Lecture: 4 hours/week
Classroom time will be used for lectures, opportunities for students to collaborate such as discussion groups, experiential learning activities, and case analysis. Outside of class, readings may be assigned, and self study using print or online materials may be used.
- Mental training programs
- Interventions and strategies
- Conceptual frameworks of mental excellence
- Program planning and delivery
- Season and annual planning
- Personal mental training program development
- Working with teams
- Developmental sport and exercise psychology
- Self-esteem, self-concept, and physical activity
- Developmental model of youth sport
- Environmental influences on development
- Advanced/contemporary topics in sport and exercise psychology chosen from the following:
- Mental health and wellness in athletes, coaches, referees, and others sport staff
- Psychology of injury and rehabilitation
- Psychology of recovery and regeneration
- Overtraining and burnout in sport
- Career transitions in sport
- Violence and aggression in sport
- Moral development through sport
- Preparing mentally for major competitions (e.g., Olympics/Paralympics/Worlds)
- Coaching psychology
- Coach-athlete relationship(s)
- Power imbalances in sport
- Development of expertise in sport
- Clinical issues in sport and exercise psychology
- Aging and involvement in sport and physical activity (masters athletes)
- Personality in sport and exercise psychology
- Indigenous experiences in sport and physical activity
- LGBTQ experiences in sport and physical activity
- Gender, physical, and racial diversity in sport and physical activity
- Gender and cultural considerations in sport and exercise psychology
- Other topics that may be current, relevant, and/or of personal interest/expertise
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- investigate psychological skills training programs within sport and exercise settings;
- design, deliver, and evaluate a personal sport/exercise mental training program;
- identify the role of development as it relates to sport and exercise psychology behaviours and experiences;
- explain how psychological, psychosocial, cultural, and contextual factors influence enjoyment, engagement, and performance in sport and exercise;
- apply psychosocial skills interventions as a coach, teacher, and exercise leader;
- identify the role of theories, conceptual frameworks, and research in sport and exercise psychology and related professions.
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:
| Mental Skills Training Program | 20-30% |
| Advanced Topics Presentation | 20-30% |
| Mental Skills - Student Led Workshops | 15-30% |
| Reading Questions and/or Assignments | 10-30% |
| Participation | 0-10% |
| Total | 100% |
Note: Students will need to receive a grade of D or better in the course to be eligible to receive the designation of 'trained status' in the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) module(s) embedded in this course.
Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example text books may include:
Horn, T.S, & Smith, A.L. (Current Edition). Advances in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Human Kinetics.
To receive the designation of 'trained status' in specific NCCP modules, students will be required to purchase supplementary materials online, directly from viaSport. Students will incur a cost associated with these additional materials.
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