Sport as a UMECIT Strategy
Sports Psychology Tools
for the Mental Training of Athletes in Training Course
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General Objective
The general objective of the Course in Sports Psychology Tools for the Mental Training of Athletes in Training is to provide participants with concrete tools, derived from the applied branch of Sports Psychology, for training the mental abilities of athletes in formative stages.
Felipe Alejandro Gomez Cardenas.
- Psychologist specializing in Sport Psychology and Physical Activity, Universidad del Bosque.
- Professor Santo Tomas University
- Process psychologist for National Games 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2023 in Santander and Bogotá Sports Teams.
- Psychologist in the Colombian delegation of the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Psychologist in UIS sports teams 2014 to 2016
- Psychologist in sports clubs and athletes in soccer training, skating, swimming, tennis, golf, squash, taekwondo, archery, etc.
The Course in Sports Psychology Tools for the Mental Training of Athletes in Training It is aimed at students from the first semester, technicians, technologists, Physical Culture professionals, soccer coaches, amateur coaches.
Module 1:
Sport psychology and psychological characteristics of formative sport (intensity: 4 hours) In this module, the main psychological characteristics that make up sport in formative ages (6-18 years) such as development, family relationships and psycho-sports skills will be reviewed.
Module 2:
Sports Psychology tools applied in formative sports (intensity: 4 hours) In this module, techniques and strategies specific to the applied branch of sport psychology will be described, with specific applications for the training of psychosports skills in formative ages.
The workshop presents scientific arguments based on the cognitive-behavioral approach of the applied branch of sports psychology, to justify the effectiveness of the tools that are presented for training the psychological skills of athletes in training.
Said argumentation includes presentation of scientific theory, analysis of cases and evidence of recent research, in the following topics:
- Contextualization of the applied branch of sport psychology and the cognitive-behavioral approach
- Psychological peculiarities of formative sport
- Psycho-sports techniques applied to training sports situations
Finally, the elaboration of a protocol by the student is proposed for the adaptation of the tools to real situations of the sports context. Said protocol will be the evaluation mechanism of the workshop, where the following competences are evidenced in the student:
- Identifies the basic principles of the cognitive-behavioral approach in the applied branch of sport psychology
- Applies the basic principles of sports psychology through specific tools, in specific situations of training sport
- Prepare protocols with sports psychology techniques for their implementation in sports planning.
Interest in the topic. Preferably some connection to training sports in one of the following roles (coach, athlete, parent or guardian, managers and/or sports science professionals)
International Diploma Analysis and Planning of High Performance Sports Training
Sport as a UMECIT Strategy
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