Sports Psychology (LSPA_337)
About Study Course
Objective
To promote the mastering of theoretical and practical matters of psychology of sport and healthy lifestyle for the promotion of professional competences of a sports teacher, to develop the skill to analyse and evaluate modern education technologies; ability to analyse and evaluate the problems of psychology of scientific and practical sport in education.
Prerequisites
Study courses mastered: Educational Psychology for Teachers, Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Legal Aspects of Pedagogical Process, Innovative Information Communication Technologies and Methods in Sport Pedagogy, Qualitative Research in Sport and Health Education, Quantitative Research in Sport and Health Education, Pre-School Sport Paedagogy, General and Age-Specific Physiology, Sports Physiology, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Environmental Health, Health Promoting Physical Activities, Foundations and Methodology of Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Floorball, Handball, Badminton and Frisbee, Skiing, Track and Field Exercises, Swimming, Outdoor and Adventure Activities I, II, III, Foundations and Methodology of Self-Defence, Foundations and Methodology of Track and Field, Rhythmics and Rhythmic Combinations, as well as History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Project Development, Health Education and Health Promotion, School Sport Paedagogy, Leading Class Work, Single Player Movement Games and Sport Games, Sport Medicine, Professional Communication and Terminology I (English, German, Russian), Professional Communication and Terminology II (English, German, Russian), Professional Ethics, Teacher’s Placement I, II, III
Learning outcomes
Will know:
1. PA indicators and quality of life indicators of children, adolescents, young people, the relationship between pedagogical and psychological theories of sport and healthy lifestyle and PA, analysing the latest research into PA psychology.
2. Sports psychology of PA for children and young people as a topical issue in the field of education.
3. Sports psychology of PA for adults as a topical issue in the field of education.
4. Psychological aspects of gerontology as a topical issue in the field of education.
5. Categorises motivation and motives for involvement in PA in the long term and their intensification methods in the context of the multicultural environment, PA and behaviour patterns.
6. Reflexively and critically assesses personal knowledge, skills and motivation about the PA motivation and motives, their intensification methods in the context of the multicultural environment and behaviour patterns.
7. Able to develop the student’s and personal social and emotional competences understanding the content of their indicators in the context of PA psychology.
8. Plans, selects the PA psychology study methods according to the individual development needs of the student and the learning outcomes to be achieved.
9. Adapts the content and aids of PA psychology studies to the individual learning needs and objectives of the student.
10. Able to apply skills (ability to use knowledge) to the use of time planning tasks and stress management.
11. Compares and critically evaluates the basic considerations of stress management in today’s multicultural environment.
14. Demonstrates the skill of analysing the PA understanding of the concept of PA as a whole and factors affecting health (psychological triage: self-esteem; body perception; eating disorders and overcoming them).
15. Able to analyse individual risk factors and basics of ergonomics (dependence on physical activity).
16. Able to use class or group interaction diagnostic toolkits.
17. Able to predict, preventively identify and offer solutions to conflict situations or disadvantaged groups.
18. Able to appropriately address conflict situations by identifying the risks of behaviour, contact and violence in students.
19. Assesses and able to identify the foundations of professional burnout syndrome (identifies, classifies, interprets the content of professional burnout scales) in the professional work of teachers.
20. Determines the mental tensions in teacher’s work as the harmful effects of working environment conditions on mental health.
21. Assesses the difficulties of inclusion of children in PA in the context of behavioural, cognitive and socio-cognitive aspects and makes proposals to address them.
