Sports Psychology

Catalog description

An overview of foundational principles of psychology as applied to sport, exercise, and recreational activity for enhanced interactions and performance. An emphasis will be placed on techniques and strategies that maximize skill performance with an understanding that many of the behaviors evident in sport are transferable to other performance endeavors. Topics include overview of the field, motivation, personality factors, self-concept, team development, leadership, psychological skills training, post sport identity, and exercise adherence. This course can be taken as an exercise science or psychology designated course for credit. Prerequisite or Corequisite of PSYC 110 is required or permission from instructor.