Applied Sport Psychology and Leadership in Sport Certificate
What you'll 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.
Description
With over 12 hours of highly engaging content, covering every area of sport psychology, and including numerous examples from contemporary sport, this is the most comprehensive sport psychology course available on Udemy.
The course is presented as an applied sport psychology course for coaches, athletes and leaders in sport or anybody considering some learning in this area.
Using a series of multiple choice quizzes and a complimentary 45 page work-book with 33 separate practical tasks across 57 different lessons, 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. Also included, are applied exercises on goal setting, self-talk, vizualisation, mindfulness and anxiety management, with practical tips and advice around mental skills implementation.
With over 20 years coaching and performance psychology experience across a range of sports and levels, from child and youth level 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 world's best teams, coaches, sport psychologists and athletes apply best practice in utilization of key sport psychology principles in their pursuit of excellence.
This course is pitched at a very attainable level to cater for all learners. The course is built to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 4 education standards in the UK. This equates to equivalent of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Level 6 standard course in Ireland, or pre-university course in other countries. Those who finish the course will receive Udemy certification on completion.
See Course Content tab below for the level of depth across 7 units of work or watch the video and check out the free preview lessons to get a taste of what is inside the course.
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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.
Who this course is for:
- 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.
Instructor
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With over 20 years coaching experience, I am an accredited sport psychology consultant with Sport Ireland Institute and registered with British Association of Sport & Exercise Science (BASES).
I have acted as a performance psychologist to IABA international boxers and Irish international athletes (junior and senior), up to and including Olympic, World Championship and Commonwealth Games level while I have also consulted with Premier League footballers and numerous championship and league winning elite level senior hurling and football teams (GAA) at inter-county level. My experience also includes working with representative rugby players and various athletes up to elite level in golf, rowing, tennis, badminton, soccer, martial arts, competitive dance and swimming among other sports. Previously, I have acted as a manager, skills and strength & conditioning coach with football and GAA teams from development to elite level.
Generally, I provide performance psychology and leadership support for leaders, coaches and athletes across a variety of areas. In 2015, I designed a sport psychology module for the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) coach education programme. The module is for nationwide delivery of the Award 2 GAA coaching course in both hurling and Gaelic football. I currently deliver on this award for Dublin GAA and Leinster GAA as a Coach Education Tutor with Leinster GAA through Coaching Ireland.
From a well-being perspective, I have a broad range of experience across sport and education. After teaching Physical Education (BSc) for 14 years, a career change saw me working in education and youth mental health as a Home School Community Liaison with Department of Children (TUSLA) for 6 years. Through this role, I have organised and delivered on community and school well-being programmes, and currently sit on a national committee for the development of a well-being programme for all second level schools in Ireland.
Throughout this period, I have been coaching and managing adult sports teams up to and including elite level in Gaelic sports (GAA - Hurling and Gaelic Football).
I hold an MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology (Distinction) from the Institute for Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP), University of Wales, Bangor and have peer reviewed research published in Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (JASP) regarding attentional focus, self-talk and skill execution in elite sport. I hold a BSc in Physical Education with Mathematics from University of Limerick, Ireland, while I also hold postgraduate qualifications in Educational Leadership and Change Management, and Coach Development.
Husband of one, and father of four, I still remain an avid exerciser and enjoy a game of golf when my time allows.