Course: Exercise Psychology

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Course title Exercise Psychology
Course code KPSY/7PSS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Staněk Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: 1) The work of a psychologist in sport and esport 2) Emotions in sport 3) Activation in sport 4) Aggression in sport 5) Motivation in sport 6) Phases of a professional athlete's career 7) Formulation of the order in sport psychology 8) Working with a team

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Monitoring, Demonstration
Learning outcomes
The course is aimed at introducing students to the work of a sport psychologist and the application of psychology in the field of sport. In particular, the course will focus on the work of the psychologist in performance sport. Topics will include the specifics of psychological work in esport.
Students of psychology should realize the importance the psychological knowledge and skills for the both top-sport and sport in leisure time activities. They also should be able to manage some of sport-specific diagnostic tools.
Prerequisites
not require

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Seminar work, Interim evaluation

Active participation in lessons (maximum 2 absences), completion of practical tasks, seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Guttman, A. From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports. Columbia University Press, 1978.
  • Suchá, J., Dolejš, M., Pipová, H., Maierová, E., & Cakirpaloglu P. Hraní digitální her českými adolescenty. Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2018.
  • Truhlář, A. Bez strachu: Jak nastavit hlavu mladému sportovci. TopCoaching, 2020.
  • Weinberg, R. S., Gould, D.:. Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, IL: Human Kinetics. 2003.


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