Certificate in Psychology for High Performance Sports

F.C. Barcelona Universitas

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Start Date: Open
16 weeks
Study Content: eBooks

This course examines leadership, team direction, and high-level performance based on the experiences of world-class FC Barcelona.

Course Fee: See Fees and Eligibility

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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and partnership.

In recent decades, different sports disciplines have undergone great advances at the educational level in relation to various aspects of sports performance, such as technique, tactics, strategy, nutrition, and physical education. However, despite being present in the discourse within sports communities, psychological training does not yet possess a formal place within the coaching staffs at professional clubs, associations, federations, national teams or training schools.

In an era where elite-level athletes display near-identical performance levels, who ends up gaining the advantage? Teams or individual athletes that possess optimal levels of mental strength.

In this Certificate, we propose working with athletes from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, the overarching psychological theory on which we will rely. We work with Sports Psychology authors that utilize elements of Cognitive Behavioral Psychology in order to modify athlete behavior by revising the way they think and regulate their emotions.

This course was designed under the guidance of Joaquín Valdés, Psychologist and Athletic Coach at FC Barcelona.

Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

Course syllabus

High Performance Leadership

MODULE 1: THE ROLE OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADER
Unit 1: The Principal Actions of the Leader
Unit 2: Skills of the High Performance Leader

MODULE 2: DIMENSIONS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP
Unit 1: Productivity
Unit 2: Group Climate and Individual Development

MODULE 3: THE COMMUNICATIONAL TOOLS OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADER
Unit 1: The Personal Interview
Unit 2: Group Meetings

MODULE 4: INTEGRATIVE READING

Mental Strength in Athletes

MODULE 1: MENTAL STRENGTH IN INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES
Unit 1: Attitudinal Development
Unit 2: Concentration Training

MODULE 2: MENTAL STRENGTH IN TEAM SPORTS
Unit 1: The Evolutionary Development from Group to Team
Unit 2: Threats to the Sports Team

MODULE 3: EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND THE SPORTS COACH
Unit 1: Emotional Regulation During Daily Training
Unit 2: Emotional Regulation During Sports Competition

MODULE 4: INTEGRATIVE READING

Psychological Keys in Training and Competition for High Performance Sports

MODULE 1: PERMANENT PHASES OF SPORTS TRAINING AND THEIR MENTAL KEYS
Unit 1: Planning and Adherence. Characteristics and Features
Unit 2: Sport Assessment. Characteristics and Features

MODULE 2: VARIABLE PHASES OF SPORTS TRAINING
Unit 1: Learning Skills and Repetitive Rehearsal. Mental Keys
Unit 2: Exposure to Competition and Specific Preparation for Competition. Mental Keys

MODULE 3: PSYCHOLOGICAL KEYS OF SPORTS COMPETITION
Unit 1: Pre-competition and Sports Competition. Mental keys
Unit 2: Post-competition in Sports and its Mental Keys

MODULE 4: INTEGRATIVE MODULE

Elite Athletic Performance in 3.0 Environments

MODULE 1: MANAGING DIVERSITY AND ELITE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
Unit 1: Psycho-social Traits of Generational Diversity in the Sports Community
Unit 2: Generational Diversity in Training and Competition Processes

MODULE 2: 21ST CENTURY EDUCATIONAL PARADIGMS INTEGRATED WITH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT OF ELITE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
Unit 1: 21st Century Educational Paradigms and Elite Athletic Performance
Unit 2: Social Networks and Elite Athletic Performance

MODULE 3: TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT FOR TRAINING AND SPECIFIC PREPARATION FOR COMPETITION
Unit 1: Training Phases Integrated with Technological Equipment for Elite Athletic Performance
Unit 2: Online Software for Managing Sports Performance

MODULE 4: INTEGRATIVE MODULE

F.C. Barcelona Universitas

FC Barcelona aims to help change the world through sporting excellence via knowledge and innovation

We are looking to form an ecosystem to foster knowledge and innovation. This ecosystem is based on a model that promotes a culture of excellence and collaboration with prestigious brands, universities, research centres, start-ups, entrepreneurs, students, athletes, investors, and visionaries around the world.

By doing so, we aim to generate new knowledge and create new products and services that will be of benefit to our own athletes, members and fans, and society in general.

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