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Updated: 11 February, 2013
Course Details
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
Who should complete this course?
Entry Requirements / Prerequisites
Assessment
Accreditation
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- Course Fee: EUR495
- Distance Learning course with Tutor Support accredited by: NCFE
- Students have 6 months to work at their own pace, and can start at any time of year.
- Click here to Enrol for this course online now
- Click here to Request a Prospectus
Course Details
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Sport psychology is the scientific study of people and their behaviors in sport contexts and the practical application of that knowledge.
This sport psychology course is aimed at anyone involved in, or who has a keen interest in, the field of sports and exercise. You will find the contents of this course beneficial whether you are a coach, official, teacher, physiotherapist, sports trainer, or if you are just using the skills described in this course to enhance your own personal performance. All athletes, no matter what their area of expertise want to make the most of their hard work and talent by performing to the best of their ability. There are three factors that influence sporting ability;
As such the following extract is included in order for the reader to gain an impression of the type of work a sport and exercise psychologist undertakes: ‘The application of psychology to sport and exercise settings is a relatively new field which is rapidly developing and expanding. This branch of psychology is concerned with understanding the behaviour, mental processes, and well-being of people who are involved in sport and exercise. Practitioners typically specialise in either the sport or exercise branches, though some work equally in both fields. .
By choosing to study this course with CMIT, Students have 24x7 access to CMIT eLearning for the duration of the course. This includes a comprehensive course manual, video, quizzes and personalised Tutor Support. The course documentation for this course is detailed and easy to read. You will also be able to upload assessments online and receive online feedback. You can use the eLearning system from any computer that has internet access. |
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Topics Covered in this Course
Unit 1 - Introduction to Sport Psychology
- What is sport psychology?
- The role of a sport psychologist
- A brief history of sport psychology
- An overview of psychology
Unit 2 - How Personality, Attitudes and Behaviour Affect Sporting Performance
- Methods of measuring personality
- The links between personality and sport involvement and performance
- Personality profiling
- Origins of attitude
- Triadic model of attitude formation
- Changing attitudes
- How attitudes influence behaviour
- Behaviour Aggressive behaviour
- Antecedents of aggression
- Theories of aggression
- How aggression affects sporting performance
- Combating aggression
Unit 3 - How the State Of Mind Affects Sporting Performance
- Emotions
- Arousal
- Theories of arousal
- How arousal affects sporting performance
- Anxiety
- How anxiety affects sporting performance
- Stress
- Causes of stress
- Measuring stress
- Stress Management
Unit 4 - How Motivation Goal Setting and Confidence Affect Sporting Performance
- Theories of motivation
- How motivation affects sporting performance
- Developing a motivational climate
- Goal setting
Unit 5 - Social Influence in Sport
- How spectators affect sporting performance
- Research on audience effects
- Coping with audience effects
- The effects of co-action on sporting performance
- The home advantage phenomenon
- Teams and groups
- Factors that affect group performances
- Cohesion
- Leadership
- Leadership characteristics o Leadership qualities
- Leadership behaviours
- Leadership styles
- Theories of leadership
Unit 6 - Psychological Skills Training
- Psychological skills training
- A Psychological skills training Programme o An orientation phase,
- An analysis phase
- A planning phase
- An implementation phase
- An evaluation phase
Who should complete this course?
- Sports Coaches, Physiotherapist, Fitness Trainers and Sports Managers.
Entry Requirements / Prerequisites
- None.
Assessment
- This course is assessed through a series of tutor marked assignments. There is no exam with this course.
Accreditation
- At the end of this course successful learners will be awarded a Diploma from NCFE. This course has been accredited under NCFE IIQ Licence by Kendal Publishing Limited which has been approved as an NCFE Investing in Quality (IIQ) centre to give formal recognition to our courses. We have designed our training courses specifically to meet the needs of learners who prefer to study from home. The course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at Level 3 (using Ofqual’s Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved.
- A NCFE Level 3 is roughly equivalent to a Level 5 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications.
- Click here for Accreditation Details
- Please note that there is a EUR60 fee payable for administration, moderation and certification.
Please include your CMIT Student Number
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