Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	Sport and Performance Psychology
School	Sport, Ex and Rehab Sciences
Department	Sport, Ex and Rehab Sciences
Module Code	03 35289
Module Lead	Dr Sarah Williams
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites	LC Introduction to Sports Science - (03 36180) LC Sport, Exercise and Health Psychology - (03 32475)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-25 hours Seminar-6 hours Practical Classes and workshops-1 hours Guided independent study-168 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module examines key topics in the psychology of sport and performance. It includes relevant theories, evidence and interventions designed to understand how athletes learn, optimize and robustify their performance, especially under pressure to perform, as well as how performance can break down. The theories could include anxiety theory, processing efficiency theory, reinvestment theory, theory of challenge and threat, social interdependence theory, neural efficiency theory, constrained action and self-invoking trigger theories of attentional focus, perceptual and kinematic/postural theories of gaze control. The interventions to protect against performance failure under pressure could include: implicit learning, quiet eye training, neurofeedback training, imagery training, goal setting training, self-regulation training, and self-talk training.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module, students should be able to: Use theory to explain how athletes' motor skills are acquired, optimized and/or affected by pressure. Develop an intervention based on relevant theory and evidence to optimize performance and protect against performance failure under pressure. Discuss the principles of effective groupwork to produce a collaborative output
Assessment	35289-01 : Assessment: Individual infographic : Coursework (50%) 35289-02 : Group report : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Individual infographic (50%); Group report (50%): 1500 words Reassessment:Individual report (100%)
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