Applied Sport Psychology - Psychological Skills Training
Optimize your mindset to maximize performance - mental skills for coaches and athletes
Health & Fitness,Sports Psychology
Lectures -27
Resources -5
Quizzes -2
Duration -5 hours
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Course Description
With over 4 and a half hours of practical content, consisting of 23 video lectures, this course is presented as a comprehensive applied sport psychology course for sports coaches and athletes or anybody considering some learning in this area. The course is pitched at a very attainable level to cater for all learners and includes numerous resources and examples from contemporary sport.
With over 12 years applied experience in sport psychology and psychological skills training delivery to athletes, ranging from juvenile to elite international performers, I have developed this course to help you broaden your understanding of psychological skills training and sport psychology in an easy and practical manner. With applied references to the most cutting edge research in various aspects of psychological skills training (PST) including visualization, attentional focus, self-talk, performance profiling and goal setting, relaxation, deep breathing and arousal regulation, this course references numerous examples of how the best teams, coaches and athletes apply best practice in utilization of these principles in their pursuit of sporting excellence.
Using a series of multiple choice quizzes and a complimentary work-book with numerous applied tasks, this applied course is designed to significantly enhance your knowledge in this area as an athlete or coach. It also includes complimentary deep breathing, relaxation and visualisation exercises with some practical advice around implementing such practices. Those who finish the course will receive certification on completion.
See the drop-down menus on the Course Content tab below for the level of depth across 4 units of work.
Thank you for taking the time to research this course. I look forward to you signing up and seeing you on the other side, where you will greatly enhance your knowledge in this area.
Goals
What will you learn in this course:
- Unit 1 - Introduction to Sport Psychology - The Role of a Sport Psychologist.
- Unit 2 - Individual Considerations Within Sport - Performance Stress and Anxiety Regulation, Attention Control and Processing Efficiency
- Unit 3 - Psychological Skills Training (PST) - Attentional Focus, Self Talk and Confidence, Visualization / Imagery, Performance Profiling and Goal-setting
- Unit 4 - Health and Well-being For Performance - Resilience / Mental Toughness Development, Anxiety, Athletic Identity, Burnout and Over-training.
Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites for this course?
- No pre-requisites but it might help if you are an athlete or coach looking to learn more about sport psychology and how you can improve your performance or your athlete's performance with use of mental skills / psychological skills training.
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Unit 1 - Course Introduction
3 Lectures
- Course Information 01:59 01:59
- Course Welcome 01:42 01:42
- Introduction To Sport Psychology And Role of Sport Psychologist. 08:44 08:44
Unit 2 - Considerations for Psychological Skills Training
7 Lectures
Unit 3 - Applied Psychological Skills Training (PST)
10 Lectures
Unit 4 - Health and Well-being for Performance
7 Lectures
Instructor Details
Keith Begley
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