Sports Psychology

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Contents

The definition of sports psychology, performance will be applied to improve the methods and theories, anxiety, stress, attention and concentration, leadership, group, motivation, relaxation techniques and aggression

Weekly Schedule

1) The definition of psychology, trends, techniques used in psychology and sub-areas will be transferred shortly. Sub-field of psychology, sports psychology, which is the definition of basic terminology is given. Development of sport psychology in our country and the world is given a brief history
2) An athlete's psychological preparation for the club since the beginning will be offered as the basis of systematic study. Individual recognition techniques used by whom and where and how awareness is created.
3) Brief mention will be personality development. Freud's personality and personality development stages of the layer is transferred. Especially newcomers to the sport of these stages and the importance of coaches to evaluate how this information should be considered that with the interactive case is evaluated.
4) Erikson'un Psychosocial theories of personality, according to the age of identity development, development of basic trust, the impact on the performance of self-confidence in athletes, coaches, the athletes must do to improve confidence in the work is transferred.
5) Motivation definition, types, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the relationship between needs and motivation, the motivation for a good example of the necessary conditions to be transferred.
6) Adequate, excessive or insufficient motivation, psychological symptoms, coaches enough motivation needs to do to those who, over motivation, stress symptoms and sürantrenman symptoms and in these cases coaches should do the psychological support of what are to be transferred.
7) The concept of stress-anxiety and fear are introduced. Trait anxiety and the symptoms will be evaluated continuously. Dealing with stress and coaches must follow the correct approach would be to create awareness in an interactive way.
8) Coaches and athletes could be caused by circumstances that could have a negative impact on performance is evaluated. Coach of the personality, aspirations, emotions and their effects on the performance of athletes coaches how to do that within the observational study will be transferred in an interactive manner.
9) Locus of control, internal and external focus and impact on the success of these athletes have focused on how they assess and correct approach is to improve the transfer.
10) Group is the group dynamic, group consciousness that development, stages of group dynamics, Muzaffer Sharif has done in the social psychology research is the speech. The principles of creating a team spirit, team work in the role of those who are assessed.
11) In motivation and reward and punishment in achieving peak performance concepts, and examples of rewards and penalties are assessed in terms of performance results interactively.
12) Teams and individual athletes engaged in sports management and administration capabilities in the development of self and how that success should be evaluated the interactive effects. General stages of mental training and implementation is briefly.
13) Psychological problems that can be seen in athletes and coaches should be raising awareness about how to approach the required performance problems in ensuring that states have a right to communicate the importance of the transfer
14) Ages of children and young athletes in terms of features, how to be proper communication with the family the importance of cooperation, collaboration with children and families the importance of building motivation and peak performance is evaluated interactively.
15) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Şevki Koç, 1994, ”Spor Psikolojisine Giriş” Saray Tıp Kitabevleri. İzmir.
2- Turgay Biçer, (2002), Şampiyonluğun Psikolojisi”, Beyaz Yayınları. İstanbul.
3- Şefik Tiryaki, (2007) ”Spor Psikolojisi Kavramlar Kuramlar ve Uygulama", Eylül Kitap ve Yayınevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Demonstration

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade	60%
Number Percentage Semester Studies Project 1 50% Presentation/Seminar 1 50%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	40%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required