Advanced Topics in Sport Psychology
Unit code: HAY330
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One semester / teaching period |
| Contact hours | 36 hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn, Online |
| Prerequisites | equivalent at the Unit Convenor's discretion. |
| Corequisites | NIl |
Related course(s)
A unit of study in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Sport Science), Bachelor of Social Science, Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Sport Science) and Bachelor of Health Science programs.
Aims and objectives
Aims:
This unit builds on students’ knowledge of sport psychology gained from earlier units in the course. The focus is on enhancing the understanding of psychological factors in group and individual sport and exercise, with a particular focus on practical applications of these concepts and case studies.
This unit builds on students’ knowledge of sport psychology gained from earlier units in the course. The focus is on enhancing the understanding of psychological factors in group and individual sport and exercise, with a particular focus on practical applications of these concepts and case studies.
Learning objectives
After successfully completing this unit you should be able to:
After successfully completing this unit you should be able to:
• Understand the application of basic sport psychology principals as they apply to individual cases.
• Demonstrate such understanding through case examples.
• Understand how to enhance skills such as arousal regulation, goal setting, exercise adherence, group and team dynamics within specific situations.
• Understand how to avoid burnout and deal with stress.
• Have an understanding of unhealthy aspects associated with sport, such as addiction and aggression.
• Demonstrate an understanding of societal issues associated with sport.
• Be able to critically evaluate advanced issues within sports and exercise psychology.
Teaching methods
Learning and Teaching Methods:
Lectures (2 hours) and laboratories (1 hour) or online equivalent.
Generic skills outcomes
The graduate attributes which relate to this unit help to produce students who:
Are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas.
• Have a basic understanding of the theoretical principles involved in sport psychology.
• Have an in-depth technical competence in the specific (core) discipline.
• Can apply specific knowledge of the (core) discipline to real situations.
• Are able to engage in informed critical inquiry.
• Have a sense of social responsibility for subject specific knowledge and its applications.
Are entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace, or community.
• Have the ability to critically understand innovations and developments.
• Have the ability to critically understand innovations and developments.
• Respect multiple points of view.
• Have the ability to identify opportunities for responsible innovation and/or developments within/across the technical, social, cultural, ecological and economic environments.
Can operate effectively and ethically in work and community situations.
• Can effectively communicate within and without the subject discipline.
Are adaptable and manage change.
• Are self-motivated.
• Have multifaceted research and problem solving skills.
• Are flexible.
• Can understand problem identification, formulation and solution.
• Have an expectation that learning is lifelong.
• Have the ability to keep learning past the lifetime of the course.
Are aware of environments in which they will be contributing.
• Have a broad understanding of the technical, social, cultural, ecological and economic environments and their interconnectedness.
• Have a basic understanding of the need to carry out work in an ethical and socially responsible fashion.
Content
• Sport psychology principals as they apply to individual cases.
• Arousal regulation
• Arousal regulation
• Goal setting
• Exercise adherence
• Group and team dynamics.
• Burnout and stress.
• Addiction and aggression.
• Societal issues associated with sport.
• Critically evaluating issues within sports and exercise psychology.
• Critically evaluating issues within sports and exercise psychology.
References
References and Texts :
Hemmings, B., & Holder, T. (2009). Applied sport psychology: A case-based approach. Chicester, West Sussex: Wiley.
Hemmings, B., & Holder, T. (2009). Applied sport psychology: A case-based approach. Chicester, West Sussex: Wiley.
Kremer, J., & Moran, A. P. (2008). Pure sport: Practical sport psychology. New York: Routledge.
Orlick, T. (2000). In pursuit of excellence: How to win in sport and life through mental training (3rd. Ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics
Smith, D., & Bar-Eli, M. (2007). Essential readings in sport and exercise psychology. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2007). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (4th Ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
