For an athlete, going into a competition means giving it their all. What is being dealt with is the fine-tuning of their physical conditions in a variable environment, with the objective of achieving the best possible performance.
All too often, the athlete, capable of sweating it out and overcoming pain and fighting exhaustion, is aware that, ultimately, the most significant effort comes from a muscle called the MIND, which, of course, must also be trained.
In this sense, as professionals who interact with athletes, we must be able to understand an athlete’s holistic development, including the biophysical and psychosocial domains, and we must be able to apply this knowledge to training.
In the Certificate in Sport Psychology for Athletes Development, Ana Merayo covers the main tools that will enable you to provide better support to high-level athletes.
You will learn how to work within and with the different areas, so that the athlete can perform at their highest in all environments and increase their talent and success as a result.
Upon completion of this certificate, you will know how to holistically support an athlete, taking into account the diverse facets that make up a player’s life.
Fees
COURSE OUTLINES
- The life of an elite athlete
- MODULE 1: Systemic model
- MODULE 2: Sports career model I and II
- MODULE 3: Dual career
- MODULE 4: Examples of intervention in different transition stages of an athlete's life
- Psychological variables and sports performance
- MODULE 1: Attention and concentration
- MODULE 2: Motivation
- MODULE 3: Anxiety and stress
- MODULE 4: Self-confidence
- Psychological intervention techniques
- MODULE 1: Psychological intervention plan
- MODULE 2: Psychological intervention techniques adapted to coaches
- MODULE 3: Psychological intervention techniques 1
- MODULE 4: Psychological intervention techniques 2
- Contextualising the elite athlete environment
- MODULE 1: The sports environment
- MODULE 2: The family environment
- MODULE 3: Importance of communication in the sports environment
- MODULE 4: Training and competition
- Acquire a holistic view of the sports world to focus on preventing risky situations by understanding the context and actors in various sports environments
- Collaborate effectively in a team and create communication channels within multidisciplinary teams
- Manage specific strategies to support dual careers and understand different transitions in an athlete's life
- Apply techniques for psychological interventions tailored to an athlete's needs
- Implement strategies to train high-performance athletes in areas like attention, concentration, motivation, and managing anxiety and stress
COURSE DETAILS
Duration: 4 Month/s.
Average dedication: 6/8 weekly hours.
Delivered in: English.
Aimed at:
• Psychologists, therapists, and team coaches.
• High performance sports physicians.
• Coaches.
• Rehabilitation specialists.
• Physiotherapists, all modalities.
• Physical Trainers.
• Sports delegates.
• Management.
• Athletes' parents.
• Specialists in team sports training with non-university education.
• Professionals, athletes and persons working with athletes and sports teams.
Thanks to our integration with remote supervision technologies, the Verified Certificate of Approval:
- Guarantee transparency of the certification process.
- Validates the identity of the certificate holder.
- Accredits the acquisition of specific competencies and skills.
- 24-hour access to study material, from anywhere on any device.
- Accompaniment, monitoring, and virtual support from an expert in the field.
- Activities and assessments with personalised feedback.
- Discussion forums and interaction with colleagues from all over the world.
- Certificate issued by Barca Innovation Hub and endorsed by the corresponding institution.
- Self-assessment to measure your learning progress.
PREREQUISITES
A general understanding of psychology would be beneficial.