In recent decades, different sports disciplines have undergone great advances at the educational level in relation to various aspects of sports performance, such as technique, tactics, strategy, nutrition, and physical education.
However, despite being present in the discourse within sports communities, psychological training does not yet possess a formal place within the coaching staffs at professional clubs, associations, federations, national teams or training schools.
In an era where elite-level athletes display near-identical performance levels, who ends up gaining the advantage? Teams or individual athletes that possess optimal levels of mental strength.
In this Certificate, we propose working with athletes from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, the overarching psychological theory on which we will rely.
We work with Sports Psychology authors that utilise elements of Cognitive Behavioral Psychology in order to modify athlete behavior by revising the way they think and regulate their emotions.
Fees
COURSE OUTLINES
Syllabus:
1: High performance leadership.
2: Mental strength in athletes.
3: Psychological keys in training and competition for high performance sports.
4: Elite athletic performance in 3.0 environments.
Learn to:
• Identify the central concepts related to the direction of individuals and teams in order to apply them to the daily management of businesses and organisations.
• Employ psycho-sports tools for performance management.
• Get to know the preparatory phases for training and competition from the psychological perspective.
• Manage diversity.
• Understand and manage the impact of technology in the realm of sports.
COURSE DETAILS
Duration: 4 months.
Average dedication: 6/8 weekly hours.
Delivered in: English.
Aimed at:
• Coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, referees.
• Athletes.
• Psychologists looking for a specialisation in the sports field.
PREREQUISITES
A general understanding of psychology would be beneficial.