Sports Psychology Level 3
Vocational qualification
Online
Description
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Type
Vocational qualification
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Methodology
Online
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Class hours
90h
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Duration
6 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
Are you interested in how to optimise performance in sporting activities? Are you curious about what motivates individuals and teams?
Recently, interest in sport psychology has increased. Athletes and coaches talk regularly in the media about how sporting success can be attributed to how focused and motivated a player is, or how well a team has been able to work together.
Sport isn't just a physical activity, it's a game of the mind too, Sports people with mental focus and ability often have the edge. Professional athletes know that squeezing every inch out of training is vital and having the mental focus to succeed is imperative.
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About this course
Specifically this sports psychology course it aims to provide the skills to improve sporting performance through consideration and application of psychological principles with sporting participants. This course could be the stepping stone for you into a fantastic and fascinating and rewarding career in Sports Psychology.
On this course you will:
Learn the effect of personality and motivation on sports performance
Explore the relationship between stress, anxiety, arousal and sports performance
Know the role of group dynamics in team sports
Be able to plan a psychological skills training programme to enhance sports performance.
Sports Psychology home learning course is aimed at those involved in, or those who have a keen interest in the field of sports and exercise looking to study the effect and impact of psychology within sport.
This course is aimed at coaches, officials, teachers, physiotherapists, and participants but is also beneficial if you are just using the skills described in this course to enhance your own personal performance.
You don't need any prior skills in the subject area to start this course.
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Subjects
- Psychology
- Motivation
- Performance
- Stress and Anxiety
- Sport Psychology
- Team Training
- Skills and Training
- Social Influence
- Sport
- Teachers
- Team Sports
- Physiotherapists
- Coaches
- Psychological Skills
- Sporting Performance
- Motivation Goal
- Officials
Course programme
- Unit 1 – Introduction to Sport Psychology
- Unit 2 – How Personality, Attitudes and Behaviour Affect Sporting Performance
- Unit 3 – How the State Of Mind Affects Sporting Performance
- Unit 4 – How Motivation Goal Setting and Confidence Affect Sporting Performance
- Unit 5 - Social Influence in Sport
- Unit 6 - Psychological Skills Training
Each unit is followed by a written tutor marked assignment (TMA), which is submitted and then marked by your tutor. You will not be required to take an external exam.
Sports Psychology Level 3