Year
2016
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
1 x 1-hour practical weekly
1 x 20-minute on-line exercises weekly
1 x 20-minute on-line lecture weekly
Prerequisites
1 Admission into BSHPA-Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity
1a Admission into BLITTSPC-Bachelor of Letters (Sports Performance Coaching)
1b Admission into BLITTSPCG-Bachelor of Letters (Sports Performance Coaching) (Graduate Entry)
1c Admission into BEXS-Bachelor of Exercise Science
1d Admission into BEXSMEXP-Bachelor of Exercise Science, Master of Exercise Physiology
1e Admission into BEXSMCEXP-Bachelor of Exercise Science, Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
2 Admission into BBSC-Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)
2a Admission into BPS-Bachelor of Psychological Science
2b Admission into BPSY-Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
3 PSYC1102 - Psychology 1B
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e)) or ((2 or 2a or 2b) and 3))
Assessment
Assignment(s), Test(s), Practical work
Topic description
Educational aims
  • To explore the social psychological research and theories that facilitates participation and performance in sport.

  • To introduce theoretical and empirical work on participation, performance and expertise in sport

  • To examine the developmental aspects and learning conditions that allow individuals to maintain participation and reach expert levels of performance in sport.
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will be able to:

  • Explain the importance and differentiate between several types of sporting activities and their contexts on participation and performance

  • Illustrate how environmental factors shape participation and development, including the roles of contextual factors, such as relative age and birthplace effects, and social agents such as parents, coaches and peers.

  • Adapt the topic content to propose practical applications of Sport Psychology for athletes, parents, coaches and sport providers.