Applied Sport Psychology and Leadership in Sport Certificate

Enhance your knowledge of sport psychology from an athlete or coach perspective with this comprehensive applied course.

Created by: Keith Begley BSc Dip Ed. MSc SII
Performance Psychology Consultant

What Will I Learn?

• Unit 1 - Introduction to Sport Psychology - History of Sport Psychology, The Role of & How to Become a Sport Psychologist, Career Opportunities in the Field
• Unit 2 - Social Perspectives - Drop-out From Youth Sport, Gender Differentiation and Disability, Parenting in Sport, Character Development
• Unit 3 - Considerations for Psychological Skills Training (PST) - Regulating Anxiety, Over-arousal and Stress, Attention Control and Processing Efficiency,
• Unit 4 - Psychological Skills Training - Attentional Focus, Self Tal Self Confidence, Visualisation, Performance Profiling, Goal-setting & Arousal Regulation,
• Unit 5 - Team Processes – Motivation, Group Cohesion & Team Dynamics, Self-Efficacy in Sport. Theories of Motivation, Improving Motivation
• Unit 6 - Effective Leadership and Communication - Athlete Needs, Transformational Leadership, Creating a Positive Team Climate, Values Based Approaches
• Unit 7 - Enhancing Health and Well-being - Resilience / Mental Toughness, Exercise and Psychological Well-being, Burnout and Over-training, Well-being Factors
• Complementary work-book, including 33 practical engagement tasks to develop your knowledge across all areas.
• Numerous additional resources including blog articles and YouTube clips to support your learning and development.

Requirements

• No pre-requisite knowledge but a very basic understanding and or experience of involvement in sport as a coach or athlete or any type of team management would be helpful.

Target audience

• This course is suitable for any athletes or coaches looking to extend their knowledge on this area or anybody in any type of management (sport, military or business) at any level - or anybody that just has an interest in the psychology behind high performance sport. This course is also an excellent starting point for anybody considering further study in the area of sport science or performance psychology.