ST6052 - Principles of Sport Psychology and the Elite Athlete (2017/18)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2017/18 | ||||||||||||
| Module status | DELETED (This module is no longer running) | ||||||||||||
| Module title | Principles of Sport Psychology and the Elite Athlete | ||||||||||||
| Module level | Honours (06) | ||||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 15 | ||||||||||||
| School | School of Human Sciences | ||||||||||||
| Total study hours | 150 | ||||||||||||
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| Running in 2017/18(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module explores contemporary theory in sport psychology and its relevance to the elite athletic performer. Approaching from an applied perspective, important concepts are considered in terms of their potential impact on an athlete’s psychological state.
Prior learning requirements
ST5002/ST5052
Module aims
The aims of this module are aligned with the qualification descriptors within the Quality Assurance Agency’s Framework for Higher Educations Qualifications. This module aims to introduce students to the key psychological demands associated with elite sports performance. The module allows students to explore key theories that explain how athletes cope with these psychological demands. Students are provided with an insight into how key concepts and thoeries inform the practices of an applied sport psychologist. the knowledge gained is applicaple to a variety of employment opportunities, most pertinently that of a coach and sport psychologist.
Syllabus
Coping and emotion in sport: models of stress and coping,
Mental toughness: definitions and characteristics, measurement issues, phenomenological perspectives
Athlete eating disorders: incidence and prevalence, clinical features, risk factors, treatment and prevention, lived experiences
Psychological Interventions: counselling approaches, neuro linguistic programming, psychological assessment, mental skills training
Learning and teaching
The basic structure to teaching and learning will involve a theory driven lecture supported by an interactive practical seminar. Lectures will provide the essential theoretical base, whereas seminars offer students the opportunity to discuss this knowledge and its relevance to practice and to reflect on the learning that has occurred and its role in future employment.
Key strategies:
Lectures
Workshops/Seminars/Practicals (discussion/interaction/experiential learning)
WebLearn (blended learning/information point/discussion board)
Self-directed learning
Students’ study responsibilities are articulated in the FLS Staff/Student Agreement which is available via the Faculty Web site.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Critically discuss key psychological characteristics associated with elite athletes.
2. Demonstrate theoretical and conceptual understanding of coping and emotion in sport.
3. Appraise methods of psychological needs assessment and intervention strategies.
Assessment strategy
Written report (LO 1 & 2, assessment strategy: 1500 words): scientific writing, theoretical discussion, critical analysis, framing arguments, information gathering and synthesis.
Class test (LO 3, assessment strategy: 1hr): information recollection, knowledge application, interpretation of materials, performing under time pressure
Bibliography
Anderson, M. B. (2000). Doing Sport Psychology. Champaign Illinois: Human Kinetics.
Hanton, S., & Mellalieu, S. (2006). Literature Reviews in Sport Psychology. Nova Biomedical.
Hemmings, B., & Holder, T. (2009). Applied Sport Psychology: A Case-based Approach. Wiley-Blackwell.
Thatcher, J., Jones, M., & Lavallee, D. (2011). Coping and Emotion in Sport. Routledge.
Thompson, R. A., & Sherman, R. T. (2010). Eating Disorders in Sport. New York: Routledge.
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Psychology of Sport and Exercise Journal