Course: Sport Psychology

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Course title Sport Psychology
Course code KTV/PSYSP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Benešová Daniela, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Čepička Ladislav, Doc. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Mental processes during sport activities. 2. Emotional motivational processes - the current mental condition. 3. Motor learning (agents, phases, overall attenuation, mechanisms). 4. Selecting talents (stages, special emphasis on the psychology assumptions). 5. Socio-psychological aspects of sport activities (sport´s teams, roles, social interaction, interpersonal relations in the team). 6. Motivation in sport (in lessons of physical education, etc.). 7. Psychological preparation of athletes (model training, load, regulation of actual mental condition). 8. Practical training in psychoregulation (music therapy, Jacobson, Schultz) .

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to use basic knowledge of general psychology and psychology of movement activities
Skills
to explain the basic concepts of psychology
to apply basic psychological terms to the field of physical education and sport, or psychology of movement activities
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to use basic knowledge of sport psychology
to apply gained knowledge to physical education, sports training and movement recreation
Skills
to use basic psychodiagnostic tools
to apply the practical skills of sport psychology to sport practice
to assess the need for psychological training of athlete, physical education student and recreational athlete
to assess the need for movement activity to prevent psychosomatic and mental disorders or diseases
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with visual aids
Discussion
Interactive lecture
Skills
Task-based study method
Discussion
Interactive lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Self-evaluation
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • psychologie sportu.
  • Psychologie sportu : Učebnice pro posl. stud. oboru tělesná výchova a sport. Praha : SPN, 1984.
  • Benešová, D. Kognitivní funkce a pohybový výkon. Plzeň, 2021. ISBN 978-80-261-0998-3.
  • Dovalil, Josef. Sportovní trénink : (Lexikon základních pojmů) : Určeno pro posl. fak. tělesné výchovy a sportu Univ. Karlovy. Praha : Karolinum, 1992. ISBN 80-7066-555-6.
  • Gonzalez, D. C. Tajemství mentálního tréninku. 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0393-5.
  • Hansel, Frank. Sportpsychologie. 2011. ISBN 978-3-662-50388-1.
  • Holeček, Václav. Psychologie v učitelské praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-3704-1.
  • Hošek, Václav. Psychologie odolnosti. Praha : Karolinum, 1999. ISBN 80-7184-889-1.
  • Ptáček, R. Biofeedback v teorii a praxi. Praha, 2017. ISBN 978-80-247-5694-3.
  • Slepička, Pavel; Hošek, Václav,; Hátlová, Běla. Psychologie sportu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 2006. ISBN 80-246-1290-9.
  • ŠVAMBERK ŠAUEROVÁ, Markéta. Techniky osobnostního rozvoje a duševní hygieny učitele. Praha: Grada, 2018. ISBN 978-80-271-0470-3.
  • Vaněk, M., Hošek, V., Rychtecký, A., Slepička, P. & Svoboda B. Psychologie sportu (Sport Psychology). Praha, Olympia, 1983.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Physical Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in Physical Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Physical Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Physical Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter