Learning Outcomes
With sucessful completion of the module students should be able to:
(a) explain the complexity of athletes' psychology
(b) articulate the basic psychological theories and interventions in the area of sport psychology
(c) interpret the psychological factors related to athletes' increased levels of motivation for sport participation
(d) describe the psychological factors related to sports performance enhancement
(e) devise strategies to achieve improved psychology for their athletes and enhanced athletic performance
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to sport psychology
Rewards, punishment and athletes' behavior
Achievement motivation
The individual athlete and the sport team
Leadership in sport
Effective communication in sport
Aggression and violence in sport
Moral development in sport
Psychology of athletic injury
Weight management and eating disorders in sport
Overtraining syndrome and psychological burnout in sport
Psychologial training and psychological skills
Goal setting
Relaxation training – Arousal control
Self-talk and athletic performance
Mental imagery in sport
Attention and concentration
Self-confidence in sport
Anxiety and stress in sport
Coping in sport
Keywords
sport psychology, communication, athlete motivation, self-confidence, mental imagery
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Θεοδωράκης, Ι., Γούδας, Μ., Παπαϊωάννου, Α. (2001). Ψυχολογική υπεροχή στον αθλητισμό. Θεσσαλονίκη: Χριστοδουλίδης.
Δογάνης, Γ. (2009). Αθλητική ψυχολογία. Χριστοδουλίδης: Θεσ/νίκη.
Μπάουμαν, Σ., & Τσορμπατζούδης, Χ. (2007). Ψυχολογία στον αθλητισμό. Copycity. Θεσσαλονίκη.