Objectives and competences

The objectives of the course are for a student to: - understand and apply a holistic approach when planning and implementing work with an athlete, - know the personality traits of the athletes that affect his/her athletic work, - know the basic principles of learning process and to apply them in his/her work with athletes, - know and appy methods to achieve optimal athlete arousal, - plan work and to help to create circumstances that have a positive effect on the development of athlete's skills and competences necessary for sports success, - know and apply basic psychological knowledge to optimize athlete's work, - reflect his/her behaviour and to modify it to be more effective for the athlete's development, - increase mental health literacy.

Content (Syllabus outline)

- Definition of sport psychology as a scientific field - Holistic approach in working with athletes - Personality and sport: definition, structure and characteristics of personality, the impact of personality characteristics on sports performance - Athelete's identity and self-image - Motivation: definition and central theories of motivation, the impact of motivation on sports performance - Activation, stress, and anxiety - Fundamental psychological principles in learning and coaching process - Psychological skills and competences needed for success in sport - Applying the basic sport-psychological lessons for optimizing sports performance - Athletes' mental health, the role of the coach in promoting athletes' mental health, coping with sports injuries, athletic career termination

Learning and teaching methods

Interactive lecture, discussion, reflection, case study, role play.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

- Understanding and applying a holistic approach when working with an athlete. - Understanding the role of athlete's personality traits in sports work. - Knowing the principles of athletic identity developmenz and the factors that affect his/her self-image. - Understanding of social and emotional factors for effective sports work and learning. - Understanding and applying methods of promoting optimal activation for athlete performance. - Knowing the athlete's skills and competencies that affect his/her athletic success. - Knowing and applying basic sport-psychological knowledge to optimize sports performance and promote athletes' mental health.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

Barborič, K., Holsedl, A., Jeromen, T., Kajtna, T., Kodelja, K., Martinović, D., Smrdu, M., Vičič, A. in Zagorc, B. (2018). Praktični vidiki športne psihologije. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za šport. Kajtna, T. in Jeromen, T. (2013). Šport z bistro glavo, 2. dopolnjena izdaja. Ljubljana: samozaložba. Kajtna, T., Tušak, M. : Trener. Fakulteta za šport. Ljubljana, 2007 Weinberg, R. S., in Gould, D. (2018). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology, 7. izdaja. Human Kinetic

Prerequisits

None.