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SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
BSY210 SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY 4 2 2 8

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: The objective of the course is to help students gain the ability and knowledge to explain the effects of the science of psychology on the development of sportive performance, to apply the mental training methods at the basic level and to use basic knowledge in psychology to increase the performances of the athletes.
Content: Contents of the course include; Field of sports psychology; personality, motivation, stress and anxiety; competition and challenge psychology, group and team dynamics, leadership and communication in sports, psychological skills training, attention, perception, focus, processes that negatively affect sport performance: exhausting, overwork, unhealthy behaviors, addiction, violence and aggression.