Take the dimensions of an ordinary mind to one that is of a winner.

Sign up for this course and combine the energies of an aspiring athlete and his or her motivator, to help them find a unique formula that works for them both, where they thrive on the thought that their success means failure for their competitors!

What will I learn?

Acquire the knowledge and skills to become a therapist and give sound advice to sports clients in this highly competitive area.

Why should I enrol onto this course?

8 easy-to-digest, action-packed and extremely motivating modules, will lead you onto an aspiring path where you can study mind-exercises, investigate and gather information with techniques, to provide your clients with the best portfolio of advice and therapy by which they believe in their potential to win.

What's the Deal? 

• R399 Exercise and Sport Psychology Diploma (Value R3557) 

Key Learning Points

This course will take you step by step through case studies and teach you techniques to become a therapist for both coaches and participants.

• Understand the professional and ethical duties required of the sport psychologist towards others.
• Recognise the importance of client confidentiality.
• Develop an understanding of the different areas of psychological studies that can have an impact upon sport.
• Have an understanding of the importance sport psychology has as a determinant in success.
• Look at those areas within sport psychology that may determine the ‘athletes’ ability to embark upon a psychology programme.
• Learn in full the terms Skill, Learning and Feedback.
• Understand the terms ‘open’, ‘closed’ and ‘environmental’ in relation to skill.
• Explore the nature, effects and benefits of the natural drug ‘endorphin’.
• Learn the definition of the terms 'sport', 'games' and 'competition'.
• Understand the principles behind 'training for competition'.
• Develop an understanding for the 'value of sport'.
• Gain knowledge of the terms - Motivation, Intrinsic and Extrinsic rewards.
• Gain knowledge of the 10 steps to motivation for coaches.
• Understand the principles behind the Causal Attribution Theory.
• Understand the principles behind Achievement Motivation.
• Analyse your understanding of the term ‘Winning is everything’.
• Realise what occurs to those who suffer defeat and interpret and learn what is meant by ‘optimistic enthusiasm’.
• Evaluate the suggested steps for increasing enthusiasm.
• Understand how know-how or talents are perceived and learn what motivates you to act because you want to.
• Look at the result of a positive response to pressure.
• Analyse what courageously facing choices brings.
• Recognise what pressure might be converted into.
• Look at the most important step when dealing with pressure.
• Learn what is meant by the concept of ‘tunnel vision’.
• Understand ‘narrow-internal’ in a processing category.
• Analyse the benefits of concentration.
• Discover the benefits of relaxation.
• Identify the signs of muscular tension as a result of fatigue.
• Analyse the ways of coping with muscular tension.
• Understand ways of focusing.
• Understand self-confidence and how it affects the athlete.
• Analyse how an athlete would overcome a lack of confidence.

Advantages of this Course

• No pre-requisite.
• Available with immediate access from anywhere.
• It can be studied in your own time, at your own pace.
• At the end of each unit there is a multiple choice question assessment, which is a great way to help you remember the main points of each lesson and confirmation that you have retained the essential knowledge.
• Once you have successfully completed all the modules for your course, you will be awarded: A Diploma.

• Mind, body & soul
• Self-belief & self-doubt
• Sport, playing at games & in competition
• Motivational techniques
• Focusing in & psyching out
• The big picture?
• Why me?
• Winning is everything!
• Mind winning ways
• Evaluating performance

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