theories of performance
- Origins of Sports Psychology
- Assessment of athletes
- Skills of a Sports Psychologist
- Neuropsychology and sportĀ
- Motivation theories
- Burnout
- Excellence in coaching
- Arousal and Performance
- Mental conditioning
- Goal setting
- Mental Rehearsal.
- The Relationship between Anxiety and Performance
Unit 2.
How Motivation Affects Sports Performance
Neuropsychology and Sport: An Overview
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Cognitive-Motor Learning and Skills Acquisition
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Motivation theories The Cognitive Advantage
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Motor learning
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Cognition
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Attention
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Kinaesthetic Learning and Styles
Unit 3.
Anxiety, Arousal, and Stress Relationships
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Differentiating among the terms Anxiety, Arousal, and Stress
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The Multidimensional Nature of Anxiety
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Antecedents of Anxiety
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Measurement of Anxiety
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Time-to-event nature of Precompetitive Anxiety
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Heart Activity and Heart Rate Deceleration/Variability Biofeedback
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Sport Psychophysiology
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Everything you need to know about Sports Biofeedback
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Unit 4.
Promotion of Wellness through Sport Psychology
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ATHLETES PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO INJURY
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PSYCHOLOGIST ROLE IN PROVIDING SOCIAL SUPPORT
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PREDICTORS OF INJURY
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PHYSICAL RESPONSE TO STRESS
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EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO STRESS
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BURNOUT
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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF INJURY ON THE PSYCHOLOGIST
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PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF REHABILITATION PROCESS
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IMPROVING HEALING PROCESS
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