Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Education Major or in the Sport Coaching Graduate Certificate or in the Applied Sport Sciences major or in the Sport Leadership and Management Graduate Certificate or approval of department.
Description:
Foundations of psychology relevant to the sport context; Athlete motivation and motivational climates; Leadership behaviors; Effective interpersonal communication skills; Cognitive-behavioral approaches to reinforcement; Group dynamics; Coach mental health and burnout.
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Education Major or in the Sport Coaching Graduate Certificate or in the Applied Sport Sciences major or in the Sport Leadership and Management Graduate Certificate or approval of department.
Description:
Psychosocial issues for competitive athletes, including athletic identity, social identity development, unique stressors of the sport context, and transition out of sport; mental health of athletes; planning, implementing, and evaluating mental skills training; theory and best practices in applied sport psychology.