Course Overview
The Short course in Sport Psychology is an online professional development course that will introduce you to the fundamental principles of sport psychology and help you understand the psychological factors that influence motivation and performance in sport settings. This online sport psychology course will explore the nature and scope of sports psychology, how to identify psychological traits found in successful athletes, explain how the mind affects athletic performance and discuss ways of maintaining or increasing motivation in sports and exercise.
Topics
ü Introducing Sport Psychology
ü Psychology and confidence
ü Effective goal setting
ü Motivation in sport
ü Causal attribution
ü Attention and concentration
ü Anxiety and stress
ü Coping strategies in sport
ü Personality and sport
ü Relaxation strategies
ü Hypnosis and sport
ü Psychological skills
ü Ethics in sport
ü Aggression and violence
ü Team cohesion
ü Leadership in sport
ü Team cohesion
ü Social facilitation
ü Exercise psychology
ü Burnout
ü Psychological skills training
ü Drug abuse
Assessment
Assignment-based
Course Duration
Course duration: Approximately 25 hours. As a guide, short course courses can be completed within 5-10 weeks of part-time study.
Distance Learning access: 2 months’Distance Learning access, with free extensions available.
