Health & Medical Studies
Sport Psychology
Course Outline
Upon completion of this course you will be able to answer questions and solve problems involving the application of cognitive and behavioral psychological principles to the enhancement of athletic performance. The knowledge included in this course is used on a daily basis by coaches and trainers of world-class athletes. This is a single stream course consisting of two parts. Each part contains different number of lessons as well as examinations.
Topics of study covered within this course include the following:
• Foundations of Sport Psychology
• Psychology of the Athlete
• Leadership and Communication in Sport
• Causal Attribution in Sport
• Self-Confidence and Intrinsic Motivation
• Goal Perspective Theory
• Neurophysiology of Arousal and Attention
• Anxiety, Arousal and Stress Relationships
• Coping and Intervention Strategies in Sport
• Goal Setting in Sport
• Imagery and Hypnosis in Sport
• Psychological Skills Training
• Aggression and Violence in Sport
• Audience and Self-Presentation Effects in Sport
• Team Cohesion in Sport
• Exercise Psychology
• Burnout in Athletes
• The Psychology of Athletic Injuries
• Drug Abuse in Sport and Exercise
Duration
Approximately 20 hours per part
Text Books
The text book required for this course is outlined below and can be purchased through any online book supplier:
ISBN#: 978-0-07-297295-5
Prerequisites
None
Cost
$499.00 per part (This course consists of 2 parts in total)