Applied Sport Psychology and Leadership in Sport

Applied Sport Psychology and Leadership in Sport

With over 12 hours of highly engaging content, consisting of 57 video lectures, and including numerous additional resources and examples from contemporary sport, this course is presented as a very comprehensive applied sport psychology course for coaches, athletes and leaders or anybody considering some learning in this area. The course is pitched at a very attainable level to cater for all learners and meets the standard for National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 4 in UK. This would equate to equivalent of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Level 6 standard course in Ireland. or pre-university course in other countries.

With over 20 years coaching and performance psychology experience across a range of sports and levels, from child and youth level sport up to and including elite international and Olympic level (see bio for further details), I have developed this course to help you broaden your understanding of sport psychology in an easy and practical manner. With applied references to the most cutting edge research in sport psychology, I have included countless examples of how the best teams, coaches, sport psychologists and athletes across the world, apply best practice in utilization of key sport psychology principles in their pursuit of excellence.

Using a series of multiple choice quizzes and a complimentary 45 page work-book with 33 separate practical and applied tasks, this extensive course is designed to significantly enhance your knowledge and understanding in this area as an athlete, coach, sport psychologist, or leader in your field.  It also includes complimentary deep breathing, visualisation and relaxation exercises with some practical advice around implementing such practices. Those who finish the course will receive certification on completion.

See Course Content tab below for the level of depth across 7 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.

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

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What you will 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 - Sport Psychology 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,

Rating: 4.10417

Level: All Levels

Duration: 11.5 hours

Instructor: Keith Begley BSc Dip Ed. MSc SII