Intro to Sports Psychology Course

Expert-Led Modules

- Sport Psychology: Introduction and Origins
- Theories of performance
- Skills of a Sports Psychologist
- Ethics followed by a Sports Psychologist
- Assessment of Athletes
- Myths and facts
- Theories of Motivation
- Effects of Motivation on Sports Performance
- Motivation Affects: Cognitive Advantage
- Differentiating between Anxiety, Arousal, and Stress.
- How to measure anxiety.
- Defining stress
- Identifying sources of stress and anxiety
- Anxiety and arousal- its Effects on Performance in Sports
- Injury and its causes
- Relationship between stress and injury
- Psychological reasons for injuries
- Burn Out
- Psychological reactions to exercise and athletic injuries
- Psychological Effects of an Injury on the Psychologist
- Holistic Healing
- Creating an effective team climate
- Maximising individual performance in team sports
- What is cohesion?
- What is leadership?
- Components of effective leadership
- Communication in sports setting
- Framework and Approaches in Sports Psychology- Philosophy and Practice Models
- Professional practice-ethical standards, considerations, and evidence-based practice
- Initial needs assessment -Intake, interview, and performance profiling
- Choosing and planning an intervention
- Psychological skills and strategies

- Sport Psychology: Introduction and Origins
- Theories of performance
- Skills of a Sports Psychologist
- Ethics followed by a Sports Psychologist
- Assessment of Athletes
- Myths and facts
- Differentiating between Anxiety, Arousal, and Stress.
- How to measure anxiety.
- Defining stress
- Identifying sources of stress and anxiety
- Anxiety and arousal- its Effects on Performance in Sports
- Creating an effective team climate
- Maximising individual performance in team sports
- What is cohesion?
- What is leadership?
- Components of effective leadership
- Communication in sports setting

- Theories of Motivation
- Effects of Motivation on Sports Performance
- Motivation Affects: Cognitive Advantage
- Injury and its causes
- Relationship between stress and injury
- Psychological reasons for injuries
- Burn Out
- Psychological reactions to exercise and athletic injuries
- Psychological Effects of an Injury on the Psychologist
- Holistic Healing
- Framework and Approaches in Sports Psychology- Philosophy and Practice Models
- Professional practice-ethical standards, considerations, and evidence-based practice
- Initial needs assessment -Intake, interview, and performance profiling
- Choosing and planning an intervention
- Psychological skills and strategies

Urja Mehta: Sports Consultant and Sports Psychologist.

MSc Sports and Exercise Psychology, Loughborough University.