Sport Psychology for Athletes
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Are you interested in sport psychology? Maybe you’re an athlete or a coach looking for practical techniques. Or maybe a student or lifelong learner who loves sport.
If so, this is the course for you. It will provide you with a beginner-level grounding in the theory, but with a focus on practical application and how to use the techniques in your own life, whatever level of sport you play.
We won’t just be looking at slides, we’ll be out there exploring, with quizzes, workbooks and practical exercises to work through.
We’ll look at:
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Motivation
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Focus
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Confidence
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Stress & Anxiety
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Mental imagery
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Relaxation
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Self-talk
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Mindfulness
And much more!
Watch the video or check out our preview lessons to get a taste of what is inside the course.
If that sounds exciting, hit the “buy now” button to get started immediately. I can’t wait to see you inside the course!
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What is motivation?Most of us want more motivation but what exactly is it? In this lesson, we will explore the difference and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
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How motivated are you?
Motivation is a matter of degree. It is not the case that we either have it or we don't, but rather to what level are we motivated.
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Reasons we lose motivation
There are seven common reasons why we lose motivation:
Lack of progression
Conflict with other activities
Lack of fun
Boredom
Lack of playing time
Excessive pressure from others
Increased time commitment
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Avoiding boredom
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Rediscovering motivation
What do we do if we lose motivation? Using the structured interview presented in this lesson, you can explore your initial motivation and use it to build additional motivation resources in the present.
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Rediscovering motivation workbook -
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Can you be over-motivated?
While motivation is usually good, being too focused on a goal can lead to burn-out. What is burn-out and what do we do about it?
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Training schedules
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Training schedule template
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Summary
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Test your knowledge
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What is stress and anxiety?
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Causes of anxiety
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Test your personality
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Test your perfectionism
You can measure your level of perfectionism using the Short Revised Almost Perfect Scale (SAPS). This will ask you eight questions which you rate from extremely disagree to extremely agree.
You can try the questionnaire on the PsyToolkit website here.
Possible scores range from 4 to 28. Typically, athletes will score highly on this scale. So, if you score around 24, it indicates you have high levels of perfectionism, but don't worry too much because you are not alone.
Levels above this suggest excessive perfectionism.
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Self-awareness
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Example journal
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How to reduce anxiety
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Coping effectiveness training
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Choking prevention training
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Cognitive reappraisal
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Summary
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Test your knowledge
