1 What is Sport & Exercise Psychology? There is a strong relation between psychology and physiology. 2 WHAT IS SPORT PSYCHOLOGY?

3 FACTORS THAT AFFECT SPORT PERFORMANCE (leave room for graphic) Interactions between coach and athlete, athlete and environment, and environment and coach. All of these affect athletic performance. 4 PSYCHOLOGY Experimental - How you design an experiment. setting up studies, etc. Developmental : how we change over our lifetime Clinical: issues that athletes have can be addressed with clinical psychology. Sensation and Perception - useful for teaching Social Psych: how we work as units 5 PHYSICAL EDUCATION/KINESIOLOGY/EXERCISE SCIENCE Motor Learning - learning new movement skills Different at different ages Learning How we learn and solidify different facts Motor Control Neurophysiology of Movement Motor Development over entire life span: crawling, walking, crutching, etc. 6 PHYSICAL EDUCATION/KINESIOLOGY/EXERCISE SCIENCE Sport Sociology- individuals and their changes in sporting environments Research Psycho-Social Interactions - Team interaction, sport affecting personal development Sport Psychology - Performance enhancement, help with personal issues, Performance Enhancement Clinical/Counseling Research 7 SPORT PSYCHOLOGY Applied Sport Psychology Clinical Sport Psychology Helping with problems Educational Sport Psychology Teaching, skill development 8 EDUCATIONAL SPORT PSYCHOLOGY- Teaching of mental skills Psychological Skills Training (PST) (Mental Training, Mental Toughness Training) Goal Setting Relaxation/Stress Management/Arousal Control

Visualization (Imagery) - Most important skill. Very strong impact on performance Attentional Skills (Concentration) Positive Self-Talk/Cognitive Restructuring - Voice in your head Teamwork (Group Dynamics) - More coaches need to develop this. Programs with right amount of imagery and visualization spaced out to right interval 9 CLINICAL SPORT PSYCHOLOGY 'General' student/athlete concerns - day to day issues. Baggage affects performance Academic issues/time management skills Adjustment to college - small fish, big pond Interpersonal relationships - Romance, Roommates, Date rape Family problems Eating disorders (anorexia/bulimia) Substance abuse (alcohol, drugs) Phobias 10 SPORT RELATED ISSUES Playing time (high school star to college bench) Coping with/rehabilitation from athletic injuries Staleness/Burnout/Overtraining Retirement/Transition Leadership (captains versus leaders) Slumps Health issues (HIV/AIDS), Weight Control, Disordered Eating Conflicts with team members/coaches/team management Substance abuse: steroids, drugs 11 EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY Motivation - finding the right thing to motivate you to work. Adherence - sticking to a particular training regimen Exercise addiction/dependence Strategies for behavior change Juvenile detention center... Taught martial arts. helped lower aggression 12 BEHAVIOR CHANGE Use of sport/exercise as a vehicle for behavior change Strategies involved in persuasion, communication, adherence 13 KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE Physical Training (physical conditioning, nutrition, rest) Skill Enhancement (technique) Strategies for practice/competition

Psychological Preparation (attitude, goals, concentration, relaxation)