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“Sport is an important extension of humanity, and the best of athletic competition is in the ideal of competing for the joy of it . . . To see something clean and noble in it . . . To appreciate your personal accomplishments in proper perspective”
Brutus Hamilton, Olympic track coach of the 50’s --
Sport and Exercise
Psychology The scientific study of
people and their behaviors in sport and exercise activities and
the practical applications of that knowledge.
Science of Sport and Exercise Psychology
A process, or method, of learning about the world through the systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical filtering of knowledge acquired through experience.
Science
Scientific Study
A set of interrelated facts presenting a systematic view of some phenomenon in order to describe, explain, and predict its future occurrences.
Theory
Example: Social facilitation theory
Understanding Professional Practice Knowledge
Professional practice knowledge is what we learn through experience, using many methods of knowing.
Single case study
Personal and sharedexperience
Introspection
Systematic observation
Scientific method
Methods of Knowing
Sport and Exercise Psychology as an Art and Science
The science of coaching, teaching, or leadership focuses on using general scientific principles.
The art of coaching, teaching, or leadership is knowing when and how to individualize these general principles.
Two Objectives of Sport and Exercise Psychology
2.Understand the effects of participating in physical activity on psychological development, health, and well-being.
1.Understand the effects of psychological factors on physical and motor performance.
How does anxiety affect a basketball player’s accuracy in free-throw shooting?
Typical questions studied in sport and exercise psychology: Psychology affects performance
Does lacking self-confidence influence a child’s ability to learn to swim?
How does a coach’s reinforcement and punishment influence a team’s cohesion?Does imagery training facilitate the recovery process in injured athletes and exercisers?
Objective 1
Does running reduce anxiety and depression?
Typical questions about how physical activity affects our psychological life:
Do young athletes learn to be overly aggressive from participating in youth sports?
Does participation in daily physical education classes improve a child’s self-esteem?Does participation in college athletics enhance personality development?
Objective 2
Children
Sport and exercise psychology applies to a broad population base:
Average athletes
The physically and mentally challenged
Coaches, teachers, and fitness leaders
Seniors
Exercisers
Elite athletes
ConsultingWork with athletes of all ages
and abilities; work in the fitness industry and in sportsmedicine/physical therapy.
Sport Psychology Specialties
Clinical Sport Psychologists
Licensed psychologists
Trained to work with individuals with severe emotional disorders
Trained to help athletes with issues like eating disorders and substance abuse
Performance & team Enhancement Issues
Educational Sport Psychology Specialists
Use mental coach approach —understand psychology of human movement & performance.
Have training in physical education, kinesiology, or exercise and sport science.
Educate and increase athlete and coach awareness of issues such as anxiety management and confidence development.
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