Sports Psychology (LSPA_081)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide students with knowledge on sports psychology and psychological preparation of athletes, as well as to promote the development of awareness of psychological skills, their development and use in the athlete’s career, by deepening understanding of the activities of a sports specialist in integrative preparation of athletes and providing psychological support to athletes.
Learning outcomes
1.1. Will know the nature and formation of sports psychology.
2. Will know the tasks of general and special psychological preparation of athletes;
3. Know the link between psychological preparation and physical, technical and tactical fitness of athletes;
4. Knows the main psychological skills of athletes and the possibilities for improving them.
1.1. Knows how to evaluate the possibilities of using psychological skills in optimising athletes’ pre-start states.
2. Knows how to discuss the social traits of psychological fitness in team sports.
1.1. Knows how to analyse athletes’ pre-start states.
2. Knows how to analyse and develop psychological support content for athletes in a selected athletic discipline.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports science | 7 | Bachelor | Limited choice | Žermēna Vazne, Agita Ābele | |
| Sports science | 9 | Bachelor | Required | Žermēna Vazne, Agita Ābele |
